At Kentucky, Bam Adebayo was primarily a back-to-the-basket post-up big man, but in the NBA his game keeps evolving. His newfound versatility paved a path toward being an All-Star and helped win him the NBA Skills Challenge.

Adebayo went on to total 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the field, 2-of-3 shooting from three-point range and 4-of-4 shooting from the foul line and six rebounds in Saturday’s first half. It went down as Adebayo’s highest-scoring first half since scoring 20 points in the first half of a Feb. 8, 2023 win over the Indiana Pacers.