LAS VEGAS - After watching Hassan Whiteside perform unevenly and complain multiple times during an injury-marred season, multiple people on the Heat’s basketball side privately reached the same conclusion earlier this offseason: The Heat should move on from Whiteside and try to find a team willing to trade for him.
Heat president Pat Riley was aware of this sentiment, which was confirmed by several sources close to the situation.
But the Heat’s efforts in recent weeks to find an appealing trade opportunity involving Whiteside have not materialized.
Two opposing general managers said last week that Whiteside has been made available but the trade market is limited, if non-existent, for a player who’s due $24.