Jose (Miami)
Can Hassan Whiteside be Deandre Jordan lite? If I remember, he slipped a bit in the draft from your projections.
Chad Ford
(1:25 PM)
Lots of scouts loved Whiteside coming into the draft. Some saw him as a lottery pick ... until, that is, they interviewed him. He bombed the interview process. From what scouts and GMs relayed to me he was immature and overconfident. I had a chance to interview him at the Draft Combine and saw the same thing. He didn't leave a good impression. I think that played out early in his NBA career. But something has changed. That's the great thing about people. They can grow up and mature and the talent has always been there. Good on the Heat for giving him a workout and a second chance. I think too many NBA teams give up on young guys too quick.
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