Why Derrick White enjoys Newfound Undergound Underdog Status

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The Boston Celtics is expected to compete for championships Year in the year and since then from the guard Derrick White He arrived in Beantown, they achieved. Next White Trade Boston in 2022 yearsThe Celtici made two NBA finals, won one championship and expanded their playoffs look at the stripe at 11 straight seasons.

In essence, Cs have never been unfinished, while white was around, but it could be changed very well in October.

Celtics Star Jaison Tatum can miss the whole season all 2025-26 After you suffer ruptured achilles in May, and former beginners Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis were to be troubled this summer. Which eliminates 60% of the Boston initial rotation from last year, leaving the white and 2024 NBA finals MVP Jailen Brown As the last players standing.

Starts aside, C is playing Backup Center Hatch grain walk free agency and are It is expected to lose veteran big men al Horford Also. Although Horford is still with a green team, it doesn’t sound like white counts right now Seeing him in the training camp, through “white forest podcast”.

“It will definitely be different,” the answer was white when he asked about the upcoming season. “I mean, we’ll be. We lost KP, Jrue, Luke, and then it’s obvious that JT is out. Even like Al. It will definitely change it.

Given all these changes to Celtic ‘Once Sturted Roster, it’s not a surprise that the NBA world adjusts their view of the NBA 2024 champions. For example, Fanduel Sports believes is probably probable will not win more than 45 regular seasonal gamesSetting up their chances to outlast it a total of +154.

And according to the ESPN Betting projectionsCeltic is also not expected to win their division (+750 betting odds), let alone NBA championship (+5000 kettes).

Boston is not used in this Underdog status, but white is more famous. In fact, he enjoys doubt.

“For the first time, since I was in Boston, that people didn’t believe in us,” he said. “So it’s kind of a fun place for me. It’s kind of where I always did my best.”

When the white played basketball D-II with UCCS mountain lions, there were probably a lot of people who did not think that the NBA would succeed. Flash-for Forward Decade and 31 year old is now the NBA Champion, the Olympic Gold Medalist and a key part of one of the most famous sports franchises in the world.

The 2025-26 season will be uphill battle for Boston, as it takes Implement a new starting lineup and adapt to life without dad. Still, white refuses to let these blockades go on the way to rent her mood as it goes to his ninth year in the league.

“We have a bunch of competitors,” White told Celtic. “I’m just trying to win the more matches as possible and I’m really excited. We have a lot of talents. We have great coaching staff. So it will be a fun year.”

Perhaps the Celtics will have more fun during the season of 2026-27, when Tatum could return to the game, and the other Cs are (ideally) accustomed to their roles. But before happening, white and company must embrace a newborn label for newborn Celtic “and trying to prove those who gave them wrong.





2025-09-04 23:20:00

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