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Where’s the guy from the trade board who wanted to convince me he had the same trade value as DFS lol.

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I couldn't find the exact one on NBA Paint. Night night to the Pacers is closest available, but makes me think they maybe had the one on White in stock previously.
https://paintmerch.net/products/derrick-night-night-shirt?variant=43825670684860

This is wholesome though too...
https://paintmerch.net/products/potatum-and-potatum-tot-shirt?variant=43926148219068

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4. Derrick White, Boston Celtics

Derrick White is one of those strange late-bloomer types. For many years, he’s been a ferocious defender who has a unique knack for blocking shots as a 6-foot-4 guard. But with the Spurs, he made only 34.4 percent of his 3s. Things changed in Boston though. Over the last two seasons with the Celtics he’s made 38.9 percent and that’s risen to 42.4 percent in the playoffs. White has become one of the NBA’s most lethal shooters. But he’s also a high-assist, low-turnover player who’s become a superb pick-and-roll creator. The numbers back it up: Boston generated 1.11 points per White-led pick-and-roll, ranking him in the 90th percentile league-wide.

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown will always receive the most shots for Boston. But White belongs on this list of players who can swing the title odds because who’s to say he won’t get even better? What if White can help make the Celtics even heavier favorites? After all, White’s most significant progression happened in his late 20s. And just because he’s 30 doesn’t mean he won’t stop improving.

White logged 7.7 pick-and-rolls per game last season. Could that number rise a little bit? Might he take a couple more shots per game? The Celtics don’t need it. But with Kristaps Porziņģis sidelined to at least begin the season, the Celtics could need White to be one of the players to fill the void with more creation chances.

No matter what the Celtics ask of him, White’s year-to-year progress represents the reason for optimism that Boston could be even better this season. Tatum is only turning 27. Brown 28. And White might just be hitting his prime.

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Here's White calling out Stevens for not making any offseason moves to improve the team.

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Still underrated?

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Advanced metrics have always loved guards that shoot a high percentage from three (regardless of actual volume) and don't turn the ball over. Lowry was consistently much higher in catch-all metrics during his prime than people realise for instance. Not surprised VanVleet, Conley and Caruso are also at the top of the list of underrated guys.

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Advanced metrics have always loved guards that shoot a high percentage from three (regardless of actual volume) and don't turn the ball over. Lowry was consistently much higher in catch-all metrics during his prime than people realise for instance. Not surprised VanVleet, Conley and Caruso are also at the top of the list of underrated guys.

Was surprised to see DWhite since he already made top 50 on ESPN. Dunno what other list Todd is referring to but that list is garbage if White wasn't in it lol.

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Looks like White's gonna take on the 3rd scorer role while KP is out. He's been a bit more aggressive looking for his own shot. Doing it efficiently so far. 80% TS% first two games lol.

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He's not even on his more "expensive" extension yet.

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Looks like White's gonna take on the 3rd scorer role while KP is out. He's been a bit more aggressive looking for his own shot. Doing it efficiently so far. 80% TS% first two games lol.

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He's not even on his more "expensive" extension yet.

The timeline and circumstances around White's development as a player vs when his two contract extensions and trade came up have been so incredibly favorable to the Celtics that it's hard to believe how lucky we got in terms of how much value he provides for us vs how little we gave up to get him and are now paying him.

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Could argue he’s been our second best player thus far

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19/4/4/1/1 on 63% TS%: Barkley, Jokic, Embiid (2x), KD (2x), Giannis (4x), and now DWhite (need full season of this lol).

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Guards w/ 4 apg, 1 bpg, and 60% TS% in a season: SGA (this season), MJ (2x), and DWhite (2x).

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Only player with 50+ made threes and 15+ blocks this season. Also and more importantly, the 2nd most favorite teammate of future MVP Jayson Tatum.

Maintained for a full season, he'd be the only guard who's averaged 4 apg, 1 bpg, and 60% eFG% in the last 50 years.