NBA Today: 5 Greatest shot blockers in the league right now

Utah Jazz v Los Angeles Lakers
Utah Jazz v Los Angeles Lakers

#4 Hassan Whiteside (Portland Trail Blazers)

Miami Heat v New Orleans Pelicans
Miami Heat v New Orleans Pelicans

Hassan Whiteside has had a somewhat up and down NBA career so far. Originally drafted in 2011 by Sacramento, he played just 19 games his first two NBA seasons.

He was even playing out of the NBA for the next two years only returning in 2014/15 with Miami Heat where he has been the center anchoring the the franchise's defense until a trade this off-season sent him to Portland.

In the midst of the bouncing in and out and around the league, Hassan Whiteside has found time to alter 798 opposing shots in the 7 seasons he has taken part in.

In other words, he has altered 2.3 shots per game. In 2016, Whiteside was the NBA’s blocks leader averaging 3.7 per game on 269 blocks over 73 games. Whiteside was limited to reserve duties this past season due to a hip injury and was sent to Portland as part of a four-way trade to free salary cap so Miami could afford the contract of Jimmy Butler.

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