Bam Adebayo admitted on Friday that he needs to be more efficient. As Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald points out, the Heat big man is shooting just 10 of 23 (43.5 percent) from inside the arc and 0 of 3 from three-point range in the Heat’s first two games of their current three-game road trip. He also had three of his shot attempts blocked.
“I got to figure it out,” he said. “I don’t know about anybody else, but I’m accepting accountability. I’ve got to be better. I’m letting my team down, and it’s going to shift. Like I said, it’s going to shift. I’ve been through these times before. A lot of guys go through it. We’ll figure it out.”
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- On the flip side, Kel’el Ware scored a team-high 24 points and made a career high six 3-pointers in a loss to Boston on Friday. “I’m just getting more comfortable out there,” he said. “Playing through the game, playing through the flow.”
- They only had 10 players available. That thrust rookie point guard Kasparas Jakucionis into a bigger role and he made a good impression. In his first NBA start, had 17 points, five offensive rebounds and just one turnover in 35 minutes, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald notes. Coach Erik Spoelstra believes the time he spent in the G League proved beneficial. “What I will say is he’s here for a reason right now and not in Sioux Falls,” he said, per Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel. “I was extremely pleased with his eight games in Sioux Falls. Every game, he got in better game condition. He’s in superior shape, but also more confident. He did things that contributed to winning.”
- Andrew Wiggins‘ name has surfaced in trade rumors but he’s trying to ignore the speculation, Winderman writes. “I try not to think about it. I don’t really go on social media and search my name or anything that has to do with me, so I don’t really hear too much of anything, unless someone comes up and tells me,” he said.