REDEMPTION: Miami Heat Need Bam Adebayo ALL-STAR Season | Will First 20 Games TRIGGER a Trade?
The Miami Heat are gearing up for the 2025 NBA season, but can Bam Adebayo return to All-Star form and lead the team without Tyler Herro?
In this episode of Locked On Heat, hosts Wes Goldberg and David Ramil break down Miami’s biggest preseason takeaways, from Bam’s offensive struggles to the young trio of Nikola Jović, Kel’el Ware, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. They also debate Pat Riley’s 20-game evaluation, Norm Powell’s trade potential, and the lineup combinations that could define the Heat’s season.
Tune in for insight, humor, and bold predictions from two credentialed Heat reporters who know this team inside and out. Don’t forget to subscribe, like, and comment with your own Miami Heat season predictions!
00:00 – Intro
01:00 – Can Bam Adebayo regain All-Star form?
08:30 – Which young player will have the best season?
14:15 – Pat Riley’s 20-game mark: Early season outlook
25:00 – Should the Heat trade Norman Powell?
29:15 – What is Miami’s best lineup?
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20 Comments
Man you guys really like to play make-believe with Bam.
Bam for Giannis??
When are we gonna hold Bam accountable? Kel’el Ware is better than Bam rn😂😂😂
What if I said Bam is fking up Kel’el’s flow 🫣👀
Bam wasn’t as good as Ware when Bam was Kel’el’s age (in the nba) so is it safe to say that is potential and ceiling is way higher than Bam’s? Is that a hot take? He just isnt panning out.. what could be the problem???
Is Bam a max player rn? 😂
Bam has been playing like shit
with his shot selection and the way gameplay set of him his nowhere to be an all-star unless he improves his shooting effeciency.
No Jimmy Butler as alpha dog leader, motivator and helped to guard the perimeter defense plus DRob's shooting gravity
Bum will be expose!
nah bam doesn't care anymore he becoming whiteside 2.0
This podcast should change names to Locked on Bam!
Your Bam has become a big piece of shit since Jimmy Butler left for the Warriors. His stats have dropped in points scored and rebounds as well. And you want him to be an All-Star when his game has regressed. Jimmy was hiding a lot of misery on that Heat team.
He does kinda play like A’ja, lotta middies great defense
Bam seems like a good dude but he just has no offensive touch at all. Its sad we sunk a max into him. He's a 30 million guy.
Allstar isn't enough. Bam has to be in the top 10 MVP debate. Weather, it's him or Tyler. We need one of them to be "Him" this season for us to have a legit shot at anything….
Hope trafficking is built into the business model, so it’s understandable. However reality will soon set in that this is a lottery team. Hoping the show pivots to an asset accumulation agenda sooner rather than later
Bam is like TUA,JUST OVERRATED. HES NOT LET THAT.HES AVERAGE.
Trade BAM,HERO HEAT IS LIKE THE DOLPHINS. CHANGE EVERYTHING. PAT RILEY NEEDS TO GO.
Bam is the man
Starting lineup should be Powell Wiggins jovic bam and ware while herro is out