Talking on NBA Countdown earlier than Recreation 4, ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski dropped a few information gadgets. Each items of data involved Boston Celtics guard Derrick White.
Wojnarowski stated White is beneath critical consideration to affix Workforce USA for this summer time’s Paris Olympics. If Kawhi Leonard of the LA Clippers cannot get his knee to a spot the place he can play, White is taken into account the best choice to interchange him. Leonard was injured main as much as the NBA playoffs, and missed time in the course of the Clippers first-round playoff sequence.
If named to the group, White would be a part of Celtics teammates Jayson Tatum and Jrue Vacation.
The opposite merchandise Wojnarowski handed alongside is that White and the Celtics are each making signing an extension an enormous precedence this summer time. White is eligible to signal a four-year extension price $129 million this offseason. If no settlement is reached earlier than June 30, 2025, then White could be an unrestricted free agent in 2025.
