For those who have wondered what it would take to get Miami Heat All-Star center Bam Adebayo to shoot threes, apparently all it took was a good night’s sleep. “I literally woke up one day and was like, ‘I’m going to shoot threes today,’” Adebayo said.
So, a conversation with Heat coach Erik Spoelstra didn’t lead to Adebayo’s recent uptick in three-point attempts? The increase in double-teams that Adebayo is getting near the paint didn’t lead to more three-point shots? “Nah, it’s really as simple as that,” Adebayo, 26, reiterated ahead of Tuesday night’s matchup against the New York Knicks at Kaseya Center. “It’s not anything to look into. I mean, I work on it all the time. I just felt like, ‘I’m going to shoot threes today.’ It’s as easy as that.” Adebayo has made it look easy, too, entering Tuesday with a three-point attempt in nine straight appearances. He has made at least one three in seven of those nine games to shoot 9 of 16 (56.3 percent) from behind the arc during this stretch, with most opponents still giving him space to take the outside shot despite his recent success.
