4. Hassan Whiteside
The big man certainly has more to think about this summer than who is crowned champion, and it shows. Whiteside took to his Twitter account during the Conference Finals, to share this thought:
If you haven't learned anything from watching the playoffs, it's clear how important the center position is.#NBAPlayoffs
— Hassan Whiteside (@youngwhiteside) May 25, 2016
His insight came during Game 4 of the Warriors/Oklahoma City Thunder matchup, that the Thunder went on to win. They took the 3-1 lead over Golden State, as Russell Westbrook led his team to victory with 36 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. Of course, Whiteside may have been touching upon Steven Adams outworking Andrew Bogut, but he was probably also putting a good word for himself.
His next tweet, taking place during Game 6 (the last) of the Cleveland/Toronto series, goes on to support that theory…
"They Ain't doing it with …BLOCKS tho"
The Cavaliers closed out the ECF 4-2 with a 113-87 win, as James scored 33 points and 11 rebound, and Kevin Love had 20 and 12. No one recorded a triple-double.
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