Derrick White will seek a contract extension with Boston this summer
Keeping his five best players together for the long term is going to get increasingly difficult (as in expensive) for Brad Stevens and the Celtics after the forthcoming offseason, when Jayson Tatum signs his own $315 million contract extension after Jaylen Brown scored a nearly $290 million extension last summer. We must also factor in that Derrick White, according to league sources, will be seeking a contract extension this summer.Source: marcstein.substack.com
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Block or foul? Derrick White’s denial on P.J. Washington most-debated call in 2024 NBA Finals (w/video) #NBAFinals #Mavs #Celtics #MFFL azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 7:02 PM
Michael Gallagher @MikeSGallagher
Off Jayson Tatum passes in the NBA Finals, Jrue Holiday and Derrick White have an 84.4 eFG% combined (White 5/8 with four 3-pointers, Jrue 6/8 with one 3-pointer).
Tatum assisted on all 11 makes. – 3:38 PM
Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach
Look at where Derrick White started on the chase-down block.
90 feet. 4.5 seconds.
Here is how much ground he covered every 1.5 seconds. pic.twitter.com/QrcHD5suQj – 12:42 PM
Jay King @ByJayKing
The Celtics’ usual superpower turned against them. They needed to win without their normal outside shooting. They found a way.
Then, afterward, Jaylen Brown and Derrick White debated who deserved the game-saving block.
My story from Game 2: nytimes.com/athletic/55530… – 11:10 AM
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Celtics lead the #NBAFinals 2-0!
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Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Derrick White contested 12 shots inside the arc in Game 2. The Mavs had 17 for the entire team. – 1:22 AM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Jrue Holiday says it’s Derrick White who has helped him thrive in Boston
(@JackSimoneNBA with the Q) pic.twitter.com/y9fStKh8wb – 11:14 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Derrick White on how Jrue Holiday has been a mentor and partner with him in the Celtics backcourt
(@JackSimoneNBA with the Q) pic.twitter.com/Vp2drhbruW – 11:12 PM
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
Jason Kidd on Derrick White’s block on PJ Washington:
“It looked like a foul, but it wasn’t called so it wasn’t a foul.” – 11:05 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
“We are far away from the goal. We can’t relax, we can’t be satisfied.” 😤
@joshhart and @malika_andrews with Derrick White on the Game 2 Celtics victory 🏆 pic.twitter.com/hwoxNlHfgn – 11:02 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Derrick White on playing alongside Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis:
Just love being teammates with both of them pic.twitter.com/Fq5MxycC44 – 10:57 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
Derrick White on Jrue Holiday being a great teammate “He could have come in and said ‘I’m Jure Holiday’ and I would have been like ‘you’re Jrue Holiday, 100%'” – 10:57 PM
Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach
Derrick White on Payton Pritchard’s buzzer beater, which Joe Mazzulla called the play of the game: “That’s what Payton Pritchard does.” – 10:57 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Joe Mazzulla on Derrick White’s big block:
“That was sick.” – 10:49 PM
Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Joe Mazzulla on Derrick White’s block: “That was sick.” – 10:49 PM
Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Luka is so good that it probably hasn’t happened in his career until now, but it feels like Dallas could use less deliberation and more getting into actions ASAP in the shot clock.
Jrue Holiday and Derrick White (feat. Al and Kristaps) just aren’t like everyone else. – 10:48 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Block or Foul?
#Mavs down five with 50.5 left in Game 2 when Derrick White was credited for blocking P.J. Washington’s transition attempt.
Jaylen Brown had his hand on Washington’s back as he elevated to contest. Made layup on other end as #Celtics up 2-0.
Thoughts? #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/fBEngfYunZ – 10:43 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Most threes this Finals:
8 — Luka Doncic
7 — Derrick White
4 — Jrue Holiday
4 — Jayson Tatum
3 — Al Horford
3 — Jaylen Brown
2 — Kristaps Porzingis
2 — Sam Hauser
Luka is the only Mav with multiple 3-pointers. pic.twitter.com/sJRNurzcm1 – 10:38 PM
Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
Kyrie Irving with a 6/19 and 7/18 in Games 1 and 2. Getting totally outplayed by Jrue Holiday and Derrick White. If Kyrie isn’t gonna offer way more in Dallas then Luka Doncic is gonna have to take 30+ shots. – 10:32 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Derrick White tonight:
18 PTS
5 REB
3 STL
2 BLK
Clutch. pic.twitter.com/uVCIclwrXS – 10:30 PM
The Ringer @ringernba
DERRICK WHITE WHAT A PLAY
(📼 @NBA)
pic.twitter.com/BLojZmawBE – 10:28 PM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
Derrick White is the (blank)-best point guard in the NBA. – 10:26 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Dallas had a chance to get this thing down to a one-possession game after a terrific Derrick Jones block on a Jayson Tatum drive.
But Derrick White stopped PJ Washington at the rim with a beautiful block, and Jaylen Brown drives and scores at the other end to push it back to 7. – 10:26 PM
Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
The Derrick White chasedown block would have been a lot more impressive if Jaylen Brown wasn’t stiffarming PJ in the back lol. – 10:26 PM
Mike Finger @mikefinger
Derrick White used to make blocks like that for non-championship teams, too. – 10:26 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Derrick White with the block of his life on P.J. Washington and Brown cashes in a layup for a 105-98 lead with 29.8 left. #Celtics #Mavericks #NBAFinals – 10:26 PM
Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
WHAT A BLOCK BY DERRICK WHITE!!! – 10:25 PM
David Aldridge @davidaldridgedc
Jrue Holiday sequence:
Sees that Dallas is about to commit an 8-second violation, jumps Luka’s desperation pass past midcourt, fills in transition and buries a 3.
Rebounds Kyrie miss, feeds Derrick White for dagger 3.
Brad Stevens is Executive of the Next Several Years. – 10:24 PM
Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
Jrue Holiday and Derrick White are just making swing play after swing play. Man. – 10:20 PM
Justin Verrier @JustinVerrier
We’re two months from Derrick White and Jrue Holiday starting a podcast – 10:20 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Wow, #Celtics get a backcourt steal and then a Holiday 3, and then turned a #Mavericks miss into another Derrick White 3. BOS 103, DAL 89 with 3:32 left. Timeout Mavs. – 10:19 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Derrick White knocks down a 3, Jason Kidd calls timeout, and that should just about do it here in Boston. – 10:19 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Derrick White might have the best closeouts in the league. You can never drive by this dude. – 10:05 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
That last pull-up 3 from Derrick White just put Jerry West in the concussion protocol. – 9:38 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Jason Kidd is going to come into Game 3 saying that Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday, and Derrick White are Boston’s second, third, and fourth-best players. – 9:27 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Look at Derrick White cover all of the ground here. pic.twitter.com/bWmMrEYIF8 – 9:16 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Here’s what Jason Kidd & co. went to out of timeout. Boston leaves Derrick Jones Jr. wide open again above the break, Derrick White is conceding that shot. He can’t make them pay. pic.twitter.com/XSTbzDAWqW – 9:07 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Derrick White with the Udonis Haslem Memorial 15-foot baseline jumper attempt. Slow clap from every power forward who was active in 1997. – 9:06 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Watch Kyrie here on the after free throw play, small thing but great veteran knowledge.
Repositioning all of his teammates so that Luka can iso in the post and as the best shooter on the floor, he will be one pass away if Derrick White tries to double. pic.twitter.com/De3O1cXzRd – 8:41 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Unsuccessful challenge for #Mavericks. FTs for Derrick White. #Celtics #NBAFinals – 8:21 PM
Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Bad use of a challenge by Jason Kidd.
Foul on Washington upheld, two free throws for Derrick White, Dallas loses its challenge. – 8:21 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
First possessions of games can be very telling.
DAL first possession: Luka targets Derrick White, gets the switch & uses his size advantage to score over him.
BOS first possession: Nobody matches up with Jrue Holiday (lol). Easy layup. pic.twitter.com/R3Th29pg7i – 8:12 PM
More on this storyline
“He could easily have come in and been like, ‘I’m Jrue Holiday,'” said Celtics teammate Derrick White, who delivered Sunday’s game-saving block, “and I would’ve been like, ‘Yeah, you are Jrue Holiday — 100%.'” Instead, there was no ego, and in its place are championship habits. Holiday was Milwaukee’s point guard and primary ball stopper on a title team. In Boston, he leaves the point guard duties to White. He defers to Tatum and Brown, whom he calls “superstars.” He takes a backseat to Kristaps Porziņģis on some nights. Defensively, he guards every position, much like Marcus Smart, the man he ultimately replaced in Boston. -via Yahoo! Sports / June 10, 2024
The Celtics still took a 2-0 series lead. One obvious reason they prevailed on such a cold-shooting night was that the Mavericks had an even worse time throwing the ball into the basket from outside. But the Boston players and coaches also emphasized that the misses didn’t break them. “I thought we had a bunch of great looks,” Brown said. “If you go back and look in the first half, Sam (Hauser) had a bunch of great looks, (Derrick White) had some looks that didn’t go down. But we didn’t panic. We kept guarding, we stayed in the game and we kept trusting it and we made enough tonight to win the game.” -via New York Times / June 10, 2024
Bobby Manning: Brown on the chase down block with White: “Derrick has been all-defensive all season long … we made a tough rim read, rim reads lead to transition. We have to manage that better … I was able to sprint back and make a play (with White).” -via Twitter @RealBobManning / June 9, 2024
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