Heat star Bam Adebayo intends to sign three-year max extension

Heat big man Bam Adebayo intends to sign a three-year extension, Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press reports. It’ll be a maximum contract extension currently valued at $166M, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets.

Adebayo has two years left on his contract. He’s due to make $34,848,340 next season and $37,096,620 in 2025-26.

The extension would take him through the 2028-29 season. Adebayo can sign the deal on July 6, by league rule, according to Reynolds.

He averaged 19.3 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists this past season. His value goes well beyond offensive numbers. Adebayo has made the NBA’s All-Defensive team in each of the last five seasons, getting selected for the First Team for the first time this past season.

Adebayo could have waited until next offseason with the hope of making an All-NBA Team next season. He would then have been eligible for a five-year, $346M supermax extension, cap expert Yossi Gozlan notes.

The breakdown for Adebayo looks like this, according to Keith Smith: 2026-27: $51,183,000; 2027-28: $55,277,640; and 2028-29: $59,372,280 for a total of $165,832,920.

While those salary numbers are eye-popping, Adebayo could have been eligible for even bigger salaries had he delayed an extension with the aim to make an All-NBA team, so this could turn out to be a team-friendly deal. Adebayo, who turns 27 next month, has spent his entire seven-year career with Miami.