Pat Riley was struck by Adebayo’s …

Pat Riley was struck by Adebayo’s seriousness of purpose — how he talked about his mother — during pre-draft interviews. “He was,” Riley says, “already a grown-ass man.” “He has such a beautiful relationship with his mom,” says Erik Spoelstra, Miami’s coach. “I want to do right by him, and by her. I don’t want to mess this up.”