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David Adelman reflects on Celtics' guard's improbable journey

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Derrick White began his collegiate career at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs. It's best known as a culinary institution. The Boston Celtics' guard, who later transferred to the University of Colorado, is his previous school's only player to reach the NBA.

White, who went on to become a first-round draft pick of the San Antonio Spurs in 2017, is now arguably the best role player in the league. He was a core member of a title team that won 64 regular-season contests.

And while he may never earn an All-Star selection, as he put it on his podcast, "White Noise," "I don't have All-Star numbers, just All-Star impact.