Derrick White has become one of the Boston Celtics ’ most dependable pieces since arriving in a trade from the San Antonio Spurs back in 2022. The versatile guard has grown into an elite two-way player, earning All-Defensive Team honors while helping Boston to a championship in 2024.

White would join a Rockets club that, coming off a 52-30 run in 2024-25, has already brought in Kevin Durant, Dorian Finney-Smith, and Clint Capela this summer, while re-signing incumbents Fred VanVleet, Jabari Smith Jr., Jae'Sean Tate, Jeff Green and Aaron Holiday to new deals.

It would hurt to see the Boston Celtics trade Derrick White, but that's not stopping all of the talk out there about it. The post NBA Insider Sheds Light on Possible Celtics Derrick White Trade appeared first on Heavy Sports.

No one wants to part with White, but the Celtics still need to cut more salary, and White’s value is likely never to be higher coming off the best season of his career.

New Report on Celtics' Jaylen Brown, Derrick White Trade Decision originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Since trading Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, the Boston Celtics have had a pretty quiet offseason. They have signed their draft picks on top of signing Luka Garza and Josh Minott, but haven't made any significant moves.

The Celtics were in plenty of trade rumors when it came to some of their biggest stars ahead of the 2025 NBA Draft, though no further deals took place. Teams asked about Derrick White and Jaylen Brown, though the Celtics didn’t like enough of the offers.

The Boston Celtics got their offseason off to a fast start when they traded Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis ahead of the 2025 NBA Draft. By making those trades, Brad Stevens took the Celtics under the second luxury tax apron, giving the franchise additional flexibility as they head toward free agency and beyond.

There are reports that other teams are interested in trying to pry Jaylen Brown and Derick White from the Celtics, though Boston's assistant general manager Mike Zarren recently shut down the possibility of that happening.

Derrick White was rumored to be a trade candidate during the 2025 NBA Draft, but there reportedly wasn't a deal close to happening involving him.

The Boston Celtics’ core as we know it has been shaken up recently. Following the second-round playoff loss to the New York Knicks and Jayson Tatum’s Achilles injury, the Celtics were looking at an overly expensive team.