Heat’s Adebayo selected first-team NBA All-Defensive for first time, joining Zo, LeBron

MIAMI – Bam Adebayo felt he made a leap. Instead he’ll have to settle for a stride forward when it comes to appreciation for his defensive prowess.

After coming up short as a finalist for NBA Defensive Player of the Year, the Miami Heat big man on Tuesday was named first-team NBA All-Defensive for the first time in his seven-year career.

Unlike the financial windfall that would have accompanied being named Defensive Player of the Year, namely eligibility therefore for a supermax extension this offseason...