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Heat's Spoelstra Calls out NBA GM Survey After Bam Adebayo Best Defensive Player Snub

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra took issue Tuesday with All-Star center Bam Adebayo not receiving a single vote for best defensive player in the annual NBA general manager poll.

The poll, which was conducted by NBA.com's John Schuhmann, asked all 30 GMs a series of questions, and the only restriction was that they could not vote for anyone involved with their own team.

On the subject of best defensive player, Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo garnered 40 percent of the vote, followed by Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday at 13 percent, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green and Memphis Grizzlies guard Marcus Smart at 10 percent, and Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr.