This was probably not the way Hassan Whiteside expected his season to go. After missing three games at the end of February with a hip strain, Whiteside was replaced in the Miami Heat starting lineup by Bam Adebayo on a permanent basis.
All things considered, Whiteside had a solid statistical season. He averaged 12.3 points and 11.3 rebounds per game and shot 57.1 percent from the floor. Whiteside actually had his highest rebounds per-36 minutes in his career, recording 17.6 boards per 36.
He even led the NBA in both defensive rebounding percentage and total rebounding percentage at a respective 35.