Miami Heat’s Gerald Green Fined $25000 for Finger Gun Hand Signals During

But last season with the Suns, Green was eventually phased out of the rotation as his shooting slumped, his defensive flaws couldn’t be ignored and his head coach lost confidence in him.

The potential is there for Whiteside to improve on his breakout campaign, surrounded by shooters like Deng, Wade, Bosh and Dragic, means that he will have room on the low block to operate without being in the way of any other player. There’s not a lot of role players in that first unit.

If he just does what he did previous year – averaging a double-double and defending the paint at an elite level – he’s still headed toward a monster payday (anywhere from $12 million to $18 million per season). Last season, teammate Dwyane Wade was fined $15,000 for making an obscene gesture toward a fan in a game against the Charlotte Hornets. “It’s a five-man game”. A starter in 74% of his 519 career games with the only organization he has ever played for, Chalmers now finds himself as a designated bench player in Miami. “We have to build cohesiveness, and that takes a few time to develop that trust”. Although health will be a concern, Miami is loaded with depth and talent so that no one player is too leaned on, a key point addressed this past offseason now that the stars like Wade and Bosh don’t have to worry as much if they need to rest or miss a couple weeks.

While the idea seems harmless and of course intended by Green to be for entertainment purposes only, it is good to know that the league is perceptive about these kinds of issues and are vigilant to remind its highly popular players to watch their actions and behaviors off the court and on it as well.

“I don’t really have any goals as far as [statistics]”, Whiteside said. Injuries will come and go but it shouldn’t prevent this team from excelling and finding a platform for consistency, which will be essential as the season takes place. If there’s a better in-game dunker in the league, I’m not aware of him. Chris Bosh and D-Wade are going to get the majority of the shots.

Green has been one of the more underrated scorers in the National Basketball Association, but it looks like his efforts have finally been recognized by Miami Heat.