Josh Hart says Derrick White is more impactful than Jayson Tatum

“Besides Steph Currys, LeBron James, KDs, Luka Doncics, Jayson Tatums, and Jaylen Browns, I’m talking about the role players and the players right above role players. If you took those guys and just swapped them out, and no one knew who their name was on the back of the jersey, you couldn’t tell the difference,” Beverley stressed. “The guys [in Europe] know how to play the right way. They play extremely hard; it’s built on a team game. They understand the game and know how to play the game. I’m talking about some of the greatest minds I have ever seen people have. “Theodoros Papaloukas, who was a magician with the ball. Milos Teodosic, EuroLeague MVP, a guy, who was a magician with the ball,” he praised his former teammates at Olympiacos. “Not just smart on the court, but intelligent in life and show you things on the court that you’d be, ‘Damn, I didn’t even see that.’ -via BasketNews / May 28, 2024

“Out of all the young guys, they (Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown) have the most experience out of anybody, they’ve been to finals, they’ve been to Eastern Conference Finals, they’ve been in a bunch of playoff series against different teams and Miami and Milwaukee,” Kevin Garnett said on ESPN. “They’re the most battle-tested out of all the young boys, and I think it’s their time. I think it’s the Celtics’ time. They have an unbelievable team, they are steamrolling through the playoffs, and they’re making it look easy. Indiana’s giving them their best, but I think the Celtics just too much man, I really feel like it’s the Celtics’ time man. It’s the Celtics’ time right now.” -via Clutch Points / May 28, 2024

Justin Kubatko: Jayson Tatum in the 2024 Eastern Conference Finals: 30.3 PPG 10.3 RPG 6.3 APG He’s just the third player in NBA history to average at least 30p/10r/5a in a conference finals, joining Hakeem Olajuwon (1995) and LeBron James (2015). Read & share: statitudes.com/p/nba-game-not… pic.twitter.com/GOeBjMRz5k -via Twitter @jkubatko / May 28, 2024

Jay King: Derrick White: “First off just congrats and a lot of respect for Indiana, their team and their coaching staff. They just would not go away.” -via Twitter @ByJayKing / May 27, 2024

StatMuse: Derrick White is leading the Celtics in blocks and threes this playoffs. pic.twitter.com/j1VeeUMeLj -via Twitter @statmuse / May 27, 2024

ClutchPoints: The Boston Celtics had 8 players with 100+ three pointers in the regular season 🎯 Jayson Tatum — 229 🎯 Sam Hauser — 197 🎯 Derrick White — 196 🎯 Payton Pritchard —147 🎯 Jaylen Brown — 145 🎯 Jrue Holiday — 138 🎯 Kristaps Porzingis —110 🎯 Al Horford — 108 pic.twitter.com/uO5mad6Lsh -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / May 27, 2024

Josh Hart: They going at that man every chance -via x.com / May 27, 2024

Ben Golliver: TNT’s Reggie Miller defends Tyrese Haliburton from “frontrunner” allegations: “You can make a case the Knicks were frontrunning and trash-talking. In Game 2, they didn’t start chanting until the game was in hand. Josh Hart didn’t come over to me until the game was in hand.” -via Twitter @BenGolliver / May 23, 2024

Hart, like White, was 27 at the time of the trade. He instantly became a defining Knick. New York was confident it could re-sign Hart on a long-term deal; Hart had told Portland the Knicks were his preferred destination, and the Blazers worked to send Hart there — never opening trade talks to the entire league, sources said. -via ESPN / May 23, 2024