It is now set in stone that Hassan Whiteside will earn every dollar of his $981,348 salary for next season.
The Miami Heat have officially guaranteed Whiteside’s salary for the 2015-16 season. The team had a December 1st deadline to guarantee his full salary for the season, but decided to make the decision several weeks before training camp begins.
Instead of making Hassan Whiteside wait until 12/1/15 for his contract to fully guaranteed, Miami amended to lock it in now @BBallInsiders
— Eric Pincus (@EricPincus) September 3, 2015
Ira Winderman of The Sun Sentinel goes into detail regarding Whiteside’s guarantee dates before his salary became fully guaranteed:
“Whiteside initially signed a contract last season that provided for staggered guarantee dates for his $981,348 salary for 2015-16.