{"id":126803,"date":"2025-03-04T06:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=126803"},"modified":"2025-03-04T04:50:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T09:50:58","slug":"bam-adebayo-heat-franchise-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/03\/04\/bam-adebayo-heat-franchise-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Bam Adebayo Sets New Heat Franchise Record On Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since being selected with the 14th pick in the 2017 NBA Draft<\/a>, Bam Adebayo<\/a> has been a member of the Miami Heat. Now in his eighth season, the now 27-year-old has started every game that he has appeared in since his third year. While it\u2019s been somewhat of a down season for Adebayo when compared to recent years, he is beginning to turn it around of late. After his performance on Monday, Bam Adebayo now has a new career Miami Heat record.<\/p>\n

Bam Adebayo Sets New Heat Franchise Record On Monday<\/h2>\n

Adebayo Now Has Heat Record For Career Double-Doubles<\/h3>\n

The Heat were able to defeat the lowly Washington Wizards on Monday by the score of 106-90. The victory improved to 29-31 on the season. Playing 31 minutes in the contest, the 6-foot-9 Adebayo scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. It was his 31st double-double in his 58 outings this season. The power forward\/center now has 222 for his career which is the most in franchise history.<\/p>\n

That 222nd double-double allowed Adebayo to surpass Rony Seikaly<\/a> for the most career double-doubles in Heat history. A 6-foot-11 center, Seikaly spent his first six seasons with Miami spanning from 1988-98 until 19983-94. Named the 1989-90 Most Improved Player, he averaged a points and rebounds double-double in each of his last five seasons with the squad.<\/p>\n

Adebayo spoke after the game about the feat he had accomplished. The three-time NBA All-Star<\/a> said,<\/p>\n

\u201cMan, I’m so glad to get that record out the way, I’ve been trying to break that record for the past three games, like the rebounds would just not fall my way. So you know, it was just a special moment, because one, he was here and he was on broadcast when I done it. So a special moment for me and my family man, just when I got here, I wanted to just mark Miami history at some point, whatever that may be, and be able to be a franchise leader in something, blessed to have that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Asked Bam Adebayo about his emotions obtaining the double-double franchise record from Rony Seikaly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so glad to get that record out the way\u2026it was a special moment, because one, he was here\u2026when I got here I wanted to mark Miami history whatever that may be\u2026\u201d #HeatNation<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/4rRZuJ6Rr8<\/a><\/p>\n

— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) March 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n