Mavs Free Agency Rumors: Hassan Whiteside (NOPE)

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by Underdog

Gonna have to offer a max contract for him to even consider Dallas.

How he rates
#2 in rebounding rate/percentage among all players (only Drummond higher)
#2 in defensive rebounding rate/percentage among all players (only Drummond higher)
#8 in EWA (estimated wins added) among all players
#1 in EWA among NBA centers
#2 in blocks per game
#1 in blocks for 2015-2016 season

compared to other centers
Whiteside - 40.2 rebound rating/ 16.6 block rate
Howard - 36.7 rebound rating/ 6.5 block rating
Drummond - 44.8 rebound rating/ 5.4 block rating
Mejri - 29.6 rebound rating/ 14.0 block rating
Pachulia 36.1 rebound rating/ 1.7 block rating
Jordan - 39.3 rebound rating/ 9.0 block rating

I'd say he's worth the max, which for him is only about 16mill/year. We need a guy who can block shots and rebound. That's basically all he can do and he could be the best in the whole league at that.

[FreshJive]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

How he rates
#2 in rebounding rate/percentage among all players (only Drummond higher)
#2 in defensive rebounding rate/percentage among all players (only Drummond higher)
#8 in EWA (estimated wins added) among all players
#1 in EWA among NBA centers
#2 in blocks per game
#1 in blocks for 2015-2016 season

compared to other centers
Whiteside - 40.2 rebound rating/ 16.6 block rate
Howard - 36.7 rebound rating/ 6.5 block rating
Drummond - 44.8 rebound rating/ 5.4 block rating
Mejri - 29.6 rebound rating/ 14.0 block rating
Pachulia 36.1 rebound rating/ 1.7 block rating
Jordan - 39.3 rebound rating/ 9.0 block rating

I'd say he's worth the max, which for him is only about 16mill/year. We need a guy who can block shots and rebound. That's basically all he can do and he could be the best in the whole league at that.

? His max is over 20 mil.

[Melonhead]

This is exactly why pursuing Whiteside is a lost cause. I mean sure chase it, but there's no chance he leaves a stable organization where he's been with Riley saying he's our #1 guy etc and they definitely plan on paying him max. I wouldnt consider Dallas stable at all in terms of roster. This is the same type of stuff we do every offseason. Come up with another plan at center.

[FreshJive]

Originally Posted by Melonhead

This is exactly why pursuing Whiteside is a lost cause. I mean sure chase it, but there's no chance he leaves a stable organization where he's been with Riley saying he's our #1 guy etc and they definitely plan on paying him max. I wouldnt consider Dallas stable at all in terms of roster. This is the same type of stuff we do every offseason. Come up with another plan at center.

He did get jerked around quite a bit by Spolestra last year. He came off the bench half the time when it was clear he should be starting, and seemed to have a short leash when he made mistakes. I guess it's possible that he isn't the biggest Spolestra fan.

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by Melonhead

This is exactly why pursuing Whiteside is a lost cause. I mean sure chase it, but there's no chance he leaves a stable organization where he's been with Riley saying he's our #1 guy etc and they definitely plan on paying him max. I wouldnt consider Dallas stable at all in terms of roster. This is the same type of stuff we do every offseason. Come up with another plan at center.

Except the rumor out of Miami is that they're trying to lowball him so they can make a run at Durant or another max player, no different than the Dallas-Parsons situation...

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by FreshJive

? His max is over 20 mil.

Source? Isn't Whiteside going to be coming into year 4 in the league?

Edit: I guess it did climb that much. 21.1 mill for a player in the first 6 years. Still seems affordable when you think of how dang well we did in the minutes we actually had a defender at the 5. We were really good when Pachulia was on the bench. Whiteside is a top : center for rebounding, defense, and rim protection

[FreshJive]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Source? Isn't Whiteside going to be coming into year 4 in the league?

Edit: I guess it did climb that much. 21.1 mill for a player in the first 6 years. Still seems affordable when you think of how dang well we did in the minutes we actually had a defender at the 5. We were really good when Pachulia was on the bench. Whiteside is a top : center for rebounding, defense, and rim protection

Oh yeah, he's absolutely worth it. He's not without risk, but I can see why he is thier primary target.