After looking like a player that was going to be the centerpiece of the Miami Heat organization just last year, there is now a good chance that Hassan Whiteside could be moved this offseason.
He dealt with injuries much of the year and during their postseason series against the Philadelphia 76ers he didn't play many minutes.
In their last loss of the season, he only played 10 minutes, scoring two points. For a guy that is making 22 million dollars a year, a little more is expected of you.
With those struggles, and some comments that Whiteside has made, there is a chance that the Heat could decide to move on from him. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald said there is “strong support among numerous people inside the Heat to trade Hassan Whiteside.”
We've already heard several reports that Whiteside is being shopped, and Jackson adds that Heat president Pat Riley is currently “mulling what to do with Whiteside.” Riley recently said that Whiteside wasn't ready “mentally or physically” for the playoffs, and his public calls for more playing time rubbed a lot of people in the organization the wrong way. With two years and $52 million left on his deal, the Heat would be very fortunate to get a decent return for the big man.
For the Heat, they also seem to be looking to the summer of 2019 to try and make a splash in free agency. To try and get a max player during that summer, not only would they need to move on from Whiteside, they also will probably need to find a way to trade Goran Dragic too.
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