"That's what I expected," says Hassan Whiteside after Damian Lillard and Blazers embrace – The Athletic



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LAS VEGAS – As Hassan Whiteside was introduced on Thursday as the last member of the Trail Blazers, the crux of this story lies somewhere between his glittery red shoes and his half-unbuttoned red shirt.

While he was generally speaking in general, calling his Miami-based business in Portland "a fresh start" and "the ideal situation," his mobile phone was in his pocket, containing all the receipts, all the evidence of his remarks.

"One of the best things in life is to be desired," said Gabe Blair, Whiteside coach and director. "And if you really feel that about a team and its players, it can work wonders."

And that's where Whiteside's mobile phone comes in.

It shows the multiple calls that he received from Trail Blazers captain Damian Lillard after the acquisition of Whiteside by Maurice Harkless and Meyers Leonard.

As Lillard mentioned last week, the calls focused on communication …

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