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Miami Heat's Hassan Whiteside

Comparisons to David Robinson and Alonzo Mourning are premature, but Hassan Whiteside's sudden rise to stardom for the Miami Heat must have handfuls of NBA talent evaluators scratching their heads.

Offered the opportunity to play meaningful minutes for the first time in his NBA career, the 7-footer is making Heat president Pat Riley look like a genius all over again, averaging 10.8 rebounds, 8.5 points and four blocks since playing more than 20 minutes for the first time as an NBA pro four games ago.
Ben Rohrbach