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CelticsBlog exit interview: Derrick White is still everyone’s favorite role player

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The Derrick White Experience is ever-expanding.

The Derrick White you see today is a far cry from the man who debuted in Celtics green on Feb. 11, 2022.

That version of Derrick White, sporting a headband and hair that popped out like a head of cauliflower, was truly a jack of all trades, and a master of none. From 2019-2021, he was a career 35% shooter from behind the 3-point line, a capable scorer and passer that averaged 11.6 points and 3.7 assists per night, and an admirably solid perimeter defender.

The Derrick White of today, the one who shed that hair and headband combo to be a bald-headed assassin, is a different kind of beast, and is without a doubt one of the league’s premier non-star players.