{"id":13864,"date":"2024-12-24T04:12:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T04:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13864"},"modified":"2024-12-24T04:12:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T04:12:40","slug":"how-bam-adebayo-kevin-love-are-helping-mold-different-heat-rookie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13864","title":{"rendered":"How Bam Adebayo, Kevin Love are helping mold &#8216;different&#8217; Heat rookie.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">As fans want to see more of Kel&#8217;el Ware, Erik Spoelstra reveals what he wants to take from these two Heat stars.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/How-Bam-Adebayo-Kevin-Love-are-helping-mold-different-Miami-rookie.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Miami Heat star Kel'el Ware in the middle with Bam Adebayo and Kevin Love on either side in front of Kaseya Center.\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">MIAMI \u2013 There is no doubt that fans have been wanting to see\u00a0more playing time for Miami Heat rookie Kel&#8217;el Ware, who was selected with the 15th overall pick in the latest NBA Draft. They would get that wish during the\u00a0Heat&#8217;s collapse to the Orlando Magic, but fans can still take away the continuous improvement from Ware as he&#8217;s in the same locker room with dynamic players like\u00a0Bam Adebayo\u00a0and\u00a0Kevin Love.<\/p>\n<p>Ware would log 14 minutes as he finished with eight points on making all four of his shots from the field to go along with seven rebounds and two blocks as he led the team with a +26 on the floor. Speaking before Monday night&#8217;s game against the Brooklyn Nets, head coach\u00a0Erik Spoelstra\u00a0would name to ClutchPoints certain traits that both Adebayo and Love have that he wants to see from Ware,\u00a0but also emphasizes being his own person.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I haven&#8217;t really looked at it from that standpoint, but certainly the professionalism of each of them, the work ethic,\u201d Spoelstra said. \u201cYou know, take some of the rebounding traits from K-Love, some of the defensive versatility from Bam, but there he&#8217;s different. He brings something different. That&#8217;s what we like about him and he had some really good minutes the other night.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Asked Erik Spoelstra about what he wants Kel\u2019el Ware to take away from mentors like Bam Adebayo and Kevin Love.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe professionalism of each of them\u2026take some of the rebounding traits from K-Love, some of the defensive versatility from Bam, but he\u2019s different\u2026\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HeatNation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wxw1iOveAh\">pic.twitter.com\/wxw1iOveAh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZachWeinberger\/status\/1871329926345044291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Heat&#8217;s Bam Adebayo on how Kel&#8217;el Ware has stuck with the \u201cprocess\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3180028\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3180028\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3180028\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kelel-Ware-on-Dec.-21-2024.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kelel-Ware-on-Dec.-21-2024.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kelel-Ware-on-Dec.-21-2024.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kelel-Ware-on-Dec.-21-2024.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kelel-Ware-on-Dec.-21-2024.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kelel-Ware-on-Dec.-21-2024.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Miami Heat center Kel'el Ware (7) dunks the ball against the Orlando Magic in the first quarter at Kia Center. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3180028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Heat&#8217;s captain in Adebayo\u00a0would speak highly about Ware after the loss to the\u00a0Magic where the Heat lost a 22-point lead\u00a0going into the fourth quarter, losing as they only scored eight points. Still, Adebayo was impressed with the Indiana University product as he is\u00a0\u201csticking with the process\u201d in his development according to Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s just understanding the process,\u201d Adebayo said. \u201cIt\u2019s a marathon not a sprint at the end of the day, and I think he\u2019s starting to understand that. I always make the joke that I didn\u2019t play as a rookie. So obviously you look at what I\u2019ve done in my career, if you would have seen me in my rookie year, you would have been like there\u2019s no way this kid is going to be him now. So like I said, just sticking with the process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for Love, he is a veteran in this league who has seen everything, including an NBA championship, but had elite abilities whether it be on the glass or on the offensive side of the ball. The 36-year-old would mention how Ware \u201clistens to every single one\u201d on the team in order to get better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has really fit in with us well because he just continues to work hard,\u201d Love said. \u201cHe listens to every single one of us, he wants to apply things that are taught to him both on and off the floor, He has really just continued to chase the game. Even at practice, we just sometimes put him on defense and have him guard the rim and just try to block every shot. We don\u2019t care if it\u2019s a goaltend, we don\u2019t care if he smacks the ball into the fifth row. \u2026 That\u2019s what we want to see from him. He\u2019s a guy who can really do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At any rate,\u00a0Ware hopes to get consistent minutes\u00a0as Miami is 13-13 before the game against Brooklyn where they hope to snap a three-game skid.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As fans want to see more of Kel&#8217;el Ware, Erik Spoelstra reveals what he wants to take from these two Heat stars. 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