Bam Adebayo Quotes

There's a lot of big guys who can play-make. We put labels like, 'Oh, he's a point guard, he's a center.' But sometimes your center can play-make for you and not just be the center, boxing out for rebounds and playing in the post.

Al Horford is a very good player; a great team player.

Marc Gasol, he's one of the hardest people to guard. His ability to pass, shoot, and his size is something that can be a benefit to him a lot.

Tim Duncan was a marvelous player. He played the game from the four, the five position. He was one of the unique players, like a Michael Jordan, who could get to spaces on the floor you that you couldn't do anything about.

When you play defense what happens is everybody pays attention and they start talking about how you're the stopper, you can stop this guy. All of a sudden your game gets better on the offensive end and you become that versatile guard that everybody wants.

I feel like I can defend three different positions: point guards, shooting guards, and small forwards who don't want to play too much in the post.

With the ball in your hands as the point guard, you want to be able to control the game and take care of it.

The value of a Bismack Biyombo is the speed and agility that he has at the center position.

Every team has a player like Marco Reus who can make the difference.

I've always gotten credit for being a big man who doesn't want to shoot threes. Throughout my entire basketball career prior to coming to the NBA, I was praised for doing that.

I want to be one of those players like Jason Kidd, who is always in tune with the game and sees several plays ahead.

I think there's a role for everybody. Even a guy who's not known as a scorer, like a DeAndre Jordan - he sets the best screens, he blocks the most shots, he gets the most rebounds, he's great for your team, he helps you win games. Like, he helps you win big.

I know what I bring to the table: my ability to shoot the ball, defend multiple positions, play multiple positions, two through the four.

Lowry is a pitbull. He's a gritty player who scores in a variety of ways, but he's also one of the few guards who also does the things that go unnoticed on the stat sheet.

I can't think of much higher praise to give a player than to say, 'This point guard reminds me of Jason Kidd.'

I bring a lot to a team. I bring immediate impact. As far as my skillset, I can attack defenders in multiple ways and get my teammates involved.

Basketball was my first love. I still love the game of basketball.

I think I can bring to the NBA versatility. I feel like the league is going toward four men that can pass, dribble, shoot, rebound, defend. I think I can do all that and bring that to the table at the highest level.

My shot-blocking ability, it's really second to none.

I want to guard the best wings and big on every team. I want to make their night tough to gain that respect defensively around the league.

Showing teams I can do more than just shoot the ball, that's really going to help me out.

As for Kaka, he is a superstar... someone who can change the tempo of the game as well as the team.

Every season, I've adjusted. My first couple of years it was still banging in the post and doing all the nitty gritty stuff. Over the years, it's changed to bigs being able to shoot and run the floor and be more agile, which is good for me because I'm a very agile guy.

It's good if people see me as a running nine but I wanted to be viewed as an all-round scrum-half, who can do anything at any time.

A lot of people just think I'm a big man, but I'm a basketball player. I am able to do everything that a basketball player can do - from playmaking and scoring to just passing the ball and just being a leader and post presence.