The start of Derrick White’s tenure with the Boston Celtics began on the wrong foot. Some claimed the deal was a disaster, but the Colorado native has spent the better part of his second season with the Celtics making that take look ridiculous.
White played in all 82 games, the only Boston player to do so. He has become an invaluable member of the team’s starting unit. His team’s belief in his game elevating it to a borderline All-Star level at the end of the regular season into the playoffs on a team that already has two of them.
