After sweeping the Indiana Pacers in the first round, the Miami Heat took out the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in five games to reach the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2014.
That has been, in part, thanks to a career season from third-year big man Bam Adebayo.
Adebayo averaged career-highs in points (15.9), rebounds (10.2), assists (5.1), blocks (1.3), steals (1.1), and minutes (33.6) while starting all 72 regular games this season in helping lead the Heat to a 44-29 record and first place in the Eastern Conference Southeast Division.
He also made history in becoming the second-youngest player in NBA history to average 15+ points, 10+ rebounds and 5+ assists in a season behind only Oscar Robertson in 1961-62.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.
