Was Derrick White cut out of 2025 NBA All-Defense teams? – NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics had one of the best defenses in the NBA this season, which made only 107.2 points per game (second in the league) possible and achieved a defensive evaluation of 110.1 (fourth in the league).

When the NBA presented its all-defensive teams 2024-25 on Thursday, the CS could not be found anywhere.

Below is a look at the first and second teams; Derrick White was the only Bostoner player who received voices with 15 points (two voices of the first team and 11 votes in the second team).

It is worth noting that Jaylen Brown (played 63 games) and Jrue Holiday (62 games) did not meet the minimum threshold with 65 games in order to be considered for an all-defense team, which is why none of the players received voices.

But would White have received more exam for at least one nod of the second team?

Weiß was faced with an ascent to achieve every defense thanks to an existing rule before the 2023-24 season in which the position restrictions were removed from the vote. Many defensive metrics prefer big men while undervalued the guards. That is why this year's teams are invited with big men: Atlanta Hawks Guard Dyson Daniels, who led the league with a whopping 229 steals, is the only non-center among the 10 players on this year.

Nevertheless, White had done the all-defense of the second team in the two previous seasons as well as after the change in eligibility in each of the two previous seasons. His defensive counting statistics were also relatively comparable. White collected 80 blocks and 72 steals this season after scoring 87 blocks and 74 steals in 2023-24.

His defensive assessment actually improved from 109.9 in 2023 to 24 to 109.5, and he held the opponents to two percent under her expected field goal.