After expressing frustration with his role during – and after – the postseason, Hassan Whiteside doesn’t appear to be any closer to mending fences with the Heat. As Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald relays, Whiteside posted an Instagram video this week in which he suggested that the franchise doesn’t allow him to take perimeter shots.
“There’s a difference between ‘You can’t shoot’ and ‘You’re not allowed [to shoot],'” Whiteside said in the video after knocking down a jumper.
According to Jackson, the latest video marks at least the fifth time within the last few months that Whiteside has complained or expressed dissatisfaction about how the Heat handles him. That dissatisfaction is one factor contributing to a “strong sentiment” within the Heat organization that the team should move on from the veteran center, Jackson reports.
Miami is expected to explore deals involving Whiteside during the coming offseason, sources tell Jackson. Still, a favorable trade scenario may be hard to find, given the 28-year-old’s pricey contract. Whiteside is owed $25.43MM in 2018/19 and has a player option worth $27.09MM for 2019/20.
Ironically, a reliable outside jumper would actually increase Whiteside’s value, since his lack of offensive versatility was a main reason why his minutes were dialed back this season. Introducing an ability to stretch the floor to his game wouldn’t solve all Whiteside’s problems, but it would be a good start — if the Heat didn’t want him attempting outside shots, they likely felt those shots weren’t high-percentage enough to be worthwhile.
While Whiteside will enter the summer as a trade candidate, he’ll hardly be the only player on Miami’s roster who fits that bill. In his end-of-season conversation with reporters, Heat president Pat Riley indicated that no one on the roster will be untouchable.
I could see him playing for the knicks next year
I almost wish Phil Jackson was still there because the two of them with Joakim Noah would be Hard Knocks worthy
I just remember when he signed that contact, saying, ‘I’ve moved teams so much in my life, and want to stay put here’.
He’s an embarrassment. A pouting, try-hard-when-it-suits me type…
Unprofessionalism of that level is so hard to understand. In the real world, a fraction of his behaviour would be a sackable offense.
bingo
Berating your team on social media kind of limits your trade value.
His real colors came out again now on the Heat.
He would fit in nicely on the Spurs.
Exact opposite of the spurs mentality. Do you even follow basketball?
Lol
Yikes. I thought this was the Trade Rumors Baseketball page
I’ve said it since at least early last season…get this clown off my team
Do the Heat not allow you to play with any effort? Do they not allow you to pass the ball, and not be a turnover machine? Do they not allow you to pay attention to details? Do they not allow you to not be complete trash in the post, and still complain about touches? How about learning to pick and roll defend or help the helper? How about how they dont allow you to show any kind of happiness for your teammates success…
As most anyone knows, the heat are one of the most open teams in the league when it comes to development and playing with freedom. To claim they restrict your talent is a joke. I’ve seen whitesode shoot jumpers. It’s not even that he shoots them. It’s when and how. He does it totally out of rhythm in terrible situations.
I’m sick of him, and unfortunately I dont see a way to get him off our team…maybe a deal with Sacramento for Zach Randolph, Garrett Temple, and #37 overall
Those players are not problems! Probably have to give up draft.
Magic: Want Biyomobo….and Vucevic?
If he wasn’t such a toxic personality, as a Bucks fan I would be interested to see how he could help the interior defence.
Joakim Noah is the only reason this isn’t the worst contract in the NBA….
Maybe it’s the Heats fault you don’t have the freedom to shoot jumpers. But it’s not the Heats fault you’re immature and lack consistent effort.
His job is not to expand his trade value in social media, I do like Agent Block, & I think in the right situation & motivation he can be a very good player, is the job of Miami to get it out of him or to trade him, but not Hassan job to get the most for Miami, all the opposite, his job is to play & his numbers per minutes played are pretty good, I cannot understand why Miami mismanages him so, in my opinion the best Miami player… way better than Dragic, by the way it was a joke him in the all-star game instead of Ben Simmons, & a bad one at that.
You’ve clearly never seen him play