When asked who his favorite Miami Heat teammate was, Bam Adebayo promptly said, "I'm gonna have to go with Giannis (Antetokounmpo)." "You look forward to the excitement around the season," Adebayo said of his reaction to Miami acquiring Antetokounmpo. "I feel like (Heat team president) Pat (Riley) has been trying to get somebody of that star level for a while, so being able to have that shift change and that change … man, we're looking for growth and to obviously win games."