Whiteside on free agency: ‘Really don’t think it’s about loyalty’ (Ball Don’t Lie)

Eighteen months ago, Hassan Whiteside was a second-round draft pick who'd run aground in Sacramento and spent two years plying his trade in the D-League, China and Lebanon hoping to break back into the NBA, only to see his chance with the Memphis Grizzlies end in an early-season waiver. Now, after finding an opportunity to shine in South Beach with the Miami Heat, the 7-footer is in line to become an incredibly wealthy man, hitting unrestricted free agency after averaging a double-double for the second straight season, leading the NBA in blocks, finishing third in the league in rebounds while making the NBA's All-Defensive Second Team and placing third in Defensive Player of the Year voting ... and while earning just under $1 million to do it. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Whiteside will have multiple suitors when free agency opens on July 1, including the team that gave him the second chance to make a name for himself on the NBA stage: Riley on Whiteside, "He's our number-one priority, period. Our number-one priority is Hassan Whiteside." — Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) May 18, 2016 But while it's been reported that Whiteside...