Heat’s Bam Adebayo on Miami: ‘I’m happy to be here.’ Also, Adebayo on Giannis and LeBron

Bam Adebayo, center, hands out backpacks filled with school supplies during his 2026 Back to School Program, on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at at Pérez Art Museum Miami in downtown Miami, Fla.

By Anthony Chiang

As Bam Adebayo prepares for his 10th season with the Heat, he’s also embarking on his 10th year in Miami. It’s a city and a community that has become special to him. “I feel like I’m a Floridian for real,” Adebayo said Tuesday afternoon during a session with reporters at his annual back to school event in Miami.

Adebayo, who grew up in North Carolina, has lived in Miami since the Heat drafted him as a 19-year-old with the 14th overall pick in 2017. Now 29 years old, Adebayo has developed roots in South Florida while also becoming a Heat cornerstone.

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