Page 2 of 71
Re: Welcome Derrick White
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:04 pm
by jmr07019
My first thought was wow he's pretty good I'm surprised the Spurs gave him up. Then I saw the package we gave up. I think Brad and the FO are extremely high on White and his fit here. Based on the package you would think White is firmly in the "core" of the team.
Re: Welcome Derrick White
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:11 pm
by SLCceltic
robbie84 wrote:34% career 3pt shooter that plays HARD and Plays excellent D.
his 2pt% is 52% which is EXCELLENT !
knock down shooter midrange
Re: Welcome Derrick White
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:19 pm
by Feed Your Head
?s=20&t=cK_mPsXvNKwDl0uz1rimaA
Re: Welcome Derrick White
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:21 pm
by Slartibartfast
Kirk Hinrich-y
Re: Welcome Derrick White
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:22 pm
by Scoonie
Is White as slow as he looks?
Probably not that big of a deal, but we traded away the two fastest players on the team in Schroder and Richardson.
Re: Welcome Derrick White
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:24 pm
by Bad-Thoma
greenroom31 wrote:Hell ya! Think too many folks are focused on his 3pt% this year and missing the big picture. White is a player -- think fans are going to love him.
I think the fans that love Marcus will love him and vice versa.
Re: Welcome Derrick White
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:41 pm
by jmr07019
The Comedian wrote:?s=20&t=cK_mPsXvNKwDl0uz1rimaA
Re: Welcome Derrick White
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:49 pm
by Green89
Glad to have his defense, but we lost a ton of bench offense today losing Romeo, Dennis, and Josh. Who will score off our bench now?
Re: Welcome Derrick White
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:56 pm
by Gomes3PC
I love, LOVE this trade. Think we sold high on Richardson, Romeo had no future here, and we're likely looking at a high teens / 20s draft pick we gave up.
We now have a beastly two-way lineup defensively with any combo of Smart/White/Brown/Tatum/Rob/Al.
White's clearly already outperforming his contract and locked in for 3.5 more years, which in this day and age is just critical.
Re: Welcome Derrick White
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:06 pm
by dans1230
Green89 wrote:Glad to have his defense, but we lost a ton of bench offense today losing Romeo, Dennis, and Josh. Who will score off our bench now?
Its clearly time for Nesmith to step up and i think we will be seeing alot of Sam Hauser.
We need Hauser to get some playing time and experience to see if he can be a viable 3 pt shooter off the bench.
Re: Welcome Derrick White
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:11 pm
by Jammer
Just checked on Derrick White's Pre-Draft Measurements in 2017:
6' 3" Height without shoes (1 inch taller than Marcus Smart, who now sports a lot of hair on his head)
6' 7.5 Inch Wingspan
34 Inch NO STEP VERTICAL
3.08 Second 3/4 Sprint Time
8.25 Inch Hand Width by 8.5 Inch Hand Length
6.2% Body Fat
Re: Welcome Derrick White
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:18 pm
by Andrew McCeltic
Scoonie wrote:Is White as slow as he looks?
Probably not that big of a deal, but we traded away the two fastest players on the team in Schroder and Richardson.
Not really.. if you watch him, he's very alert on his feet, agile - knows where to move on both sides of the ball
Re: Welcome Derrick White
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:26 pm
by Bohemian
Welcome to the Celtics, Derrick!
Re: Welcome Derrick White
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:31 pm
by Andrew McCeltic
dans1230 wrote:Green89 wrote:Glad to have his defense, but we lost a ton of bench offense today losing Romeo, Dennis, and Josh. Who will score off our bench now?
Its clearly time for Nesmith to step up and i think we will be seeing alot of Sam Hauser.
We need Hauser to get some playing time and experience to see if he can be a viable 3 pt shooter off the bench.
Different players, but White's ppg aren't far from Schroder's. Romeo wasn't in the rotation. We'll miss Josh's shooting. Nesmith stepping up would be huge. A good shooter on the buyout market would be huge (It's a long shot, but Gary Harris is at 38.8 this year.)
But we need our own guys to shoot better. That's been happening on this recent run.. Can't say it enough - Smart, Al, Tatum are all below their career averages this year, Al and Tatum are *way* below - bad instead of good and mediocre instead of elite. The two guys we're getting are below their career marks, too. If even two of those five heat up, the shooting stops being a liability.
Re: Welcome Derrick White
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:37 pm
by bisme37
Surprising trade and it's an upgrade so I'm happy. Welcome Derrick White!
Re: Welcome Derrick White
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:45 pm
by 31to6
Green89 wrote:Glad to have his defense, but we lost a ton of bench offense today losing Romeo, Dennis, and Josh. Who will score off our bench now?
did you just call Romeo 'bench offense'?
Re: Welcome Derrick White
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:47 pm
by 31to6
I hope White has a long and successful run here, with multiple titles:)
He was a thorn in our side with the Spurs lately -- one of those rangy, under-the-radar good-at-basketball-in-an-old-school-way guys!
Should be great here in his role, whatever it is. In a weird way, he's a great Hayward replacement(?), and I also love having a Marcus Smart replacement ready to go if ever needed.
Re: Welcome Derrick White
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:47 pm
by Marvel
True story. First came to know White as a player when i picked him up off the wire for my fantasy team for the 18-19 season. Been a bit of a fan ever since. One thing that stuck out to me was he blocks shots at a good rate for a guard. Stoked to have him as a Celtic. Our defense is going to be pretty good.
Re: Welcome Derrick White
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:48 pm
by Stan34
Really like the guy. He is the right guy for this team. That's what I have to say about it
Inviato dal mio BAH2-W19 utilizzando Tapatalk
Re: Welcome Derrick White
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:48 pm
by Ed Pinkney
I think White is objectively the best player involved in the deals the Celtics made today, so that seems like it should be a win. They didn't give up too much I don't think, though I think there is valid reasons to wonder if it was an overpay.
But if the Celtics get the better player, upgraded their core talent, and ducked the luxury tax, that also seems like a good thing.
I personally didn't want to see Richardson go, but he had limitations. If White basically eats a majority of the Schroder and Richardson minutes, that makes the main 8 guys a pretty nice rotation.
I haven't seen this anywhere yet, do we know what year the first round pick is going to be?