Hassan Whiteside remains focused on the coming season and not his free agency in the 2016 offseason.

ESPN recently projected an average salary of $18.8 million per season for Whiteside next summer.

"I don't really get caught up in the numbers," he said of what next summer could deliver. "I'm just excited that I get to play with the Heat for another year. I'm not really thinking about the numbers right now, until free agency. I'm just really excited about this season."

Whiteside emerged this past season and is in his first stable offseason after bouncing around the basketball world.