Before you read this extremely questionable article please note 2 things
I don't have ball knowledge I've conveyed this point to others multiple times I promise you I don't
I don't make NBA articles this is my first and very well could be my last
little background information on Derrick White
He was born on July 2, 1994 in Parker, Colorado, and was largely overlooked by major college basketball programs coming out of Legend High School. He began his collegiate career with no athletic scholarship and settled at the Division II level with the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. He then became a standout player and eventually led to a transfer to the Division I school of Colorado Boulder for his senior season. After his performances there he caught the attention of NBA scouts. This led to his selection by the San Antonio Spurs with the 29th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. After spending 4.5 seasons white them he was traded to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Josh Richardson, Romeo Langford, a 2022 first-round pick (Blake Wesley) and the rights to swap 2028 first-round picks. Than on February 10, 2023, against the Charlotte Hornets, he scored a career-high 33 points in a 127–116 victory. And just three days later, White was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week after averaging 24.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 7.5 assists as a starter. On July 1 2024, White signed a four-year, $125.9 million extension with the Celtics. As of right now he is averaging 16.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists. He is also DWhite4MVP favorite player(I think).
While supposedly normal basketball people will spend time debating whether Michael Jordan or LeBron James is the Greatest of All Time, Im uhh gonna attempt to find reasons why Derrick White is the GOAT(and I'm a Kuzma supporter y'all 😭)
To be a GOAT to some people you need signature moments, and White has them. He cemented his legacy during Game 6 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. With the Celtics down one point and facing elimination against the Miami Heat, White crashed the offensive glass and tipped in a buzzer-beater with 0.1 seconds left on the clock. He followed that up by the Boston Celtics dominant run to the 2024 NBA Championship.
He plays alongside superstars who command the share of game time, yet he never complains about his role. He simply adapts to whatever the team needs on any given night.
He boasts an incredibly low turnover rate despite operating as a primary playmaker. He rarely forces on bad shots, rarely makes reckless passes, and never lets offensive slumps affect his defensive intensity.
White is a great defender and a master of generating steals and blocks. During the 2025–2026 season, he averaged an incredible 1.3 blocks and 1.1 steals per game. And during that 2025–2026 campaign, he became the first Boston Celtic to record at least 75 steals and 75 blocks in a single season since Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett did it back in 2008. He consistently leads all NBA guards in total contested shots. Even if he does not get his hand on the ball, his closeouts are perfectly timed to disrupt the shooter's rhythm without committing a reckless foul. He has also earned multiple selections to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team but i'm sure DWhite4MVP could argue first team.
Finally when you start drawing statistical comparisons to Michael Jordan and Dwyane Wade and LeBron James and Kyle Kuzma(okay fine maybe not him) you have entered GOAT territory. During the 2025–2026 season, White achieved a monumental milestone by joining Wade and Jordan as the only guards in NBA history to record 50 or more games with at least three blocks. To top that off, on New Year's Eve of 2025, White set a career-high by swatting an absolutely absurd 7 shots in a single game. That performance tied the all-time NBA record for rejections by a guard in a single game. He isn't just a great blocking guard for this era; he is statistically in the conversation for the greatest shot-blocking guard of all time.
Now I know statistics obviously aren't everything but what else am I supposed to come up with.
Also his middle name is Richard, idk why just wanted to say.
Nicknames
-"the Buffalo"
-"the Swiss Army Knife"
Debut: October 17, 2017
Positions
-Shooting Guard
-Point Guard
Preferred Hand: Right
Teammates (in order of name- height-weight-experience in years)
Dalano Banton- 6'8- 203 lbs- 4
Jalen Bridges- 6'7- 225 lbs- 1
Jaylen Brown- 6'6- 223 lbs- 9
Kendall Brown- 6'6- 205 lbs- 3
Luka Garza- 6'10- 243 lbs- 4
Hugo González- 6'6- 200 lbs- Rookie
Ron Harper Jr.- 6'5- 233 lbs- 3
Sam Hauser- 6'7- 217 lbs- 4
RJ Luis Jr.- 6'6- 215 lbs- Rookie
Payton Pritchard- 6'1- 195 lbs- 5
Neemias Queta- 7'0- 248 lbs- 4
Baylor Scheierman- 6'6- 205 lbs- 1
Max Shulga- 6'4"- 210 lbs- Rookie
Jayson Tatum- 6'8"- 210 lbs- 8
John Tonje- 6'4- 218 lbs- Rookie
Nikola Vučević- 6'9- 265 lbs- 14
Jordan Walsh- 6'6- 205 lbs- 2
Derrick White- 6'4- 190 lbs- 8
Amari Williams- 6'11- 250 lbs- Rookie
Thanks for reading what could very well be my only ever NBA article and please like and flame
also no PLEASE do not ask me to do this kinda article with your favorite player.