The Steven Adams Encyclopedia, Mate

There are hundreds of moments from Adams’ three-year career, but all the ones listed below are from these 2016 playoffs. That’s all we need to prove my case.

We must start here. Adams is a 7-foot behemoth who has only become more terrifying while growing his hair out and adding a violent mustache to complete the look. Yet his accent is perhaps the most disarming, enchanting accent I’ve ever heard. Just listen to him talk for a couple minutes. It’s wonderful.

Asked at Thunder exit interviews what he’ll look like for the 2016-17 season, Adams said, “Like Chewbacca, mate. Just hair everywhere.” We visualized it.

And he talked more about it at the end of the series, too.

“Those are quite painful, actually,” Adams said. “I’ve done more damage to my hands.”

Now I feel the tiniest bit bad for being so excited every time he dunks. As basketballs can attest, though, rims are not pleasant.

A loving nickname for his hometown.

There apparently was a group of superfans who wore orange mustaches in support of Steven Adams. He loves them.

Asked if he would ever consider dyeing his mustache orange, Adams was very against that idea.

“I would have no friends,” he protested. “I would lose the two friends I have right now!”

Let the record show that Adams definitely has more than two friends.

Legend has it that Garnett still doesn’t realize they speak English in Australia.

Don’t mistake that for thinking Adams would break bread with anyone, though.

“Hate bread. Too many carbs,” he said, walking away.

For reasons I don’t remember, a television guy started introducing Adams every time he was about to start his media appearances. You know, just like this: “Ladies and gentlemen, Steeeeeven Adaaaaaams!”

Later on, the same television guy wasn’t there.

“No introduction?” Adams asked, genuinely sad. Someone else filled in and gave him one, and Adams’ day was saved.

He may say “mate” every other sentence. Here’s a brief supercut.

Adams gets migraines, even playing through one during the Thunder’s series-clinching Game 6 win over the Spurs.

I asked him what those foods that he’s “off for life” as he walked away, and he just got sad.

“I can’t tell you,” he said. “It just cuts me.”

That’s two examples, but he has used this more than twice. Yes, this is a euphemism for having a big schlong.

Draymond Green’s infamous kick to Adams’ nuts was the biggest story in sports for a couple days. There was a certain poetry to it ...

No supercut, but this is the other fallback for Adams. “So yeah, that’s about it,” or “Yeah mate, that’s pretty much all.” He’ll end every other answer with this.