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Derrick White

Boston Celtics · #9 · Plus starter
SG6'4"190 lbage 319 yrs expColoradoParker, CO
2nd best of 11 on BOSworth +5.2 wins to the rotation
OFF82DEF80
Elite rim protector & playmaker
BOS
Boston Celtics
Eastern · Atlantic · proj. 62-20 (▲+1.4)
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3× All-Defensive

The connective tissue of Boston's roster and one of the most underrated guards in basketball — an All-Defensive First Team pick who finished sixth in Defensive Player of the Year voting. He's a 91st-percentile rim protector for a guard who blocks 1.3 a game, a high-feel playmaker (87th percentile, 5.4 assists) who almost never coughs it up, and a knockdown 90% free-throw shooter. The only soft spot is finishing through traffic inside.

16.5
PPG
4.4
RPG
5.4
APG
1.1
SPG
1.3
BPG
GP 77MPG 34.1FG% 39.43P% 32.7FT% 90.2TS% 52.9USG% 22PER 16BPM +3.2VORP 3.5EPM +3.2
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Rim protection99
Playmaking88
Perimeter defense83
Shooting80
Rebounding78
Scoring75
Inside finishing63

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2017-18 to 2025-26 · 9 seasons
13.4
PPG
3.8
RPG
4.3
APG
571
GAMES
Points 7,666Win Shares 46.7Starts 455Best season 2023-24 · 15.2 ppg
Games played, last three seasons92%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 29 → 31
▬Steady

Derrick, at 31, has held steady — 7.7 → 7.7 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Declining about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▼ 6.9 wins (-0.8)
Age takes about 0.6 wins off at 32. Range 5.9–7.8 wins.
Production (BPM)+3.8 → +3.2-0.626-27 forecast +3.0
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: +3.8 · 73 games2024-25: +3.5 · 76 games2025-26: +3.2 · 77 games2026-27: +3.0 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)7.7 → 7.7+0.026-27 forecast 6.9
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 7.7 · 73 games2024-25: 7.9 · 76 games2025-26: 7.7 · 77 games2026-27: 6.9 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $36.7M vs $30.3M salary+$6.3M
His play is projected to be worth more than he is paid.
$30.3M salary2023-24: $43.3M · 73 games2024-25: $44.3M · 76 games2025-26: $43.3M · 77 games2026-27: $36.7M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $30,348,000 cap hit · through '29. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$30,348,000Guaranteed
14% of the club’s payroll · 3rd of 13 priced deals
Runs through3 seasons
Est. market value$36,668,000 /yr
Surplus+$6,320,000
BARGAINworth more than he is paid

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.