The Warriors will focus on the Celtics backcourt players, but can they come up with the right chips?
7:47am, 21 May 2025Basketball
According to the news of The Ringer reporter Logan Murdock, the backcourt star Derrick White, currently playing for the Boston Celtics, may become an important signing target for the Golden State Warriors in the next offseason.
In the NBA regular season this season, White played 76 games in the first 82 games, averaging 33.9 minutes per game, averaging 16.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.1 blocks, and 1.7 turnovers and 1.8 fouls, shooting percentage of 44.2%, three-point shooting percentage of 38.4%, and free throw shooting percentage of 83.9%. In the playoffs, White played 11 times in total, with averaging 37.7 minutes per game, averaging 18.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 0.6 steals and 1.1 blocks, and 1.2 turnovers and 2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 46.3%, three-point shooting percentage was 38.5%, and free throw shooting percentage was 86.1%.
White performed quite well this season. He has performed relatively stably in the regular season and during the playoffs. He can assume a lot of responsibilities on both the offense and defense. With his tactical status not particularly outstanding, he can maintain stable offensive efficiency on the offensive end. He can stand up and play an important role in many games in the playoffs. He also has certain strength in passing and organizing offense, and his contribution on the defensive end is obvious to all. White can be regarded as an all-round player with both offense and defense, and his value to the team on the court is also very outstanding. It’s just that the Celtics’ performance this season cannot meet expectations, and the team’s salary space explodes, so they really need to consider lowering their salary this summer. In this case, White is indeed very likely to become a potential candidate for leaving the team.
White looks like he can be Stephen Curry's golden partner. But the problem is that the Warriors don't seem to have any good bargaining chips in their hands. Considering that the Celtics have Jaylen Brown, they obviously don't want to get Jonathan Kuminga by signing first and then changing. In addition to Kuminga, the chips the Warriors can provide may be Brandin Podziemski or Moses Moody. The problem is that everyone should also see the performance of Podjemsky and Moody during the playoffs. If the Celtics want to remain competitive enough in the playoffs next season, sending White away and getting players like Podjemsky or Moody, it doesn't seem like an ideal choice. Then the question is, the Warriors are very interested in White, and will the Celtics be interested in Warriors players?
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