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Derrick White is a ‘real potential candidate’ to join Team USA if Kawhi Leonard can’t play

Derrick White is one win away from an NBA championship, but that may not be the only hardware the Celtics guard pursues in the coming months.

White could potentially join teammates Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday in Paris if a current member of the team is unable to compete, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

“I’m told that Derrick White looms as a real potential candidate for Team USA in the Summer Olympics if Kawhi Leonard is unable to successfully rehab back from that knee inflammation that kept him out of the back-end of the playoffs,” Wojnarowski said on “NBA Countdown” ahead of Friday’s Game 4.