Even before a pair of devastating injuries struck the Spurs’ backcourt, Derrick White was expected to step into an expanded role in his second NBA season. A strong 2017-18 spent almost exclusively in Austin carried over into an impressive summer in which he was routinely the best player on the floor, making a compelling case for him to crack the 2018-19 rotation. The question was, what kind of opportunity would the versatile but unproven guard get?
Now with Murray out indefinitely with an ACL tear, the question may have been answered for us.