Derrick White is averaging 1.3 blocks a game. When the …
Derrick White is averaging 1. 3 blocks a game. When the season closes this weekend, he will become the only the second player of his height in history, joining Dwyane Wade, to do so.
But he doesn’t just get a hand on the ball . He swats shots in transition, speeding from the rearview to slap away finger rolls. He slides over as a helper, sprawling upward with two hands straight in the air, as if he believes himself to be Rudy Gobert.
Opposing players are shooting just 55 percent on dunks and layups when White is the nearest defender, 13th in the NBA and first among guards by a landslide, according to Second Spectrum. “Sometimes, you kinda panic, and you either foul or get out of the way,” White said. “You don’t (want that).
My timing is pretty good. Just a little bit of both of that combines to hopefully them missing more than they make. ” New York Times This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Derrick White is averaging 1.
3 blocks a game. When the …