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Hassan Whiteside

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Cases like this are one of the most frustrating things relating to the Cavs for me. They fill the roster with guys like Alex Kirk and Lou Amundson instead of high upside players like Whiteside. They've needed shot-blocking and athleticism, and Whiteside is premier at both. Instead, the Cavs prefer to waste roster spots with guys that will be out of the league in a few years. Take some chances.
 
Cluegiver said:
Cases like this are one of the most frustrating things relating to the Cavs for me. They fill the roster with guys like Alex Kirk and Lou Amundson instead of high upside players like Whiteside. They've needed shot-blocking and athleticism, and Whiteside is premier at both. Instead, the Cavs prefer to waste roster spots with guys that will be out of the league in a few years. Take some chances.
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Whiteside is not the guy to use to bring this argument home.......
 
This guy has had what? 15 good games? Dion Waiters had 15 good games last March. smh at the overreaction here.
 
Jstock12 said:
Why? The Cavs would still have Wiggins, enough capspace to take a chance on some guys (whatever the position), also would have saved some good assets. Yes, Cavs wouldn't be a contender (are they really a one now?), but it might be a pretty exciting brand of basktball with Kyrie and Wiggins leading the charge. Blatt wouldn't have to deal with the wildcard that is LeBron and might actually be able to coach this team how he wants.
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Is this a joke?
 
Orange Julius said:
This guy has had what? 15 good games? Dion Waiters had 15 good games last March. smh at the overreaction here.
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This is a different kind of good 15 games. This is a 7'0 265lb dude who doesn't rely on getting hot from outside to put up his 10-15ppg and who plays elite defense. Dion is a little guy who depends heavily on hitting low percentage shots.

While I don't think borderline Anthony Davis type numbers are sustainable, I think in Whiteside you have a guy that could easily get you 12ppg, 10rpg, 2.5blks. For a late 2nd rounder who's been banging around the league for a few years, that's pretty solid.
 
Randolphkeys said:
It reminds me of when Mark Blount of the Celtics decided at age 28 he was going to start trying:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/blounma01.html

He then signed a big contract and went back to being an uninspired lazy 7 footer, pretty much immediately.
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And that's the thing. Skilled seven footers are a rare commodity in this league anymore. If Whiteside keeps this up throughout the rest of the season, he's for sure going to get paid well. Watching his interviews, he doesn't strike me as a guy that's looking for one big paycheck so that he can mail it in, but we'll see.
 
Jack Brickman said:
What's crazy is that he called all thirty teams trying to get a workout and only the Heat got back to him.
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Arghhhh...so painful to imagine this call. "Sorry Mr. Whiteside, the Cleveland Cavaliers have no need for an athletic 7 footer at this time. Good luck in your future endeavors".
 
People who think this is a fluke are kidding themselves. He's not going wake up one day and forget how to play defense and be an athletic 7 footer.
 
Stark said:
And that's the thing. Skilled seven footers are a rare commodity in this league anymore. If Whiteside keeps this up throughout the rest of the season, he's for sure going to get paid well. Watching his interviews, he doesn't strike me as a guy that's looking for one big paycheck so that he can mail it in, but we'll see.
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The Heat signed him to a two year deal. He won't be a free agent until 2016.
 
Isaac Austin also comes to mind, although neither Austin or Blount were really 'rim protectors.' What Whiteside has to show is that he can play that kind of defense while keeping the fouls under control, a daunting task for all defense big men today. I think is more likely to stifle him than simple complacency- art least not until he hits his real payday.
 
This link explains his contract. He will get league minimum next year and will be unrestricted in 2016.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/sfl-miami-heat-hassan-whiteside-s020315-story.html

The very contract that has made Hassan Whiteside such a bargain for the Miami Heat these next two seasons also will leave the Heat no recourse but to have to bid for him during 2016 free agency on no better than equal footing with most of the rest of the NBA.

In locking up Whiteside to a two-year deal that includes a non-guaranteed 2015-16 season at the NBA minimum, the Heat put themselves in position where they will have no choice but to allow the emerging center to become an unrestricted free agent in July 2016.

Hyde: Here's how Hassan Whiteside landed with Heat
Under NBA rules, contracts shorter than four years in length, such as Whiteside's, cannot be extended.

The only way for the Heat to offer Whiteside a new contract after this season would be to waive the final year on his contract. However, because Whiteside is only signed for the league minimum next season, any and every other team could (and assuredly would) put in a claim.

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  • @Mort77 clueless coach is not a proper description. clueless stubborn hidebound witless coach is getting closer to it.
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In addition, because of the two seasons Whiteside previously spent with the Sacramento Kings, he would become an unrestricted free agent in 2016, as opposed to if these next two seasons with the Heat were his lone NBA tenure, in which case the Heat would have the right to match outside offers.

Because Whiteside will enter 2016 free agency with only two seasons with the Heat, he would not be eligible for full Larry Bird Rights, where the Heat could go over the salary cap up to the NBA maximum to retain him. Instead, if the Heat do not have the necessary cap space in the 2016 offseason (which they are expected to have), they only could offer Whiteside a contract starting at the NBA's average salary for 2016-17.
Heat almanac: 2014-15, all-time individual highs
The upshot is that after two seasons at potentially the most favorable contract in the NBA, the Heat, in order to continue with Whiteside beyond next season, would have to set aside needed cap space, just as potential suitors are planning to hoard cap space that summer for the likes of Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis and other prime free agents.

Even before this latest twist with the emergence of Whiteside, 2016 figured to be the ultimate NBA free-agency free-for-all, with a quantum leap in the salary cap to accompany the new television contact with ESPN and Turner that kicks in for 2016-17.
 
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