CBS Sports ranks Celtics wing Derrick White in the NBA's top 20 shooting guards for 2022-23

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CBS Sports ranks Celtics wing Derrick White in the NBA's top 20 shooting guards for 2022-23


Justin Quinn

September 24, 2022 5:12 pm ET



The annual mid-September ranking season that precedes every new NBA campaign may have been delayed a bit by the breaking of the Boston Celtics’ Ime Udoka scandal, but it cannot be stopped. And the folks over at CBS Sports did their part ranking shooting guards for the 2022-23 season, with Celtics wing Derrick White clocking in as the No. 19 shooting guard in the Association in their estimation.

“There were stretches during Boston’s run to the Finals, and in the Finals, when White was the most important player on the floor,” suggests CBS analyst Brad Botkin.

“He can find his 3-point shot in spurts and get in the paint to open the floor for Boston’s star scorers, but mostly he’s a two-way glue guy whose basketball IQ was described by Gregg Popovich as ‘off the charts.'”


“That the Celtics can bring a guy this impactful off the bench is a luxury,” adds the CBS analyst — and with the off-court distractions the team is currently coping with, they can use all the luxury they can get.


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White is also rated 19th? Again, not a starter but he could be at times.

Smart, White and Brogdon. I can't wait.

dboss wrote:So Derrick White is a shooting guard now?  Somebody should let him know that. Even if it was true how do explain that he is
ranked at 19 a one spot above Buddy Hield at # 20.

How come Jaylen Brown is not listed?  

In any event White is a very poor shooter from the field so referencing him as a shooting guard is a contradiction in terms.

Right, since when is he a legit SG? Really??? with his shooting% and JB is not even on the list? Amazing how much garbage is out there in the internet world….