In his first trade deadline as President of Basketball Operations. Brad Stevens put the league on notice. He wasn’t shy about laying it all out there, and in the end, the Boston Celtics improved because of it.
Getting Daniel Theis back is one thing, but adding Derrick White is another. Theis projects to be a high-end backup center that will give Al Horford and Robert Williams some much-needed rest. But White is a player that can play big minutes for the C’s, improving their already elite defense in the process.
Now obviously, as CelticsBlog’s Neil Iyer pointed out here, there are certain drawbacks to the trade.