Whiteside vs DeAndre Jordan

[24-Inch_Chrome]

Whiteside's career PER > Kobe's.

I thought you were kidding....nope!

[WadeStan]

The answer has to be DeAndre. For now. We know who he is as a player.

As for Whiteside, who knows what happens. But his upside is exciting.

[InfiniteBaskets]

Don't forget, players can be good in streaks like this because they popped out of nowhere and teams don't have much on the scouting report on them yet.

Jeremy Lin was good for a while until teams started finding his weaknesses and exploiting them.

He could be a great player, and even when scouting reports become more established, might still be good.. or he could fizzle. One or the other, it's still a risk until proven wrong.

Deandre however, has been in a league for a while, and everyone knows what he can and can't do.

True, but Lin was an offensive initiator, easier to gameplan for. Whiteside is mostly a guy who snatches up rebounds, blocks off both help defense and on ball, and also finishes lobs. There is significantly less to gameplan for with a guy like him.