The Portland Trail Blazers badly need Hassan Whiteside to be the defensive anchor on this team. With the team in a rut early on he hasn’t been able to protect the paint or the glass in a way that reflects either his salary or his massive physical presence.
When you have a rim protector on a 25 million a year salary, you expect them to protect the rim and the glass at an élite level. Whiteside hasn’t been able to do this. Where is he struggling and how can he improve in these areas?