Derrick White to get four-year max extension from Celtics
Boston Celtics guard Derrick White.
Derrick White has agreed to a four-year, $125.9M extension with the Celtics, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal includes a player option in the final season, Wojnarowski adds.
The extension will take effect with the 2025-26 season, and White’s yearly salaries are projected to be $28.1M, $30.3M, $32.6M and $34.8M, per Yossi Gozlan of HoopsHype.
It’s the maximum amount White was eligible to get based on his current deal, but he might have landed more if he had waited for free agency next summer.
Signing White to a long-term contract was an offseason priority for the Celtics, who are also hoping to reach extensions with Jayson Tatum and Sam Hauser. Boston is reportedly re-signing Luke Kornet and Neemias Queta, so the core of the championship roster is likely to remain together for a while.
If Tatum agrees to a supermax extension this summer, as expected, Boston could have the most expensive team in league history next season and may top $200M in salary by 2025-26, notes Bobby Marks of ESPN.
Tax penalties are set to increase next year under the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, so management will have to determine how long it’s willing to accept that extra expense.
White, 29, has excelled in Boston since being acquired from San Antonio at the 2022 trade deadline. He averaged 15.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 73 games last season while earning a second-team spot on the All-Defensive team.
White wasn’t a highly touted prospect when the Spurs selected him out of Colorado with the 29th pick in the 2017 draft. He established himself as a starter in San Antonio and is now considered one of the league’s best two-way guards.
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