Coloradan Derrick White is an NBA champion for the first time in his professional basketball career. The veteran’s Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 on Monday night in Game 5 in Boston and won the NBA Finals series 3-1.
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White was a star on the court at Legend High School in Parker, played for the Colorado Buffaloes and his family lives in Colorado. He said in a visit to the school last year that he plans to return to the Centennial State when his pro career is over.
“(Colorado) means a lot to me,” White said during a ceremony where the school adorned him the first member of their hall of fame.
White has what CBS Sports calls a “do-it-all skillset” and just turned in his best season of his career, which started in 2017 after White left the Colorado Buffaloes to go pro. White is eligible for a contract extension with the Celtics worth $126 million over four years.