The Portland Trail Blazers have had a lot of solid players play for them over the years. Perhaps no one has been more polarizing than center Hassan Whiteside.
NBA players who play well ultimately deserve a max contract. But while getting the bag is a great incentive to play better, that isn’t always the case.
Hassan Whiteside spent 10 seasons in the NBA, five of which came as a regular starter for the Miami Heat, as he appeared in 324 games (259) starts for Miami across five seasons.
Which former NBA players watch today's game and think to themselves, Man, I would have been awesome in today's game? Probably all of them. But how many of them are right?