In the next few years, he should be the life of the basic salary.
The NBA, like the workplace, how much salary can be taken depends entirely on ability, so whenever the contract year comes, those players will do their best to show themselves and strive to get a high salary, but he, no matter how hard he tries and how dazzling the data is, can't get rid of the fate of the basic salary, this unlucky egg is Hassan Whiteside.
Remember the 19-20 season? Whiteside, who was traded to the Blazers, single-mindedly wanted to prove himself and did his best, also handed over a report card that averaged 15.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.4 steals, plus 2.93 blocks, shooting 62.1% and shooting 62.2% from the free throws, not only winning the block king, rebounding also ranking 5th in the league, for comparison, we look at Rudy Gobert's data, He averaged 15.1 points, 13.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.2 blocks, shooting 63.9 percent from the field and 63.9 percent from the free throw line.
Basically, between Bo Zhong, Gobert hit the high point, Whiteside blocks more, but in terms of salary, the two can be a hundred and eighteen thousand miles apart, the former got a 5-year 205 million U.S. dollar top salary, the NBA center history of the first major contract, on the contrary Whiteside, full of joy, did not wait for a phone call for a few days, only the former owner king, handed over a veteran basic salary.
It was also the biggest "wrongful conviction" of the summer, but for Whiteside, it was just the beginning.
At the Kings, although he is no longer the main force of the team, but in the limited playing time, Whiteside can still play explosive data, averaging 15.2 minutes per game, can get 8.1 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.2 blocks, shooting 56%, we still look for a player to compare - Javier McGee, who played about the same time as Whiteside last season, the data is relatively close, averaging 7.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.2 blocks, shooting 51.1%.
But in the free agent market, Whiteside was once again looked down upon, once again getting a veteran base salary from the Jazz, and as for McGee, a player who was a year older than Whiteside, instead got a $5 million mid-class contract.
This season, Whiteside can still maintain good efficiency, averaging 18.1 minutes per game, getting 8.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, shooting 64.9%, and in the 2 most important indicators for centers, Whiteside is at the top, with a rebounding rate of 23%, ranking 5th in the league, and 7.3% blocking rate, second only to Jaren Jackson, ranking second in the league, but as far as the current situation is concerned, he is probably still the bottom salary in the offseason this year.
As for why? Whiteside's problem is that he cares too much about face engineering, such as rebounding king, block king, and those subtle jobs, he does not do well, although it is not easy to be concerned, but it can play a vital role in the team, such as blocking and demolition, high hand-to-hand, defensive defense, assist defense, etc., which is the reason why he has always taken the basic salary in the past few years, look at his role in the team, it is all the existence of dragging legs, especially the defensive end.
In the 19-20 season (playoffs), when Whiteside was on the floor, the team lost 12.5 points per 100 rounds, and the defense would lose 2.9 more points;
In the 20-21 season, when Whiteside was on the floor, the team lost 8.4 points per 100 games, and the defense would lose 0.1 more points;
In the 21-22 season, when Whiteside was on the floor, the team scored 10.3 points per 100 possessions, but the defense still conceded 0.6 more points;
Whiteside is 33 years old, the style of play and defensive habits are not easy to change, of course, he has no regrets, as a second-round show that has been banished by the NBA, Whiteside's career total salary has already exceeded $100 million, which is also a winner in life.