Hassan Niam Whiteside was born on 13 June 1989, in Gastonia, Northg Carolina, USA. He is a professional basketball player, best known for playing as a part of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Miami Heat. He’s been active in the sport professionally since 2010, and all of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Hassan Whiteside? As of early-2018, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $22.7 million, mostly earned through a successful career in professional basketball. He’s accumulated numerous honors throughout the course of his career, and as he continues playing, it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.
Hassan Whiteside Net Worth $22.7 million
Hassan was educated successively at Hunter Huss High School, Ashbrook High School and Forestview High School, East Side High School which he played basketball during his junior year, then Hope Christian Academy and also played pre basketball as a part of The Patterson School. After matriculating, he was given several offers from various college basketball teams, deciding to attend Marshall University. As a part of the university’s team, he started to gain national attention after he recorded his first triple-double for the Thundering Herd. He continued with two more triple doubles during the year, and would also become the nation’s leader in blocked shots, breaking various records. In 2010 he decided to join the NBA Draft.
Whiteside was selected as the 33rd overall pick by the Sacramento Kings, and signed a contract which would start to increase his net worth. He was assigned to the D-League affiliate the Reno Bighorns, and was then called up in 2011, however, he was sidelined for the most of the season due to injury. In 2012, he was waived by the Kings and returned to the D-League, playing with the Sioux Falls Skyforce as well as the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. The following year, he played with the Chinese NBL team, the Sichuan Blue Whales, helping the team to win the NBL Championship. In 2013, he then played in the Lebanese Basketball League as a part of the AL Mouttahed Tripoli before returning to the Chinese NBL to play with Jiangsu Tongxi.
In 2014, Hassan signed with the Miami Heat, and would record his first career double-double with the team. The following year, he scored a career high 233 points and 16 rebounds which would begin the start of his rise in the NBA. He recorded his first career triple double shortly after, and would then break his career high with 24 points on 90% field goal shooting and 20 rebounds. He finished the season as fourth in NBA Most Improved Player list. In 2015 he further improved his performance, making him the seventh player in NBA history with multiple points-rebounds-blocks triple doubles, breaking Alonzo Mourning’s record for blocks with the Heat recording 63 in 13 games. In 2016, he recorded his third career triple-double and would continue to help his team win games, with The Heat eventually getting third seeding in the Eastern Conference, with Hassan as the league’s leading shot blocker. However, the team lost in the second play-off round against the Toronto Raptors.
Whiteside subsequently signed a four year, $98 million contract which raised his net worth even further. He continued improving his skills and statistics, contributing to wins in numerous games throughout the 2016 to 2017 season, and finishing the season as the league’s leading rebounder. He continues to play for the Miami Heat, with his 2017 to 2018 season high at 27 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks in a win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
For his personal life, Whiteside has been dating Ashley Ariza since 2016. His father was former NFL player Hasson Arbubakrr, who played for the Minnesota Vikings and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Whiteside also has a younger brother, who has autism.
