{"id":83091,"date":"2024-06-26T14:53:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T18:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=83091"},"modified":"2024-06-26T15:11:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T19:11:55","slug":"miami-heat-agree-to-extension-with-multi-time-all-star-bam-adebayo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/06\/26\/miami-heat-agree-to-extension-with-multi-time-all-star-bam-adebayo\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Heat Agree to Extension With Multi-Time All-Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to The Athletic&#8217;s Shams Charania, the Miami Heat and center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/adebaba01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-26_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bam Adebayo<\/a> have agreed to a supermax contract extension. Per Charania, the contract is worth $166 million for three years. This will keep Adebayo under contract until 2029.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Miami Heat and Bam Adebayo \u2013 a three-time All-Star and three-time All-Defensive player \u2013 intend to reach a three-year, $166 million maximum contract extension, sources tell <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheAthletic<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Stadium<\/a>. Heat expect to lock in their cornerstone center through the 2028-29 season. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r8K8P6nyRE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/r8K8P6nyRE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1806033800486678692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Adebayo has spent his entire seven-year NBA career with the Heat up to this point. In that time, he is a three-time All-Star and a five-time <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/22\/miami-heat-center-earns-first-all-defensive-first-team-honors\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">All-Defensive Team<\/a> selection. For the 2023-24 season, Adebayo finished third in Defensive Player of the Year voting, only behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/goberru01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-26_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rudy Gobert<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wembavi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-26_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Victor Wembanyama<\/a>. Additionally, Adebayo played a key role in Miami&#8217;s NBA Finals appearances in 2020 and 2023.<\/p>\n<h2>Miami Heat Agree to Extension With Multi-Time All-Star<\/h2>\n<h3>Will Jimmy Butler Follow in Bam Adebayo&#8217;s Footsteps?<\/h3>\n<p>After Adebayo&#8217;s contract extension, all eyes are on the status of teammate <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/butleji01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-26_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jimmy Butler<\/a>. After their playoff loss to the Boston Celtics, it was questioned whether Butler had played his final game for the Heat. Butler, who missed the entire playoffs due to a knee injury, is reportedly also seeking a max contract extension, per <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/02\/former-nba-all-star-seeking-max-contract-this-summer-miami-heat-jimmy-butler\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Anthony Chiang<\/a> of the Miami Herald.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Jimmy Butler, who turns 35 on Sept. 14, is expected to seek a maximum two-year contract extension worth about $113 million from the Heat this offseason, according to a league source.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, it remains unclear if the Heat are willing to give Butler this contract extension. Additionally, it seems that a Butler return to the Philadelphia 76ers is a realistic option. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/29\/multiple-teams-willing-offer-jimmy-butler-max-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Chiang<\/a>, the 76ers are a team that would likely give Butler this extension if they were to land him this offseason.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAlong with the 76ers,\u201d per the Miami Herald\u2019s Anthony Chiang, \u201cthere are two other teams that have made it known in league circles that they would be willing to trade for (Butler) and sign him to a max-level contract.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/29\/sixers-jimmy-butler-reunion-might-be-better-than-plan-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia<\/a> appears to be in the running for numerous wings this summer. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/georgpa01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-26_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul George<\/a>, their reported top target, likely <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/06\/26\/golden-state-warriors-prepared-to-acquire-9x-all-star-paul-george\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">headed elsewhere<\/a>, it is worth following their pursuit of Butler. If Miami does hang on to Butler, an extension could still be on the table.<\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s Next for Miami After Bam Adebayo&#8217;s Extension?<\/h3>\n<p>Beyond Adebayo and Butler, the Heat have other players who they must make a decision on this summer. Guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/martica02.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-26_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Caleb Martin<\/a> reportedly opted out of his player option and will now enter <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/06\/24\/miami-heat-guard-reportedly-opting-out-of-contract-caleb-martin\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">unrestricted free agency<\/a>. Additionally, wing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/highsha01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-26_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Haywood Highsmith<\/a> is also an unrestricted free agent this summer. However, despite reported interest from teams around the league, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/06\/01\/miami-heat-free-agent-expected-to-draw-interest-this-summer-haywood-highsmith\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Haywood<\/a> and the Heat are reportedly discussing a new contract.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAccording to league sources, since <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1806021349464322088\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBA<\/a> teams were allowed to begin negotiating with their own impending free agents on June 18, there have already been discussions between the Heat and Haywood Highsmith regarding a potential new contract. The Heat has interest in keeping Highsmith, and Highsmith has interest in returning to the Heat.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to The Athletic&#8217;s Shams Charania, the Miami Heat and center Bam Adebayo have agreed to a supermax contract extension. Per Charania, the contract is worth $166 million for three years. This will keep Adebayo under contract until 2029. The Miami Heat and Bam Adebayo \u2013 a three-time All-Star and three-time All-Defensive player \u2013 intend [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4631,"featured_media":75855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1608,2,62,3],"tags":[1010,1890,49252,142,50,394,4669],"class_list":["post-83091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-heat","category-basketball","category-featured","category-nba","category-news","tag-bam-adebayo","tag-caleb-martin","tag-haywood-highsmith","tag-jimmy-butler","tag-paul-george","tag-rudy-gobert","tag-victor-wembanyama"],"modified_by":"Elie Deglaoui","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}