No one is denying that Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside had a rough 2017-18 run.
Between falling victim to injury, coming back inconsistent and then airing out his frustrations over limited minutes to the media, the big man’s on and off court persona left much to be desired last season.
But head coach Erik Spoelstra isn’t holding it against him.
Nor is he worried that this upcoming year will result in history repeating itself.
In fact, he seems fully confident in the 7-footer.
“Let’s not forget who he was in the beginning of last year, how he started the season when he was healthy,” Spoelstra said at the team’s Monday Media Day.