SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The good news for Hassan Whiteside: he landed with one of the two teams he was hoping to play for.The bad news: the 7-footer from Marshall, who was once considered a lottery pick, saw 32 players get selected before him.
In what may have been the most surprising slide of the NBA Draft, Whiteside was shockingly there for Sacramento's taking at No. 33 for a number of reasons.
He is a raw talent, albeit a potentially dynamic one. He played in Conference USA, although he dominated the lower-level competition and was named the conference's top freshman and Defensive Player of the Year after leading the NCAA in blocked shots.
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