Hassan Whiteside's Second-Half Fantasy Outlook
7 years agoMiami Heat center Hassan Whiteside has had an interesting season. He has been limited to 25.7 minutes per game, down seven minutes from last year. Whiteside has been battling some injuries, but since being deemed healthy, he has only broken the 30-minute threshold once in the last five games. Per 36 minutes, he is averaging about 20 points and 17 boards. He understandably doesn't play 36 minutes due to his injury history and size, as 36 minutes a night would be begging for an injury, but there is a happy medium between 25.6 minutes and 36. With the Heat battling for the last playoff spot, head coach Erik Spoelstra may begin to leave the big man out there for extended time. Although nobody is sure why Whiteside is sitting as much as he is now, which is quite concerning, we can only hope they are saving him for big games and the playoffs.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN