No one wants to part with White, but the Celtics still need to cut more salary, and White’s value is likely never to be higher coming off the best season of his career.

White would join a Rockets club that, coming off a 52-30 run in 2024-25, has already brought in Kevin Durant, Dorian Finney-Smith, and Clint Capela this summer, while re-signing incumbents Fred VanVleet, Jabari Smith Jr., Jae'Sean Tate, Jeff Green and Aaron Holiday to new deals.

New Report on Celtics' Jaylen Brown, Derrick White Trade Decision originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Since trading Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, the Boston Celtics have had a pretty quiet offseason. They have signed their draft picks on top of signing Luka Garza and Josh Minott, but haven't made any significant moves.