It was reported in the offseason that San Antonio Spurs combo guard Derrick White was locking himself in the gym to refine his three-point shot. As one of the few unanticipated additions to storied coach Gregg Popovich’s Team USA squad in the FIBA World Cup, White took a breakout sophomore campaign and built on it by adding to his game and learning from his peers.
His hard work is coming to fruition this season as the third-year player is up to 39.2% shooting on 2.4 triples per contest. This percentage is a 5.4% leap from what he finished with last year, albeit on fewer takes.