It's a question as old as, well, a newborn baby: Who is the better NBA building block, Hassan Whiteside or Rudy Gobert?
A few months ago, this wouldn't have been a topic of discussion. Gobert was a 22-year-old giant receiving spot minutes for the Utah Jazz. He was just another prong in their player-packed frontcourt. Whiteside was a 25-year-old struggling to stay in the league, having not logged a second of regular-season action since the 2011-12 campaign.
Both are now full-time starters in promising situations. Whiteside is looking to spearhead a playoff berth with the Miami Heat; Gobert is headlining a midseason phenomenon in Utah.
Neither is supposed to have come this far this soon, or, for that matter, at all. But with both defying timetables and quickly rising up the league's ranks, and in light of past performances, the question at hand is not just fair. It's imperative.
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Hassan Whiteside or Rudy Gobert: Which Young Big Would You Rather Build Around?
March 24th, 2015 by Dan Favale Leave a reply »
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