Where should Bam Adebayo be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 29 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 28 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 26.5 on average: priced about where he ranks.

How many games will Bam Adebayo play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 70 games, after 73 last season.

MIA

Bam Adebayo

Miami Heat · PF/C · Age 29 · 6′9″ · 10th season

Rankings Kyrie Irving Matas Buzelis

Rank#29PF #14 · of 233

Value0.2389-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP26.5ESPN 29.3

$ Max value$28Yahoo avg $27.4

Games7032 min a game

Rostered99.3%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 29 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 28 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in rebounds and steals among rotation players; the cost is field-goal percentage at 45.8%, which makes him a natural punt-FG% pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 26.5 on average: priced about where he ranks.

Stats over time

Steady: between 18.1 and 20.4 for 5 seasons.

Last season20.1

5-season average19.4

Trend a season−0.03

2026-27 proj.18.8

Very steady: lowest in 2024-25, highest in 2022-23.
Per 36 minutes: 21.1 in 2021-22, 22.3 last season, on 32.6 → 32.4 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (18.8) is down on last season (20.1).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#45of 24724-25#64of 26625-26#41of 27226-27*#43of 213

Per game, from ESPN box scores. * Our 2026-27 projection, dashed.

Season by season

Season	Rank	Value	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2026-27Proj.	29	0.238	70	32	18.8	1.8	9.2	3.8	1.2	0.6	45.8%	6.5/14.1	77.1%	4.1/5.4	2.0
2025-26	28	0.370	73	32	20.1	1.7	10.0	3.2	1.2	0.7	44.2%	6.9/15.7	77.8%	4.5/5.8	1.6
2024-25	44	0.362	78	34	18.1	1.0	9.6	4.3	1.3	0.7	48.5%	6.9/14.3	76.5%	3.2/4.2	2.1
2023-24	45	0.050	71	34	19.3	0.2	10.4	3.9	1.1	0.9	52.1%	7.5/14.3	75.5%	4.1/5.5	2.3
2022-23	-	-	75	35	20.4	0.0	9.2	3.2	1.2	0.8	53.7%	8.0/14.9	79.6%	4.3/5.4	2.5
2021-22	-	-	56	33	19.1	0.0	10.1	3.4	1.4	0.8	56.2%	7.3/13.0	75.4%	4.6/6.1	2.6

Rank, Value and colours start with 2023-24, the first season on our board; earlier seasons show ESPN's box scores.

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

18.8#43 of 2130.47

3PM

1.8#54 of 2130.45

REB

9.2#21 of 2130.58

AST

3.8#48 of 2130.17

STL

1.2#24 of 2130.45

BLK

0.6#90 of 213-0.27

FG%

45.8%6.5/14.1#204 of 213-0.71

FT%

77.1%4.1/5.4#94 of 2130.00

TO

2.0#161 of 213-0.19

Rank among rotation players (20+ minutes, 20+ games). Colour is the value in the category, as in Rankings.

Team role · Miami Heat

The Miami Heat starter at C; Bobby Portis, new to the team, is behind him. 129 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Tyler Herro, Norman Powell, and Jaime Jaquez Jr.; Giannis Antetokounmpo is the arrival projected for the most minutes (33).

C

Left since 2025-26

Tyler HerroTraded Jul 631 min → MIL
Norman Powell30 min → CHI
Jaime Jaquez Jr.Traded Jul 628 min → MIL
Kel'el WareTraded Jul 622 min → MIL
Kasparas JakučionisTraded Jul 618 min → MIL
Minutes a night129

Arrived

Giannis AntetokounmpoAcquired Jul 629 min from MIL
Tim Hardaway Jr.Signed Jul 627 min from DEN
Bobby PortisAcquired Jul 624 min from MIL
Klay ThompsonWaived by DAL Aug 2122 min from DAL
Nick RichardsSigned Aug 2715 min from CHI
Ryan Conwellnew
Tre DonaldsonSigned Jul 3new

Depth chart from ESPN. Who left and arrived: last season's box scores against today's roster; how and when: ESPN's transaction feed, where it lists the move. Minutes are last season's, per game. Miami Heat depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	MIA	73	32.4	20.1	1.7	10.0	3.2	1.2	0.7	43.9%	6.9/15.7	77.6%	4.5/5.8	1.6
2024-25	MIA	78	34.3	18.1	1.0	9.6	4.3	1.3	0.7	48.3%	6.9/14.3	76.2%	3.2/4.2	2.1
2023-24	MIA	71	34.0	19.3	0.2	10.4	3.9	1.1	0.9	52.4%	7.5/14.3	74.5%	4.1/5.5	2.3
2022-23	MIA	75	34.6	20.4	0.0	9.2	3.2	1.2	0.8	53.7%	8.0/14.9	79.6%	4.3/5.4	2.5
2021-22	MIA	56	32.6	19.1	0.0	10.1	3.4	1.4	0.8	56.2%	7.3/13.0	75.4%	4.6/6.1	2.6
2020-21	MIA	64	33.5	18.7	0.0	9.0	5.4	1.2	1.0	56.8%	7.1/12.5	80.0%	4.4/5.5	2.6
2019-20	MIA	72	33.6	15.9	0.0	10.2	5.1	1.1	1.3	55.5%	6.1/11.0	69.8%	3.7/5.3	2.8
2018-19	MIA	82	23.3	8.9	0.0	7.3	2.2	0.9	0.8	57.6%	3.4/5.9	71.4%	2.0/2.8	1.5
2017-18	MIA	69	19.8	6.9	0.0	5.5	1.5	0.5	0.6	51.0%	2.5/4.9	73.1%	1.9/2.6	1.0

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Bam Adebayo in fantasy basketball

The outlook above is written from our 2026-27 projection and his recent seasons, and changes with every projection run. His Value and ranks are the same numbers Rankings shows.