For all the preseason hype Miami managed to build, their start has felt less like Heat culture and more like mild confusion. The numbers don’t lie, with 0 and 5 in preseason, which is the worst mark in the league. But that’s not even the actual concern. It’s Bam Adebayo , the one man who’s supposed to anchor this entire process, who suddenly has fans fidgeting.
See, before the knee scare sent every Heat supporter into shock and disbelief, Adebayo wasn’t exactly lighting it up. ESPN analyst Brian Windhorst pointed it out on NBA Today , saying, “ Before Bam got hurt, he was only shooting 29%, already coming off of a little bit of a down year last year… They have gotten some really good play from Kel’el Ware.” Which essentially means that the injury wasn’t the first red flag. It was