Brian Windhorst hints that Bam Adebayo could get benched next in Team USA’s matchup vs. South SudanIn the aftermath of Team USA’s victory in its opening game of the 2024 Paris Olympics, some of the talk was focused on the fact that Jayson Tatum did not get into the game.
Now, leading up to their second contest of the competition on Wednesday, ESPN insider Brian Windhorst is speculating that Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat may be the latest NBA star who doesn’t get some playing timeWhen they play South Sudan on Wednesday,” Windhorst said on “The Pat McAfee Show.” “South Sudan’s got a bunch of athletic wing players. Tatum’s gonna be out there. They’re gonna be switching all those screens because he’s gotta play the perimeter. There may be a guy like Bam Adebayo that gets benched in that gameSouth Sudan’s roster may provide the exact opposite circumstance presented by their first opponent, Serbia, which was made up primarily of big men and guards, not wings. That caused U.S. head coach Steve Kerr to use a rotation that did not include a spot for Tatum, who was an All-NBA player for the champion Boston Celtics this past season and recently signed the largest contract in league history.
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