Clippers Named Potential Trade Suitor for Celtics’ Derrick White originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Los Angeles Clippers have already been the subject of a report suggesting they would be interested in pursuing a guard from the Boston Celtics this offseason.
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The guard in that report was Jrue Holiday, who could end up on the trade block as the Celtics try to reshape their roster for a season without Jayson Tatum.
Now it seems there is another guard from the Celtics’ roster who could also be of interested to the Clippers.
Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn LueRobert Edwards-Imagn Images
During a recent appearance on the Third Apron Podcast, CBS Sports’ Sam Quinn said that the Clippers would make sense as a trade suitor for Celtics guard Derrick White.
When the report came out about the Clippers being interested in Jrue Holiday, I wrote about why I didn’t like that move.
I would like this move a whole lot more for the Clippers.
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While Holiday’s talents mostly come on one end of the floor, White could help the Clippers on both ends.
He is a strong defender, having earned All-Defensive honors in two of the last three seasons.
He’d also give the Clippers another dependable option on offense. He averaged 16.4 points and 4.8 assists per game this past season.
His three-point shooting would give the Clippers a boost in another area where they need it. He knocked down 3.5 threes per game this past season while shooting 38.4% from behind the arc.
Meanwhile, the Clippers were near the bottom of the league in both three point attempts and made threes.
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White wouldn’t be a cheap option. He carries a $28.1 million cap hit into next season and it escalates each year after. He’d also require the Clippers to part with a decent amount of the little remaining draft capital they have available.
Still, he’d be worth the price as a great fit to play alongside James Harden in the Clippers’ backcourt.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 5, 2025, where it first appeared.