Celtics Urged to Flip Derrick White for No. 3 Pick to Escape Repeater Tax Trap

Celtics Urged to Flip Derrick White for No. 3 Pick to Escape Repeater Tax Trap

Bleacher Report’s NBA salary cap expert Eric Pincus has floated a daring three-team trade proposal that would send Boston Celtics guard Derrick White to the Houston Rockets in a move designed to cut costs, reset the roster, and ease the financial strain of the league’s punishing repeater tax penalties.The trade idea, which Pincus published this week, would see White — one of the Celtics’ core veterans — shipped to Houston, while Boston would rec…

Proposed 3-Team Trade Flips Derrick White For Former Top-3 Pick

As a retooling team, the Boston Celtics are prime candidates to make an in-season trade. Brad Stevens made multiple cost-cutting deals over the summer, and while those moves helped Boston duck under the second apron, there’s more work to be done if Stevens wants the team to get out of the luxury tax altogether. A lot will depend on how much change Stevens is looking to make. The Celtics could avoid the luxury tax by moving Sam Hauser. However, i…

Boston Celtics explode trade rumors as Derrick White heads to Rockets in shocking shake-up!

Celtics Facing Tough Decisions After Heavy Loss Following an overwhelming 128-101 defeat to the Houston Rockets, which featured standout performances from Kevin Durant, Amen Thompson, and Alperen Şengün, the Boston Celtics find themselves at a crossroads. This latest setback has reignited discussions about the team’s direction, with some analysts suggesting that it may be time for Boston to embrace a rebuilding phase. While the Celtics had recen…

Boston Celtics Will Trade Derrick White

Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images Entering the NBA offseason, the Boston Celtics were seen as one of the more interesting teams across the entire league. Boston fell short of going on another deep playoff run last season, and to make matters worse, they lost star Jayson Tatum to injury. Tatum is expected to miss the entire current season due to the injury, and the Celtics made some drastic moves to the roster over the summer. Boston tr…