The NBA trade deadline is only two days away but all signs point to a quiet 48 hours for the Trail Blazers and general manager Neil Olshey. Most notably, ESPN’s Zach Lowe has joined a chorus of voices suggesting that Olshey is unlikely to trade Hassan Whiteside(‘s $27 million expiring contract).
With that in mind, it’s time to ask whether or not acquiring Whiteside this summer was a mistake for the Blazers.
Did Whiteside buy into the Blazers system?
Blazer’s Edge’s analysis of the Whiteside acquisition emphasized that the team’s new center would need to buy into the Blazers system and become a more team-oriented player than he was in Miami.