Derrick White was stunned to be dealt to Boston at the 2022 NBA trade deadline. Then 27 years old, White was a productive member of the Spurs and believed he’d be in San Antonio as the young team continued to rebuild. Brad Stevens had something else in mind.

It was not a surprise even before, but the Celtics trading Porzingis especially seemed even more inevitable given the end of his season. The Latvian native dealt with an illness for much of the second half of the season, and it greatly impacted him in the playoffs.