The Miami Heat are currently 13th in the eastern conference with a 9-20 record. Here we rank in order the trade value of each Heat player.
1. Hassan Whiteside
Age: 27
Position: Center
2016/17 Salary: $22,116,750
Contract Expires: 2019/20 (Player option)
2016/17 Stats: 18.1 points per game (PPG), 14.8 rebounds per game (RPG), 2.4 blocks per game (BPG), 54.8 field goal percentage (FG%), 33.8 minutes per game (MPG), 29 games played (GP)
At just 27 years of age and having a career year, Whiteside is the cream of the crop as a Miami Heat trade target. Despite the influx of small ball throughout the league, Whiteside has shown there is still a place in the league for a traditional inside big man. In what is essentially his third full season in the league, Whiteside will surely come under heavy consideration when it comes to all star voting.
If the Heat were to become open to dealing Whiteside, it would make sense that a center/big would be coming to them in return. Sacramento Kings big man DeMarcus Cousins would be the ideal target. With speculation always at his doorstep, and controversy never far away, a call to the Kings regarding Cousins could definitely be a consideration.
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