Hassan Whiteside Family, Career, Girlfriend, Net Worth, Metrics

Hassan Whiteside is an American professional basketball player and played as a free agent in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In November 2020, he returned to the Sacramento Kings on a one-year contract. He began his professional basketball career after being selected by the Kings in the 2010 NBL Draft.

Moreover, he played with different teams and clubs from 2020. Moreover, in 2014, he traveled to join the Chinese NBL, and in the same year, he was named in the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2016 after joining the team. Miami Heat in 2014. Let’s scroll to find out more about his career and personal life.

HASSAN WHITESIDE: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, EARLY CAREER

The athlete was born on June 13, 1989 in Gastonia, North Carolina, USA. He is the son of Hasson Arbubakrr and his wife Debbie Whiteside. His father was an NFL player playing from 1983 to 1984 for the Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. However, his parents separated when he was a child and was raised by his mother alone with his six siblings. One of his younger siblings: a brother named Nassan Niam Whiteside who is autistic. He is of mixed ethnicity of Africans and Americans and has an American nationality.

Regarding his education, he attended three high schools: Hunter Huss High School, Ashbrook High School, and Forestview High School. Moreover, he started playing basketball at an early age. He then moved with his father to Newark, New Jersey where he joined his early years at East Side High School and played on school teams in 2006-07. After that, he moved to North Carolina and attended Hope Christain Academy from 2007 to 2008. In 2008-09, he played prep basketball at Patterson School in Lenoir, North Carolina.

In the class of 2009, he ranked #19 by Scout.com and #87 by Rivals.com. He received offers from universities like South Carolina, Kentucky, Auburn, and Mississippi State, but chose Marshall University and started in the 2009-10 season. After Marshall’s head coach Donnie Jones accepted the head coaching job at American Conference rival UCF Knights, Whiteside declared himself eligible for the 2010 NBA Draft.

HASSAN WHITESIDE: PROFESSIONAL CAREER AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

In the 2010 NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings selected him with the 33rd overall pick. In July 2012 he was released by the team, following this he joined Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League on December 4. He then traded to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on January 4, 2013. The same year at the end of April, he left to join Lebanese club Amchit Club. From 2013 to 2014, he played with different team and clubs like Chinese NBL team ‘Sichuan Blue Whales’, ‘Al Mouttahed Tripoli’ and ‘Toronto Raptors’.

On November 24, 2014, he signed a contract with the Miami Heat and was assigned to Sioux Falls Skyforce on December 13. In 2016, he resigned with the Heat on a four-year, $98 million contract. On July 6, 2019, Whiteside was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in a four-team trade that also involved the Los Angeles Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers. The Sacramento Kings announced that Whiteside signed a one-year contract on November 27, 2020

HASSAN WHITESIDE: PERSONAL LIFE AND GIRLFRIEND

When it comes to his personal life, fans have to wonder if the player is in a relationship or not. Sorry to bother the ladies as the handsome athlete is currently not single. He is currently dating a girl named Ashly Ariza a lot of information of which is not available in the media. On December 9, 2018, he welcomed adorable son Jayden with girlfriend Ashly.

Previously, he was in a relationship with American actress and fitness enthusiast, Alexis Gardner . The ex-couple met in 2009 while studying at Marshall University and announced their relationship in 2016 via social media platform Instagram. But they had a bitter split after years together and reached a $3 million settlement. However, at the time, Michael Avenatti was the lawyer hired by his ex-girlfriend Garden. However, in the dispute, Avenatti allegedly embezzled all but $194,000 of the $3 million Whiteside paid in total. Additionally, he wired $2.75 million in January 2017 to the lawyer as his first payment.

HASSAN WHITESIDE: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

Talking about his income, he surely earns a lot of money from his basketball career. His net worth estimated at more than $16 million from subscribers. Additionally, in NBA history, he officially became the first player to go from minimum salary one season to maximum salary the following season. In 2020, he returned to Sacramento Kings signing a one-year contract with a salary of approximately $27.093 million.

The athlete is active on different social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook. On Instagram, he goes by the verified handle @hassanwhiteside with 857,000 followers. He has a verified Twitter account @youngwhiteside with 184.3k followers. On Facebook, he also has a verified account with over 446,000 followers.

HASSAN WHITESIDE: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The athlete has a height of 7 feet or 2.13 meters and his body weighs about 120 kg. He has a well-exercised body that boasts a wide frame that could definitely add a great amount of muscle. The player has black hair as well as black eye color.