The Miami Heat are in an interesting stage when it comes to the future of their team, as things did not exactly go to plan after they traded Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors. The result of last season following the trade didn’t help the team, and instead led to them being eliminated in the first round of the NBA Playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
As far as things go for the Heat, they currently have two key players in Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro that they are trying to build around, but with how things went to end off last season, they might not be the right pairing to achieve this.
Instead, the Miami Heat should be looking to build their roster for the future, and trading Bam Adebayo is a way in which they can end up accomplishing this.
The team that should have immense interest in a trade for Bam Adebayo, while also having the resources to get a trade done is the San Antonio Spurs.
*THIS IS A PREDICTION, NOT A REPORT*
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For the Miami Heat, trading away a player in Bam Adebayo would seem bizarre, but in reality, trading him gives the Heat players like Devin Vassell and Jeremy Sochan in return that can still help them win now, while also acquiring the draft capital to get younger as a team.
Losing Bam Adebayo’s versatility to play both power forward and center isn’t ideal either, but they have a young star in Nikola Jovic that they can start to give more time to as well as Sochan who would help with the production from that spot.
Trading Adebayo now would also hand the reins fully over the Kel’el Ware, who stepped up majorly last season, and can advance his skills with fully taking over as the starting center.
For the Spurs, trading Vassell helps them clear up their logjam at the guard position as they also have Dylan Harper, Keldon Johnson, Julian Champagnie, De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle fighting for minutes.
What the Spurs do need still is the talent around Victor Wembanyama to advance not only the team, but his development as well, especially as he works his way back from a deep vein thrombosis that was in his right shoulder.
Ending up on the Spurs would allow Bam Adebayo to play more freely and make an impact everywhere without the pressure that there is on the Heat currently to be an elite scorer. The playmaking, rebounding, and strong defense that Adebayo provides would end up making for a dominant duo with Wembanyama, and for the Spurs to continue to turn things around as a team, this trade becomes necessary.