Celtics vice president of basketball operations Mike Zarren wanted to make it clear that the team never came close to trading Derrick White during the 2025 NBA Draft on Thursday. However, they were apparently willing to tell teams what it would take to land the standout guard.
Boston told a rival team that it sought a “Mikal Bridges-type” offer for White in the leadup to the 2025 NBA Draft, The Stein Line‘s Jake Fischer reported Saturday.
In case you need a refresher, the Knicks gave up four unprotected first-round picks, a top-four protected first-round pick, an unprotected first-round pick, a second-round pick, and three veteran players (Bojan Bogdanovic, Mamadi Diakite, Shake Milton) to acquire Bridges from the Nets in the 2024 offseason.