Whiteside finished ninth in Most Improved Player voting

Hassan Whiteside didn't win Defensive Player of the Year and he's not the league's Most Improved Player either.

The Heat's center and league's leading shot blocker finished ninth in the voting for the latter on Friday after finishing third for the league's top defensive honor earlier this week.

Portland's CJ McCollum took home the honors for Most Improved Player and Charlotte's Kemba Walker finished second.