"He's an elite on both ends," said the Cavs coach.

After Kenny Atkinson called Derrick White a Top 5 player, Joe Mazzulla revealed why analytics value the Celtics guard so highly.

Interview with Boston Celtics guard Derrick White on his Samuel Adams partnership, Boston fans, and his favorite Nike sneakers.

Why Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson called Derrick White a "superstar" and "a top-five player in this league":

Joe Mazzulla Responds To Derrick White Being Called Top-5 NBA Player originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson turned heads on Sunday when he called Boston Celtics guard Derrick White a top-5 player in the NBA.

Derrick White received one of the highest forms of praise imaginable from Kenny Atkinson after the Celtics took down the Cavs.

Snubbed may be a little too strong, but it really did feel like there was a chance for Derrick White to make the All-Star Game this season, for the first time in his career. But thanks to a shooting slump that coincided with voting season, White didn’t ...

CLEVELAND — Derrick White has always been a favorite of coaches around the league. However, Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson took that praise to a new level before Sunday’s matchup with the Celtics. When asked about the Celtics’ success this year without Jayson Tatum in the lineup,