VIDEO: Hassan Whiteside's dog is a Defensive Player of the Year candidate

With 2.6 blocks per game in his 48-game, breakout 2014-15 season, Hassan Whiteside would be within his rights to name himself a player to watch in the 2015-16 Defensive Player of the Year race.

Instead, the Miami Heat center has been training his French Bulldog, Ares, to play the type of lockdown man defense that could see a guard win the award for the first time since Gary Payton in 1996.

CAPTION: He got my vote for defensive player of the year next year my young boy locking @down2earth100 down #shotclockviolationontheway

This isn't the only cool thing Whiteside's pup does, by the way. He also maintains all of the chill.

While some of Whiteside's parenting techniques are a little out there, Ares doesn't seem to be bothered any.

Now let's see what your dog can do, Draymond Green.