Celtics ☘️ Sentinel

 I thought Derrick White was brought to Boston to be a bench guy , backing up Marcus Smart at the point or Jaylen Brown at shooting guard. Well, at least for the previous week, he may have been the top player in the NBA Eastern Conference. The newly-annointed Eastern Conference Player-of-the-Week, over the last four games , averaged 24.5 points, 7.5 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game , white hitting 52.2% from the field and 51.5% from long-distance. Bench player, indeed! Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Boston Celtics guard Derrick White have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 17 of the 2022-23 season (Feb. 6-12). pic.twitter.com/cZyf0DJfmW — NBA Communications (@NBAPR) February 13, 2023 Count me as one that loved Derrick's game from the start - his fast pace - his effort - his dedication to the task. But I necer envisioned this stat line from him - even for a single week. But there it is! It...

When Jaylen Brown failed to make the NBA All-Star roster, he never whined - while some others did just that. Well, it didn't take long for the league to partially rectify the slight. Jaylen has now been named Eastern Conference Player-of-the-Week. This is why I love Jaylen Brown!!! MFs didn’t vote him an All-Star and now he’s going to make the League Pay!!! I’m loving his Passion right now. 👌🏾 — Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) February 2, 2020 Brown's Jay Team sidekick, Jayson Tatum, was one-of-two Celtics Players (Kemba Walker being the other), and a number of fans believe both Jays should have been included. Coach Brad Stevens had some thoughts on Jaylen's selection as Player-of-the-Week : “I thought it was a no-brainer that he got it,” Stevens said. “I haven’t watched the whole rest of the league. That’s probably not fair. But he was awesome in all three games, and I thought that Miami game he set a tone with his defense, and then his offense followed suit. I...