The 2017 NBA Draft class is among the best of recent times.

Two of the best players in the draft are Donovan Mitchell and Bam Adebayo.

On July 18, Adebayo celebrated his 27th birthday and posted a message on Instagram that received more than 44,000 likes and 700 comments.

Adebayo captioned his post as follows: “I’m getting older, but my inner child is ageless. Cheers to 27🥂💙”

Many people in the league wished Adebayo a happy birthday. One of the people who sent a message was Mitchell.

Mitchell wrote (via his Instagram story): “My little brother, happy birthday, go get that gold”

Adebayo currently plays for Team USA, which is preparing to compete in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Adebayo is one of the best centers in the NBA.

He was selected 14th overall in the draft out of Kentucky and played his entire seven-year career with the Miami Heat.

The three-time NBA All-Star has helped Miami reach the Finals twice and has career averages of 15.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game while connecting on 54.7 percent of his shots and making 22.1 percent of his three-pointers in 489 regular season games.

Mitchell was meanwhile selected 13th in the draft out of Louisville.

He played five seasons for the Utah Jazz and the last two with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The five-time NBA All-Star has averaged 24.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game while connecting on 45.0 percent of his shots and making 36.6 percent of his three-pointers in 468 regular-season games.