Thunder Head Coach Makes Stance Clear On Celtics Guard Derrick White
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Thunder Head Coach Makes Stance Clear On Celtics Guard Derrick White originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Prior to the Boston Celtics ' defeat of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault offered up some praise for Celtics guard Derrick White.
“There are certain guys that get labeled as role players but they execute the role so well that they ascend out of that category. He's one of them… He's one of the elite guys in those roles. He's been a connective tissue for them in terms of the success they've had.
” Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault on Derrick White: “There are certain guys that get labeled as role players but they execute the role so well that they ascend out of that category. He's one of them… He's one of the elite guys in those roles. He's been a connective tissue for… pic.
twitter. com/nzh2HonxYw — Justin Turpin (@JustinmTurpin) March 25, 2026 This is far from the first time that White has garnered kind words from an opposing head coach. A few weeks ago, Cleveland Cavaliers' Kenny Atkinson labeled White a top-five player in the NBA.