Bam! Oh my! An out-of-bio eruption! That was ridiculous, unbelievable power and athleticism.

What the crushing. King me! Oh, king me, bam, out of bio!

That was the sound of Miami Heat Center, Bam, Otabio, doing what he does best, destroying souls on the court. Now in its third year, Audubios had a breakout season, earning his first All-Star birth and leading the heat to a surprising start.

Today, ESPN Zach Lowe brings us the story of one of the NBA's rising superstars

and tells us why not everyone saw this coming.

I'm Mina Kimes. It's Friday, February 14th.

This is ESPN Daily, presented by ADT.

Hi, Zach.

What's up, Mina?

Thanks for doing this.

Oh, my pleasure.

I like coming on.

This is my third time.

That means I'm not blowing it.

That means whatever the numbers say, I'm not blowing it.

Zach Lowe is an NBA insider for ESPN. His latest piece is a profile of Miami Heat All-Star

Bam Out of Bio. Zach, we're coming up on the All-Star game and one of the first timers this

year is Bam Otabio, the Miami Heat Center who's in his third season and has really emerged as a star.

Why did you decide to write about him?

I like to write one or two of these a year, and I really top out of two because they're so

time-consuming and they take so long to report, as you know.

But I like writing about people.

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