Celtics' Derrick White Can Make NBA History By Reaching This Benchmark
Boston Celtics guard Derrick White is close to achieving a first-time feat to close the 2025-26 season.
Celtics' Derrick White Can Make NBA History By Reaching This Benchmark originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Derrick White has three more games to solidify a unique NBA milestone.
The Boston Celtics guard has 98 blocks entering Thursday night's game against the New York Knicks. Two more would give him an unparalleled single-season feat. ESPN Insights noted that White can become the first player in NBA history to register at least 100 blocks and 200 three-point makes in the same season.
That distinction illuminates White's ascension into a two-way star. He's averaging a career-high 16. 7 points per game with 206 threes, the NBA's 18th-most triples.
White has also swatted the game's 13th-most blocks, occupying a leaderboard littered with big men. ESPN Insights also shared that White trails only Dwyane Wade (106 in 2008-09) and David Thompson (99 in 1977-78) in single-season rejections by a player who's 6-foot-5 or shorter. Meanwhile, White has also pocketed a career-high 86 steals and 408 assists.