best guard defender in the league. Rim protection is one of the most important skills in the nba and no other guard is a better help side defender and rim contester that white.
Finally his defense is getting more recognition after being traded to the Celtics. There is only one defensive highlights compilation I saw of Derrick White when he was with the Spurs and of course it has very few views. I love how he manages to most of the time put a hand on the face of the defender and how he recovers on defense but what really takes his D on another level is his ability to take a charge. As an offensive player, it is a challenging to score on White because you can’t be too aggressive on him because he can draw the charge but if you are not aggressive enough, he is going to stick on you like glue and he is a threat to block the shot or steal the ball. 3:49 of course is my favorite play.
