Derrick White has become the most irreplaceable player on the Boston Celtics after Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, but that doesn't necessarily mean he won't be traded in 2025-26. Boston is in uncharted territory, with multiple All-Stars lost this offseason and Tatum recovering from a torn Achilles tendon.
In the event that the Celtics' season goes south and an eye is turned to an even more dramatic restructuring of the team in place, then the Houston Rockets will likely be on line one for White.
White, 31, has become the prototype for what every team dreams of having in a third star.