Bam Adebayo enrolled at the Northside Carolina High School in Pinetown, North Carolina. He played basketball with his school’s basketball team and averaged 32.2 points and 21 rebounds per game as a junior. During the summer, Bam Adebayo and the 2016 five-star recruit Dennis Smith Jr. joined the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team.

Bam Adebayo was nicknamed “Bam” at a young age by his mother when he flipped over a table while watching an American animated sitcom, The Flintstones. Bam copied the style of the show’s character, Bamm-Bamm Rubble. So, his mother gave him the nickname “Bam”. Bam’s family moved to North Carolina when he was seven years old.

Here are five reasons why Bam Adebayo is already a Top 5 Miami Heat player of all time. NBA players aren't paid by the hour; their stats and accomplishments pay them. And Bam's only peer in the years-to-Wikipedia-page accomplishment is Dwyane Wade.

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo recently stated his case to win the Defensive Player of the Year award while speaking on J.J. Redick’s podcast The Old Man and The Three. “J.J. you’ve seen me play,” Adebayo said. “I legit guard one through five.