For the second consecutive season, the Celtics have made a swing at the trade deadline with an eye toward the postseason, trading backup guards Josh Richardson and Romeo Langford and a first-round pick for Spurs guard Derrick White.
But unlike last year, when the Celtics’ big move was bringing in Evan Fournier to provide more scoring help, the White acquisition looks like a move much more geared toward locking things down on the defensive end.
In Brad Stevens’s eyes, the savvy, defensive-minded guard is exactly what the Celtics need to get the most out of stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.