{"id":23078,"date":"2019-07-01T18:36:03","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T22:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=23078"},"modified":"2019-07-01T18:36:03","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T22:36:03","slug":"hassan-whiteside-traded-to-the-portland-trail-blazers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2019\/07\/01\/hassan-whiteside-traded-to-the-portland-trail-blazers\/","title":{"rendered":"Hassan Whiteside Traded to the Portland Trail Blazers"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Hassan Whiteside<\/a><\/strong> has been traded from the Miami Heat<\/a> to the Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> for Maurice Harkless<\/a><\/strong> and Meyers Leonard<\/a><\/strong>. On his career, Whiteside has averaged 13.4 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game.<\/p>\n

Portland Trail Blazers Trade for Hassan Whiteside<\/strong><\/h1>\n

In return for Whiteside, the Heat will get Leonard and Harkless. Leonard is a solid backup center who stepped up for the Blazers when Jusuf Nurkic<\/a><\/strong> went down. At age 26, Leonard will be an unrestricted free agent next summer. Harkless is a serviceable small forward that should add to the Heat’s bench. Also at age 26, Harkless will be an unrestricted free agent next summer as well. More importantly, the trade gives the Heat more options as they try to find a way to finalize the Jimmy Butler<\/a><\/strong> trade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Miami is finalizing a trade to send center Hassan Whiteside to Portland for Mo Harkless and Meyers Leonard, league sources tell ESPN.<\/p>\n

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n