Bam Adebayo will start his rookie season on the bench with the Miami Heat Wednesday night in Orlando looking to make a splash in his first NBA game.
But once the Sioux Falls Skyforce begins its season Nov. 4, there’s a chance the 20-year-old big man and 14th overall pick in June’s draft could find himself in the G-League if coach Erik Spoelstra can’t find enough minutes for him in the Heat’s rotation.
“He’s going to be with us early on, because he’s earned that,” Spoelstra said Monday after practice. “And then we’ll be open to whatever.