Toronto Raptors make a strong offer for Derrick White

The Boston Celtics’ offseason of re-tooling has already taken shape. In nan past mates of days, nan squad has already parted ways pinch Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, signaling nan commencement of astatine slightest a soft rebuild for adjacent season.

Derrick White could go nan adjacent domino to fall. According to a study from ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel, nan Toronto Raptors person emerged arsenic a imaginable campaigner for White’s services, coming successful pinch a beardown connection surrounding nan Raptors’ lottery prime successful this year’s draft.

“As portion of unexpected discussions held pinch nan Celtics this week, sources opportunity nan Raptors created an connection based astir nan ninth prime successful nan 2025 NBA Draft,” Siegel said. “The anticipation is that if Toronto was to plaything a woody for White successful nan coming hours starring up to Wednesday's draft, they would do truthful pinch nan engagement of different teams arsenic portion of a larger, multi-team trade.” 

White signed a four-year hold worthy $118 cardinal pinch nan Celtics past offseason, which will footwear successful this upcoming season. White was basal successful Boston’s title tally successful 2024, and has go a instrumentality favourite successful municipality for his exceptional two-way play. 

Since landing successful Boston via waste and acquisition successful 2022, White has transformed his career. He has averaged 14.2 points per crippled and changeable 38 percent from three-point scope successful 3 and a half seasons successful Boston. This past season, he averaged a career-high 16.2 points per game, and bumped that up to 18.8 points per crippled successful nan playoffs. 

With nan Celtics apt taking a different guidance this offseason, nan business pinch White will beryllium 1 to show if he’s not traded sooner alternatively than later.