{"id":11923,"date":"2024-12-18T01:59:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T01:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=11923"},"modified":"2024-12-18T01:59:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T01:59:20","slug":"miami-heat-fans-demand-team-trade-veteran-all-star-after-crushing-overtime-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=11923","title":{"rendered":"Miami Heat Fans Demand Team Trade Veteran All-Star After Crushing Overtime Loss.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,h_513,w_912,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/c\/b\/cb8cf208bed3fbe7c0eb5d1c6e4e35d60ce4f99c\/01jfbbb54pkt6xws2zj6.jpg\" alt=\"Miami Heat Fans Demand Team Trade Veteran All-Star After Crushing Overtime Loss\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ac_95358890\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>Miami Heat fans have spent the past week preparing for a potential Jimmy Butler trade.<\/p>\n<p>By the sound of things, some Heat fans\u00a0<em>do\u00a0<\/em>want one of their veteran All-Stars dealt. They just don\u2019t want it to be Butler.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, a portion of the Heat fanbase wants the team to get rid of center Bam Adebayo. The three-time All-Star averages 16.2 points and 10.3 boards, which sounds fine on paper. However, Adebayo is averaging his fewest points since the 2019-20 season, and his 44.3 shooting percentage is easily the worst of his career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBam is the player we need to trade,\u201d Reddit user Crystal_Teardrops\u00a0wrote\u00a0following Monday\u2019s overtime loss to the Pistons. \u201cHe\u2019s going to make 60m per season and he\u2019s not there when he\u2019s needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others in the comment section quickly agreed, expressing frustration with Adebayo\u2019s performance against Detroit. He had 15 points and eight rebounds in the 125-124 loss.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_95358891\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\"><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1868812987349581921&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnba%2Fheat%2Fmiami-heat-fans-demand-team-trade-veteran-all-star-after-crushing-overtime-loss-01jfbb86f0z2&amp;sessionId=10d0a191b6f6cc58323022e78d468229630d9fc9&amp;siteScreenName=yardbarker&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-6=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1868812987349581921\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_95358892\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>\u201cLove Bam but there were a couple possessions tonight where he just looked completely lost,\u201d wrote one user.<\/p>\n<p>Another user called Adebayo a \u201cbeta\u201d and blamed the center\u2019s struggles on his personality and approach to basketball.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDude has such a weak mindset and is too tentative around the basket despite having immense physical gifts,\u201d ShatterDomeSSZero wrote. \u201cGive him [Russell] Westbrook\u2019s mindset and he\u2019d be a monster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SpotLightGuy agreed, writing, \u201cBam is just a nice guy and I mean that as disrespectful as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reddit user SolidTung took issue with the Heat social media team for giving Adebayo \u201cso much credit\u201d for his three-point \u201cmiracles.\u201d Adebayo averages 2.9 threes and owns a 33.3 shooting percentage from long-range.<\/p>\n<p>Adebayo made only one of his three three-point shots Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope if ESPN reads this, they start giving Bam a hard time over Jimmy,\u201d SolidTung wrote. \u201cAt least Jimmy shows up with every other game he\u2019s at. Bam has 100% attendance and yet 20% chance to repeat his A-game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others defended Adebayo and ripped the Heat fanbase for overreacting to a loss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter a game where he folds to good competition you\u2019ll talk about trading him,\u201d one user said. \u201cAfter a \u2018good\u2019 game where he beats up on a third string center or against a trash team you praise him. Pick a f&#8212;&#8211; side and stick to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Any trade involving Adebayo is unlikely. He signed a three-year, $166 million extension with the Heat in June and is under contract with the team through 2029.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami Heat fans have spent the past week preparing for a potential Jimmy Butler trade. 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