Derrick White’s time with Team USA provides a rare opportunity to reconsider how he fits in with the Spurs’ deep rotation of guards. While the level of his play reinforced much of what excited the team and its fans about his emergence last season, it’s the unique and versatile nature of his game that will have the most impact on this year’s squad.
Playing alongside Kemba Walker, Donovan Mitchell and Marcus Smart is almost a little too on the nose in terms of standing in for the Spurs’ ones and twos.