Derrick White on signing Celtics extension: "I’d never want to play anywhere else. I wanted to be in Boston"

After helping lead the Celtics to an NBA championship in 2024, Derrick White signed a four-year, $125.9 million contract extension. The first of those four years begins this season. On the latest episode of his podcast White Noise, White discussed his decision to only consider extending with the Boston Celtics:

“I’d never want to play anywhere else. I wanted to be in Boston… I’ve always said that. It was pretty simple, pretty straight forward. Signing that, I was super excited just to stay in Boston and continue to be a Celtic. Hopefully do great things in Boston.”

This is what I want. This is what my family wants. Boston’s been good. My kids were born in Boston, I kind of developed as a player in Boston. That’s really what it was about — where do I want to be, what’s going to make me happy, and I knew that was going to be in Boston.”

We always root for everyone wearing a Celtics jersey, but with Derrick White it's even easier to pull for him, since he seems like such a great person and the type of player Red Auerbach would have made a Celtic for life. The mideseason trade for White continues to be Brad Stevens greatest move as the team's president.


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