Derrick White Rumors

Speaking of Plan Bs, league sources say the Portland Trail Blazers would have serious interest in Brown if the Celtics made him available. The Blazers have been among the suitors for Antetokounmpo since the February trade deadline but appear to be on the outside looking in at the moment. Also, league sources say the Minnesota Timberwolves — whose pursuit of Antetokounmpo also appears to have cooled — have strong interest in the Celtics’ Derrick White.

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Similarly, league sources say the Minnesota Timberwolves — whose Antetokounmpo pursuit also appears to have cooled — have strong interest in the Celtics’ Derrick White.

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Q. Have you heard from any of the Boston guys during the run here? And I know Derrick White kind of talked to you a little bit about what to expect in San Antonio and making that decision. Like what has it been like to have a guy like that in your corner as you've made this transition? And have you heard from anybody else through this run here? Luke Kornet: Yeah, I heard from guys, I've been in touch with them. There's a group of us that are still like kind of texting throughout the year and whatever. As for Derrick, there's been radio silence. You know the type of guy he is where he's one to foster and hold a grudge, so you kind of want to let that kind of just simmer and then give it the space. And unfortunately you have to play them twice a year, so you see them then, but I mean, there's a hostile act that happened when we played them last, so I don't know if we're exactly on speaking terms.

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Brian Windhorst: "I'm going to tell you I have not actually heard any material, true discussions. I'm certain maybe someone has called on Jaylen Brown maybe, but I have not heard one iota of Jaylen Brown truly being available or Derrick White being available. It is a proven commodity that Jaylen and Jayson and Derrick White are a championship trio. They're under contract, and it's big contracts, absolutely. It's a lot of money and their flexibility is impacted by that, but Brad Stevens has shown very good player personnel. He's repeatedly made very good player personnel moves, and I'm sure there's a list of things that they're looking at. When they emerge from this summer, they need to have more guys in their rotation that they can trust, especially the big man positions."

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Derrick White on Jaylen Brown: "I don't think people understand how hard he works. Every day he's in there working on his game, working on different things he can improve, just watching film and just seeing different ways to improve. When you see that from behind the scenes, you want to play for him and you want to help in any way you can."

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Derrick White on Joe Mazzulla: "He's a great basketball mind. He thinks the game like no one I've really been around. All the stories of him just being crazy just how he is every single day. It's not for the media, nothing. He just goes out there and he's like, all these stories that the media hears about me is like people telling it. I don't go out there and do all this stuff."

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Run It Back: "Spurs in 7." - Derrick White "Knicks fans will be on your a**." - Chandler Parsons "Regardless." 😅 The Celtics star picks his former team to win the NBA Finals 🏆

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Run It Back: Derrick White says it's tough to pick a favorite favorite Gregg Popovich story from his time with the Spurs 💯 "Off the court he shows you he's human and cares about you as a human."

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Run It Back: "Derrick, my entire family was very sad when you left the Spurs." - @MichelleDBeadle "I didn't leave the Spurs. They traded me." 😂 Derrick White would be happy to see old friends in San Antonio win the NBA Finals 🏆

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Run It Back: Derrick White says Jalen Brunson's size doesn't matter 💯 "The Knicks surrounded him with guys that can do a lot of different things that can make up for what he doesn't do well."

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Daniel Donabedian: Jaylen Brown shouts out Derrick White for making the All-Defensive 1st Team: “Had a hell of a defensive season” He went on to say he’s jealous of White’s defensive timing: “His timing & ability to make impact plays…he’s gifted at that…His IQ sets himself apart.” @FCHWPO

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NBA Communications: The 2025-26 Kia NBA All-Defensive First Team: ▪️ Rudy Gobert, @Timberwolves ▪️ Chet Holmgren, @okcthunder ▪️ Ausar Thompson, @DetroitPistons ▪️ Victor Wembanyama, @spurs ▪️ Derrick White, @celtics

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This question yielded a wide variety of answers, with 89 players receiving at least one vote. That is not unusual. In our poll last season, 75 players received at least one vote. The breadth of answers can be explained by the league’s depth of talent, but it can also, perhaps, be explained by some respondents voting for their teammates. For the sake of this discussion, we’re going to focus on the top six vote-getters (3.3 percent and up). Something that is crystal clear: Players believe the Boston Celtics’ Derrick White still has not received his due respect. He is among the leaders here year in and year out. In 2024, he tied for the win with the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Jalen Williams. Last year, he finished second, trailing only the Detroit Pistons’ Cade Cunningham. And now, he’s won again, tying with the Atlanta Hawks’ Jalen Johnson.

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White is one of three Celtics to finish in the top six this year, joining Jaylen Brown and Payton Pritchard. Their upper-tier finishes have something to do with the Celtics overcoming Jayson Tatum’s absence for most of the season to defy expectations and finish with a 56-26 regular-season record. One of the players who voted for White said: "Everyone is trying to say Jaylen Brown is an MVP candidate. They're wrong. White has actually been the biggest reason they're so good this season. He does everything — offense, defense, leadership — for them."

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