I don't know if I'd consider Horford a "franchise player". He's great, but I think he'd be a lot better as the #2 or maybe even #3 on a team instead of the go to guy. I wouldn't consider Whiteside a franchise player either, but he can anchor down a defense, which is pretty important, and give you offense as well. If he gets past the maturity issues he's had in the past and limits the fouls he can be even better than he has been in his short time with the Heat. He's also 3 years younger than Horford. The only thing about signing Whiteside is you'd have to have some vets/leaders in place to keep him in check.
His FG%(.345), 3pt%(.286), and FT%(.857) are all worse than his numbers from last season where he looked "overmatched" in the Kings trainwreck and the main reason he's nearly tripled his point total from a year ago is because he plays 2x as many minutes and shoots 3x as many shots(including 4x as many 3's) as he did with the Kings. I think he turns into a quality NBA player, but I don't think he'll be more than a shooter off the bench. I like him and hope he has a good career, but it's easy to improve your numbers on a team that is lacking in talent and not focused on winning.
