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.
An NBA player has come off of the bench to score 20 or more points in a Finals game on 41 occasions in league history. How many of the players to do it can you name in six minutes?
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.