Spurs Select G Derrick White in the 2017 NBA Draft (29th Overall)

[r0drig0lac]

Give him all of Forbes' minutes.

[SAGirl]

Give him all of Forbes' minutes.

[TimDunkem]

Will turn out to be a decent pick if he pushes one or two of the bums ahead of him off the roster.

[TimDunkem]

Oh and

Give him all of Forbes' minutes.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

I like him.

[cutewizard]

[BillMc]

"He needs to get himself. 30 year olds who worked their way from cooking school to one year of D-1 have ridiculous egos." -

[BillMc]

I loved the swagger than he showed in garbage time. His line would have been a lot better if Joff could catch. If only his offensive game could be transplanted into Murray's body...

Absolute truth

[SAGirl]

#PlayWhite

Popovich on Derrick White:
“I thought Derrick was really well composed. He was aggressive, showed a lot of maturity for a young guy, and hasn’t played much all year. Mostly played in the G League, been hurt a lot so I thought he did a really fine job. I was real pleased with him.”

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[ceperez]

That ISO on Draymond when he attacked the rim spun and finished with his left hand was impressive.

Yeah. Green couldn't find his man after that move!

[kobyz]

I recalled there were many pre-draft predictions that the Spurs would pick Josh Hart, the poor man’s version of Malcolm Brogdon. Perhaps RC thought he could outsmart other GMs by picking White instead.

Josh Heart is Mario Ellie clone...

[pookenstein]

#PlayWhite

Popovich on Derrick White:
“I thought Derrick was really well composed. He was aggressive, showed a lot of maturity for a young guy, and hasn’t played much all year. Mostly played in the G League, been hurt a lot so I thought he did a really fine job. I was real pleased with him.”

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Kiss of death when Pop says things like this...?

[pookenstein]

He is actually a pretty decent athlete tbh

He looks exactly like Slowmo so maybe everybody just expected him to be equally unathletic...

[SAGirl]

Kiss of death when Pop says things like this...?

... yea... Pop rarely gives praise this enthusiastic so normally he would send back the rook to the Gleague and we don't see much of him again.

Only thing that helps him is the injury situation.

[south side spur]

https://www.expressnews.com/spurs-na...t-12605709.php

Spurs rookie bides time, then earns it
By Jeff McDonald

He has set a new career scoring high in each game on the trek, with 10 points in 18 minutes of a 129-81 victory over Phoenix before supplying 11 points in 28 minutes at Golden State.

Those 21 points in the past two games were more than White had scored the rest of the season combined (17).
White’s teammates acknowledge they haven’t seen much of the rookie guard’s game this season. What little they have seen is encouraging.

“He has a knack for scoring,” Manu Ginobili said of the 23-year-old from Colorado. “He’s not the most athletic. He’s not the best shooter. But he’s a threat. He can score.”

White has spent much of his time burning up Interstate 35 between San Antonio and Austin, averaging 15.7 points in 13 G League appearances.

When White rejoined the Spurs, he came back a more confident player. He credits his time in Austin, where the Spurs’ G League affiliate runs the same system as the NBA club, with helping him acclimate.
“It helps me stay in rhythm, stay in shape,” White said. “It helps to play. My time in Austin has been beneficial knowing what works and what doesn’t work.”

[SAGirl]

[Mr. Body]

I think his learning curve will be a lot shorter than many players.

[CGD]

Yes! Really like this kid

[tbdog]

Always looks in control. He actually reminds me of Nash. Last season I thought he had a similar game style as Roy, but more I look at him, he controls his dribble and his shooting stroke is very Nash like.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Seemed an underwhelming choice when they picked him but he really looks like a legit NBA player. Smooth scorer, good at PnR, decent shooter. Looks like someone who'll have a 10+ year career in the NBA, even as a 6/7th man, and this is great value so late in the draft.

[RGMCSE]

Always looks in control. He actually reminds me of Nash. Last season I thought he had a similar game style as Roy, but more I look at him, he controls his dribble and his shooting stroke is very Nash like.

Wouldnt that be amazing if he was a Nash clone.

[cutewizard]

[cutewizard]

Good at ude too. Hope he spends majority of his career as a Spur.

[SAGirl]

I couldn't resist. It's just too funny.

[DJR210]

That jumper is only gonna get better too