Heat video: Bam Adebayo reacts to being named an All-Star

Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo was named an All-Star reserve on Thursday. This is Adebayo's first career All-Star selection.

Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo was named an All-Star reserve on Thursday.

This is Adebayo's first career All-Star selection:

The moment Bam Adebayo found out he was an All-Star ❤️👏

(via @ByTimReynolds, The Associated Press) pic.twitter.com/pEfPewN75Z

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January 31, 2020

Adebayo didn’t make the Team USA FIBA World Cup roster this past summer, and it may have been a good thing for him, but not for San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich.

Popovich, who is the Team USA head coach, admitted he has shaken his head several times this season watching Adebayo play after cutting him from Team USA. Adebayo clearly used the USA cut as motivation.

Bam is averaging 16.0 points, 10.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists on the season for the Heat while shooting 58.9 percent from the field and 69.2 percent from the free-throw line. Adebayo is the second-youngest player in Heat franchise history to be named Player of the Week after Dwyane Wade. Bam averaged 20.0 points, 11.3 rebounds, and 8.7 assists during the week he won the award.

After missing the playoffs last season, the Heat are well on their way to making it this season. They will ultimately go as far as Jimmy Butler and Adebayo can take them. It’s clear as day the Heat made the right decision by not trading Adebayo this past summer in a deal for Russell Westbrook or Chris Paul. He’s a gem in Miami.

–

Follow ClutchPoints on Twitter & Instagram, and like us on Facebook. We can also be found on Flipboard where you can subscribe and follow us.

All of our NBA content can be found on the NBA section of the ClutchPoints home page here. For all of our college basketball content, click here.

Follow NBA games live by downloading the ClutchPoints App and heading to the scores tab under the NBA section.

You can listen and subscribe to the Battle for LA podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Soundcloud. You can also find new episodes of Battle for LA, the ClutchPoints NBA Podcast, and Establish the Pass under the Podcast tab on the ClutchPoints home page.