The Miami Heat went 7-6 during Hassan Whiteside’s near month-long absence – impressive considering he wasn’t the only Heat starter who missed time due to injury throughout that stretch.
But if you’re looking for one area where the team got a lot better without him, look no further than a relatively new stat in the league: screen assists. On Dec. 1, shortly after Whiteside went out with a bone bruise in his left knee for the second time, the Heat were tied for 10th in screen assists with 9.1 per game.
Following Saturday’s win in Orlando, when the Heat racked up an impressive 24 screen assists Miami now ranks No.