Overview
- In 275 non-garbage-time possessions, the Bam Adebayo–Kel'el Ware duo posts a minus-13.4 net rating with a 106.2 offensive rating and 119.6 defensive rating, per Cleaning The Glass.
- Erik Spoelstra says the two-big look should cover ground and protect the rim but concedes it has not defended at a high level so far.
- Bam Adebayo vows to study film and says he and Ware must take the challenge personally to make the lineup work.
- Despite a 6-4 record when starting together, Miami has been outscored by 12.5 points per 100 possessions in 123 shared minutes, and the combination ranks among the team’s worst two-man pairings reported locally.
- Spoelstra has limited the duo’s time together as Ware logs more minutes with other groups, with spacing issues and Ware’s developing rim protection cited as ongoing factors.