<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/boston-celtics/why-derrick-white-hates-3-point-criticism-celtics');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Derrick White ‘hates’ 3-point criticism surrounding Celtics');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Derrick-White.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Why Derrick White ‘hates’ 3-point criticism surrounding Celtics</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T11:47:59-07:00">September 11th, 11:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T11:47:59-07:00">September 11th, 11:47am</time><address><a>Daniel Donabedian</a>Daniel Donabedian is a beat reporter for ClutchPoints covering the Boston Celtics. He's also covered Villanova men's basketball and Big East basketball, building a strong reputation in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Boston Celtics guard Derrick White is a pretty calm guy. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-derrick-white-jokes-jayson-tatum-doesnt-respect-him">He’s never received a technical in his NBA career</a> and manages to torch teams while remaining mild-mannered. However, the annoyance in his tone was clear when he was asked about one of the most controversial things the Celtics do: shooting 3-pointers.</p><p>On the latest episode of White’s podcast, aptly named the “White Noise Podcast,” the talented two-way guard discussed the debate <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNvWD3UbyQU" rel="noopener">around Boston’s offensive tendencies</a>. And although White is generally relaxed, he couldn’t help but voice his displeasure with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-joe-mazzulla-shot-selection">those who criticize the Celtics’ 3-point volume</a>.</p><p>“I hate it,” he said with a laugh. “I do hate it when people are like, ‘You guys shoot too many threes.'”</p><p>Since Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla took over three years ago, Boston has attempted the most 3-pointers in the NBA. In fact, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-boston-make-nba-history-payton-pritchard-3">Celtics even broke the single-season 3-point record</a> in April.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">SINGLE-SEASON 3-POINT RECORD 🚨</p><p>Watch some of the <a href="https://twitter.com/celtics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@celtics</a> toughest triples on way to 1,370 (and counting) 🔥☘️ <a href="https://t.co/SyIONgjCpx">pic.twitter.com/SyIONgjCpx</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1908341949486051617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>And while this style of play upsets some fans, who might view the Celtics as “shot chuckers,” White argues that they’re myopic in their thinking.</p><p>“Yeah, we do shoot a lot of threes,” White admitted. “The volume is record-setting and we’ve never seen it before, but we had a team where spacing was everything for us. And when we created space and we drove, we attacked, we were creating those two-on-ones, and we were getting looks that every team in the NBA would take, especially from the shooters that we had shooting the shots.”</p><p>Last season, every member of Boston’s starting five was a 3-point threat. Whether it was White or Celtics star Jayson Tatum, nobody could be left alone. Even off the bench, the C’s had <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-payton-pritchard-sixth-man-year-win-helps-boston-make-history">reigning Sixth Man of the Year Payton Pritchard</a>, sharp-shooter Sam Hauser, and veteran big Al Horford who’s developed into a shooter late in his career.</p><p>Given this roster, it’s no surprise the Celtics attempted so many triples. It worked out for them too, as they tried the most 3-pointers during the 2023-24 regular season before dominating the 2024 NBA Finals and raising a championship banner.</p><p>“Sometimes, yeah, there are bad shots, but there’s bad shots at the hoop, too,” White argued. “Nobody seems to care about those. There’s bad shots at mid-range, there’s bad shots from post-ups, like, there’s bad shots everywhere. That’s basketball. But it’s not like every possession that we’re getting a bad three. Yeah, it might be contested, and you usually can debate about that. But I think when we’re playing our way, and we’re playing high-level, we’re just unselfish.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Here's every timely 3-pointer by Derrick White in this year's playoffs 👌</p><p>Right place, right time, always. Had three makes off of the jump-ball: <a href="https://t.co/jSCVqFdRyb">pic.twitter.com/jSCVqFdRyb</a></p><p>— Tomek Kordylewski (@Timi_093) <a href="https://twitter.com/Timi_093/status/1803123168678133960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Heading into the 2025-26 season, the Celtics won’t have the same team that put up all those triples. Tatum is out indefinitely with an Achilles injury, former starters <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/kristaps-porzingis-trade-grade-hawks-celtics-deal">Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday were traded</a>, and Horford is expected to leave in free agency.</p><p>Despite these significant changes, Boston’s shooting habits probably aren’t going away. Mazzulla, White, Pritchard, Hauser, and Celtics star Jaylen Brown are still around. Plus, the C’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/jrue-holiday-trade-grades-for-celtics-blazers-after-stunning-deal">brought in ex-Portland Trail Blazer Anfernee Simons via the Holiday trade</a>, and he’s a prolific 3-point shooter.</p><p>So, to the dismay of some, “Mazzulla Ball” should continue into the 2025-26 season. And no matter what the outside noise sounds like, White is still going to launch from beyond the arc when the opportunity presents itself.</p><p>“I think one of the worst things you could do in basketball is pass up an open look,” White asserted.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Derrick White ‘hates’ 3-point criticism surrounding Celtics

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-why-derrick-white-enjoys-underdog-status');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Derrick White enjoys Celtics’ newfound underdog status');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Why-Derrick-White-enjoys-Bostons-newfound-underdog-status-.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Derrick White enjoys Celtics’ newfound underdog status</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-04T16:20:12-07:00">September 4th, 4:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-04T16:20:12-07:00">September 4th, 4:20pm</time><address><a>Daniel Donabedian</a>Daniel Donabedian is a beat reporter for ClutchPoints covering the Boston Celtics. He's also covered Villanova men's basketball and Big East basketball, building a strong reputation in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-biggest-takeaways-2024-25-media-day">Boston Celtics are expected to compete for championships</a> year in and year out, and ever since guard Derrick White arrived in Beantown, they’ve accomplished that. Following <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/how-both-spurs-celtics-won-derrick-white-trade">White’s trade to Boston in 2022</a>, the Celtics have made two NBA Finals, won one championship, and extended their playoff appearance streak to 11 straight seasons.</p><p>Essentially, the C’s have never been underdogs while White’s been around, but that could very well change in October.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-jayson-tatum-encouraging-update-tedious-achilles-injury-rehab">Celtics star Jayson Tatum may miss the entire 2025-26 season</a> after suffering a ruptured Achilles in May, and former starters Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis were traded away this summer. That eliminates 60% of Boston’s starting rotation from last year, leaving White and 2024 NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown as the last players standing.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Boston Celtics potential lineup next season:</p><p>PG: Derrick White<br>SG: Anfernee Simons<br>SF: Jaylen Brown<br>PF: Chris Boucher<br>C: Neemias Queta</p><p>Bench:<br>• Payton Pritchard<br>• Sam Hauser<br>• Luka Garza<br>• Baylor Scheierman<br>• Jordan Walsh</p><p>Can the Celtics be a Top 6 seed? 🤔☘️ <a href="https://t.co/jY48Fh2ndi">pic.twitter.com/jY48Fh2ndi</a></p><p>— NBA Retweet (@RTNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/RTNBA/status/1952850787815834058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Starters aside, the C’s let backup center Luke Kornet walk in free agency and are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-rumors-al-horford-exit-all-but-confirmed">expected to lose veteran big man Al Horford</a> as well. Although Horford is still with the Green Team at the moment, it doesn’t sound like White is counting on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuhnFJm8EqY" rel="noopener">seeing him in training camp,</a> via the “White Noise Podcast.”</p><p>“It’s definitely going to be different,” White replied when asked about the upcoming season. “I mean, it has to be. We lost KP, Jrue, Luke, and then obviously JT being out. So, you lose three out of five starters. Even like Al. It’s definitely going to change.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">On the latest episode of his podcast, Derrick White spoke on what the new season will bring. </p><p>He also seemed to operate under the assumption that Al Horford won’t be back for the Celtics:</p><p>“It’s definitely gonna be different. It has to be. We lost KP, Jrue, Luke…even, like Al.” <a href="https://t.co/jfsJ2Tz52r">pic.twitter.com/jfsJ2Tz52r</a></p><p>— Daniel Donabedian (@danield1214) <a href="https://twitter.com/danield1214/status/1963380552653783047?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Given all these alterations to the Celtics’ once star-studded roster, it’s no surprise that the NBA world is adjusting their view of the 2024 NBA champions. For instance, FanDuel Sportsbook believes the C’s probably <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba?tab=regular-season-wins" rel="noopener">won’t win more than 45 regular season games</a>, setting their odds to surpass that total at +154.</p><p>And according to ESPN’s <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/futures/_/group/division" rel="noopener">betting projections</a>, the Celtics aren’t even expected to win their division (+750 odds), let alone an NBA championship (+5000 odds).</p><p>Boston isn’t used to this underdog status, yet White is more familiar. In fact, he enjoys the doubt.</p><p>“First time, since I’ve been in Boston, that people don’t believe in us,” he stated. “So, it’s kind of a fun spot for me to be in. It’s kind of where I’ve always done my best, actually.”</p><p>When White was playing D-II basketball with the UCCS Mountain Lions in college, there were probably a lot of people who didn’t think he would make it to the NBA. Flash-forward a decade and the 31-year-old is now an NBA champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and a key part of one of the most renowned sports franchises in the world.</p><p>The 2025-26 season will be an uphill battle for Boston, as it needs to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-rumors-payton-pritchard-set-lineup-change-6moy-jrue-holiday-trade">implement a new starting lineup</a> and adapt to life without Tatum. Yet, White refuses to let these roadblocks damper his mood heading into his ninth year in the league.</p><p>“We got a bunch of competitors,” White said of the Celtics. “I’m just trying to win as many games as possible, and I’m really excited. We got a lot of talent. We got a great coaching staff. So, it’s going to be a fun year.”</p><p>Perhaps the Celtics will have more fun during the 2026-27 season, when Tatum could return to play and the rest of the C’s are (ideally) more accustomed to their roles. But before that happens, White and company must embrace the Celtics’ newfound underdog label and try to prove the ones who gave it to them wrong.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Derrick White enjoys Celtics’ newfound underdog status

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-derrick-white-names-his-least-favorite-nba-city');   ga('set', 'title', 'Celtics’ Derrick White names his least favorite NBA city');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Celtics-guard-Derrick-White-9-dribbles-vs.-Grizzlies-Ja-Morant.jpg"><figcaption>© Petre Thomas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Celtics’ Derrick White names his least favorite NBA city</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-03T20:38:54-07:00">September 3rd, 8:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-03T20:38:54-07:00">September 3rd, 8:38pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>One would realize just how fast time flies when Derrick White, the 29th overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft, is now an elder statesman in the NBA. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-derrick-whites-refreshingly-honest-take-2k-rating">White has become accomplished</a> in the league, being one of the best 3-and-D guards in the entire association, and he’s an NBA champion with the Boston Celtics and an Olympic gold medalist as well for Team USA. Suffice to say, he is one of the most well-respected and esteemed players in the league despite how underrated he tends to be.</p><p>But White would attest to the fact that not all parts of being an NBA player is good. In fact, the Celtics guard revealed the NBA city <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1963374716137476557" rel="noopener">he dreads playing in</a> due to how horrid he finds the facilities there to be.</p><p>“Memphis, probably, [is my least favorite NBA city]. I mean the hotel is probably the worst in the NBA. The food there is good, though,” White said in his podcast, “White Noise”.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"What's your least favorite city [to play in]?"</p><p>Derrick White: "Memphis… I mean, the hotel is probably the worst hotel in the NBA."</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/kicks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kicks</a>)<a href="https://t.co/HX8GxFzxPG">pic.twitter.com/HX8GxFzxPG</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1963374716137476557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Celtics guard also shared that he doesn’t find the hotel in the city where an Eastern Conference rival resides in to be that enjoyable to stay at.</p><p>“Indiana’s got a hotel I don’t like that much. And we spend a lot of time in Indiana. It’s not a good hotel,” White added.</p><p>These NBA players are multi-millionaires who are accustomed to living lavish lifestyles, so it’s not quite clear what passes for a good hotel experience for White. But this only means one thing: the Celtics guard is imploring those in the hotel business in Memphis and Indianapolis to up their games.</p><h2>Derrick White to take on larger role for Celtics next season</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Celtics-Derrick-White-Payton-Pritchard.jpg"><figcaption>Winslow Townson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-derrick-white-affirms-love-boston">Celtics underwent a complete makeover</a> during the offseason; they traded away two key pieces of their 2024 championship team in Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, and Al Horford will be leaving as well. And then to make matters worse, Jayson Tatum will presumably be spending the entirety of the 2025-26 season on the sidelines as he recovers from a torn Achilles.</p><p>Thus, White will have quite the opportunity to break out even further in a larger role. He won’t be alone in this regard, however. Payton Pritchard could average 20 points per game with Tatum out, and Anfernee Simons will be tasked to lead the offense as well.</p><p>Whether that results in a productive season for the Celtics remains to be seen, however, especially when their frontcourt situation is looking dire.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-derrick-white-affirms-love-boston');   ga('set', 'title', 'Celtics news: Derrick White affirms ‘love’ for Boston');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Derrick-White-affirms-love-for-Boston.jpg"></figure><h1>Celtics news: Derrick White affirms ‘love’ for Boston</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-02T09:22:16-07:00">September 2nd, 9:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-02T10:19:21-07:00">September 2nd, 10:19am</time><address><a>Daniel Donabedian</a>Daniel Donabedian is a beat reporter for ClutchPoints covering the Boston Celtics. He's also covered Villanova men's basketball and Big East basketball, building a strong reputation in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Celtics experienced a lot of change this summer, with trades, free agent departures, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-boston-officially-announces-completion-6-1-billion-sale">new ownership</a> significantly altering the franchise. But through all the offseason shakeup, Celtics guard Derrick White has remained, and so has his love for Boston.</p><p>The former San Antonio Spur wasn’t totally prepared to come to Beantown when he was moved at the trade deadline in 2022, yet he has since called the sports-crazed city his home. White <i>literally</i> put his money where his mouth is too, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-derrick-white-125-9-million-contract-extension-after-championship">agreeing to a four-year, $125.9 million extension with the Celtics</a> early in the 2024 offseason.</p><p>While negotiating contracts can often be contentious in today’s NBA, White said <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAwaDzasBk4&amp;t=265s" rel="noopener">the process behind his sizable extension was straightforward</a>, via the “White Noise Podcast.”</p><p>“[It] was much, much more relaxed,” he described. “I didn’t want to play nowhere else. Like, I wanted to be in Boston. I said that—I’ve always said that. And so it was pretty simple.”</p><p>It’s easy to see why White has loved playing for the C’s. Since donning the green and white, he’s appeared in two NBA Finals, won an NBA title, and even taken home an Olympic gold medal.</p><p>“I was super excited just to stay in Boston, to continue to be a Celtic, hopefully do great things in Boston,” he said. “More years in Boston: this is what I want; this is what my family wants. So Boston has been good. My kids were born in Boston. I kind of developed as a player in Boston, and that’s really what it was about, ‘Where do I want to be? What’s going to make me happy?’ And I knew that was going to be in Boston…I love it in Boston.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Derrick White said signing an extension with the Celtics was a no-brainer:</p><p>“Boston has been good. My kids were born in Boston, I kind of developed as a player in Boston…it’s like what's going to make me happy? And I knew that was going to be in Boston. I love it in Boston.” <a href="https://t.co/9ZPpbJAUQU">pic.twitter.com/9ZPpbJAUQU</a></p><p>— Daniel Donabedian (@danield1214) <a href="https://twitter.com/danield1214/status/1962889923372957956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 2, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Derrick White’s development with Celtics</b></h2><p>White truly has developed in Boston, going from an average 3-point shooter to a real threat from beyond the arc. Just last season, the former first-round pick averaged a career-high 16.4 points per game while shooting over 38% from deep. He then averaged a playoff career-high of 18.8 points per outing, becoming the Green Team’s third-leading scorer during that 11-game run.</p><p>In less than two months, the Celtics needed White to be Boston’s second-leading scorer as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-jayson-tatum-encouraging-update-tedious-achilles-injury-rehab">Celtics star Jayson Tatum is out indefinitely as he rehabs</a> from a ruptured Achilles. 2024 NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown should take over as the primary offensive option, yet he’ll need some help during a lengthy regular season in which the Celtics will likely struggle.</p><p>Despite winning more than 60 games in each of the last two seasons, Vegas generally thinks the C’s <a href="https://sports.betmgm.com/en/blog/nba/nba-odds-predictions-season-win-totals-bm23/" rel="noopener">won’t even surpass 50 wins</a> during the 2025-26 campaign. They don’t have a solidified starting five and are missing multiple key players from last year, including two-time NBA champion Jrue Holiday and 7-footer Kristaps Porzingis.</p><p>The Celtics will have White though, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/brad-stevens-reveals-celtics-foundation-amid-jaylen-brown-derrick-white-trade-rumors">they can count on him</a> for at least the foreseeable future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Celtics news: Derrick White affirms ‘love’ for Boston

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A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Celtics have had quite an offseason, unloading both Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday via trade and bracing for a year in which <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-rumors-boston-insider-take-jayson-tatum-injury-status">Jayson Tatum will be sidelined</a> due to a torn Achilles. This season, a lot of the pressure will fall on the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-jaylen-brown-reacts-jayson-tatum-crazy-new-look">shoulders of Jaylen Brown</a> and Derrick White, two ultra-talented wings who helped Boston win a championship in 2024 but won’t have a lot of help this year.</p><p>Recently, NBA 2k’s ratings for the upcoming season came out, and White was revealed to be an 87 overall.</p><p>Instead of airing his grievances to Ronnie 2k, as many players choose to do, White instead took to his own White Noise podcast <a href="https://x.com/kicks/status/1961099425193001055" rel="noopener">to break down</a> why he is perfectly content with his rating.</p><p>“Everybody’s always upset about their 2K rating… I’ll be the one that’s not upset about it,” said White, via Kicks on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>87 overall would seem to be quite fair for White, who is one of the elite role players in the NBA, capable of knocking down three pointers with great accuracy while providing elite defense on the other end of the floor. White has also improved his ability to make plays off the dribble during his time with the Celtics.</p><p>However, for the first time in his career this year, White will see the opposing team’s best or second best defender, which will be a good test for how much of his excellence with the Celtics has been to his elite teammates.</p><h2><b>A transitional year for the Celtics</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Derrick-White-Celtics.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While White and Brown remain two of the best wings in the NBA, Boston doesn’t have a ton of talent elsewhere on their roster this year with Tatum out and Holiday and Porzingis traded.</p><p>The Celtics’ frontcourt could be a disaster given the options currently at head coach Joe Mazzulla’s disposal, and it remains to be seen how Payton Pritchard and Anfernee Simons, two microwave scorers who don’t provide a ton in the way of defense, will be utilized this season.</p><p>In all likelihood, Boston’s focus will be positioning themselves to be able to hit the ground running once Tatum returns in 2026-27.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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