Would Derrick White make a good head coach? His stint with the Sin City Celtics says yes

When NBA players make the leap to the other side of the keyboard to join the coaching ranks after throwing in the proverbial towel on their playing days, more often than not, they are the sort of player who did not enter the league as a top recruit, having to grind their way to success at the NBA level.

So it ought to come as no surprise that Boston Celtics point guard Derrick White took to coaching like a fish to water with the Sin City Celtics in the NBA's 2026 Las Vegas Summer League. Summer Celtics head coach Amile Jefferson wasn't sure if the Colorado native will return to the sidelines for another exhibition tilt this summer, but was very impressed with what he saw from White. "He'll probably go down as the only coach in history to be undefeated," said Jefferson (via CLNS Media) when asked if it was indeed his last game coaching in Las Vegas. "That'll be a cool stat to add to his resume."

"He's such a good guy, man," said the Summer Celtics coach. "Me and him have gotten really close, love that dude, obviously he's incredible off the court and more incredible on the court."

"Me and him have a good relationship, we talked about it, he was like, 'I'm going to come coach again'," he added. "I was like, 'Come on, let's do it!'. And really good for our guys to see him doing that, to be around him, to share his knowledge with them, and then to motivate them on the bench. That breathes Celtics culture, that's what it's about."

"He's a natural. If he wanted to be, he'd be a head coach. I truly believe that if he ever wants to do it he'd be amazing. He has great feel for people, we all know how cerebral he is and his basketball mind and so he's a natural; he'd be amazing at it"

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