Derrick White's crazy journey to the NBA and the Boston Celtics

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Chris Forsberg is joined by University of Colorado - Colorado Springs basketball head coach Jeff Culver to discuss his introduction to Derrick White and the Celtics’ new addition’s wild journey from NCAA Division II basketball to the NBA and ultimately to Boston. 1:25 – Jeff Culver explains his introduction to Derrick White and the timeline that ultimately led to him recruiting the guard to play for him in Colorado6:00 – How did Derrick go from almost being a ‘red shirt’ freshman to in the starting lineup in a matter of months?13:18 – Jeff shares how their relationship has progressed and helping give Derrick the confidence to know ‘he belongs’ in the NBA17:00 - What were the emotions after learning Derrick had been traded to the Celtics?20:20 – Jeff explains what he thinks Derrick will bring to the Celtics and where he can thrive on this teamWatch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/A9glm-DNJ08 WATCH every episode of the Celtics Talk podcast on YouTubeFollow NBC Sports Boston:NBCSportsBoston.comX @NBCScelticsFacebookInstagramTikTok Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Chris Forsberg is joined by University of Colorado - Colorado Springs basketball head coach Jeff Culver to discuss his introduction to Derrick White and the Celtics’ new addition’s wild journey from NCAA Division II basketball to the NBA and ultimately to Boston. 1:25 – Jeff Culver explains his introduction to Derrick White and the timeline that ultimately led to him recruiting the guard to play for him in Colorado 6:00 – How did Derrick go from almost being a ‘red shirt’ freshman to in the starting lineup in a matter of months? 13:18 – Jeff shares how their relationship has progressed and helping give Derrick the confidence to know ‘he belongs’ in the NBA 17:00 - What were the emotions after learning Derrick had been traded to the Celtics? 20:20 – Jeff explains what he thinks Derrick will bring to the Celtics and where he can thrive on this team Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/A9glm-DNJ08

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