Bam Adebayo

Miami Heat · C-F

Age 29 · 6'9" · 255 lb · USA

Pick #14, 2017 Draft · Rookie 2018 · 647 games · 78 playoff games

DPM · #21 of 522

+3.0
Offense +1.9 Defense +1.1 Market +2.0 · playoffs +2.5 Last played Nov 2, 2026

Historical comps

Comps & futures

The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.

CompAgeDPM thenNext 5 seasonsMatch
Kevin Love 2016-1728+3.1 +1.5, +2.1, +0.8, +0.5, +0.7 87
Gerald Wallace 2010-1128+3.1 +2.4, +2.4, +0.5, +0.5, under 10 games 86
Paul Millsap 2013-1429+3.3 +4.0, +3.6, +3.2, +2.0, +2.2 86
Pau Gasol 2008-0928+3.0 +3.2, +2.8, +2.6, +2.0, +0.9 85
Danny Granger 2011-1229+3.2 under 10 games, -0.8, -2.1, under 10 games, under 10 games 84
Jimmy Butler 2018-1929+3.4 +3.5, +3.7, +4.0, +3.6, +3.3 84
Khris Middleton 2020-2129+2.8 +2.8, +2.5, +1.7, +0.9, -1.9 84
Chris Webber 2001-0229+3.8 +3.5, +2.5, +0.2, +0.2, -0.3 83
Brad Miller 2004-0529+3.2 +3.1, +2.3, +3.0, +1.7, +1.1 83
Chris Bosh 2012-1329+2.7 +2.5, +2.2, +1.8, under 10 games, under 10 games 83

The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Bam's 2026-27 at the same age: DPM and its offense/defense split, the two seasons before, box-score profile, height, experience and age. Each comp counts once, at his closest season, weighted by the match. Hover or focus a comp to trace his next five seasons. A website presentation, not a DARKO model output.

Around the league

Top 10 comps today

Current players closest to Bam Adebayo's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.

  1. 1 Bam Adebayo MIA Self
    +3.0DPMDPM Offense +1.9 Defense +1.1 Per 100 possessions:28.5points13.7rebounds5.5assistsP/R/A
    100.0
  2. +3.3DPMDPM Offense +2.1 Defense +1.3 Per 100 possessions:30.4points18.6rebounds6.6assistsP/R/A
    85.8
  3. +3.0DPMDPM Offense +1.6 Defense +1.4 Per 100 possessions:26.2points8.0rebounds3.3assistsP/R/A
    84.7
  4. +2.8DPMDPM Offense +2.5 Defense +0.4 Per 100 possessions:24.7points9.6rebounds4.5assistsP/R/A
    83.0
  5. +2.4DPMDPM Offense +1.4 Defense +1.0 Per 100 possessions:27.2points12.6rebounds5.4assistsP/R/A
    82.1
  6. +2.9DPMDPM Offense +1.3 Defense +1.6 Per 100 possessions:31.9points10.5rebounds8.8assistsP/R/A
    80.0
  7. +2.3DPMDPM Offense +2.4 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:28.5points12.2rebounds3.2assistsP/R/A
    79.9
  8. +3.8DPMDPM Offense +2.3 Defense +1.5 Per 100 possessions:33.4points11.7rebounds7.0assistsP/R/A
    79.8
  9. +3.0DPMDPM Offense +1.0 Defense +2.0 Per 100 possessions:23.9points14.8rebounds2.7assistsP/R/A
    79.5
  10. +2.5DPMDPM Offense +2.0 Defense +0.5 Per 100 possessions:25.7points6.2rebounds9.7assistsP/R/A
    77.7
How these matches work

Each player's latest published profile is compared with today's league. The score uses standardized differences in DPM, offense, defense, age, scoring, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, turnovers, three-point shot share and free-throw rate. DPM and age carry the most weight. Historical trajectory and a same-age cutoff are not used here.

100 is an identical profile, so a current player is his own first match. Scores fall by 8 points per unit of weighted distance, down to zero. This is a similarity index, not a probability. Box-score figures are projections per 100 possessions, so playing time does not distort the comparison.

Value

Contract & longevity

DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Bam Adebayo's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.

Fair value
$48.5M
DARKO's market estimate
Salary
$49.8M
Actual
Surplus
-$1.3M
Value minus salary
WARP
10.2
Wins above replacement
Seasons left
7.2
Projected, within 15
Retires at
36.9
Projected age

Career

Season by season

DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.

Bam Adebayo, season by season
SeasonTeamAgeGamesMPGDPMOffDefFor his age
2026-27 so farMIA29731.4+3.11+1.94+1.16—
2025-26MIA287332.4+3.41+1.99+1.4245th of 858
2024-25MIA2778 +434.3+1.54+0.23+1.31165th of 924
2023-24MIA2671 +534.0+2.29+0.50+1.80100th of 1010
2022-23MIA2575 +2334.6+2.25+0.87+1.3996th of 1077
2021-22MIA2456 +1832.6+3.03+1.00+2.0347th of 1185
2020-21MIA2364 +433.5+2.21+1.21+1.0064th of 1100
2019-20MIA2372 +1933.6+2.34+1.20+1.1455th of 1100
2018-19MIA218223.3+0.74-0.48+1.2254th of 571
2017-18MIA2069 +519.8-1.40-1.92+0.51169th of 354

Games are regular season; +n are playoff games. "For his age" ranks the season's DPM among every season at the same age since 1996-97 with 20 or more games. A season's DPM opens the leaderboard on its last game day.

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Projections

Projected box score

DARKO's rest-of-season projections per 100 possessions, and per game at 31.7 projected minutes when he plays and a pace of 100.6.

Bam Adebayo, projected box score
StatPer 100Per game
Points28.519.0
Rebounds13.79.1
Offensive3.42.2
Defensive10.36.9
Assists5.53.7
Steals2.01.3
Blocks1.00.7
Turnovers2.81.9
3-pt attempts6.34.2
FG attempts20.713.8
FT attempts7.85.2
FG% · 3P% · FT%46.2% · 33.0% · 77.4%