San Antonio Spurs: How Derrick White can make his first All-Star team

Derrick White turned it on for the San Antonio Spurs but can he be an All-Star

Of all of the positive things to come out of the San Antonio Spurs time in the Orlando bubble, and there were a lot, Derrick White’s emergence as the team’s best player was one of the most exciting. For an underappreciated and under-recruited player such as White to rise to the level that he has is nothing short of inspiring.

In order for the San Antonio Spurs to start another two-decades-long run of success and playoff appearances, they’re going to need a lot from their in-house talent. And White looks like the prime candidate to continue his breakout well into next season.

White’s ability to continue his stellar play will weigh heavily on the rotations and strategy that the Spurs decide to use next year. If they continue to play the way that they did in Orlando, with White and Dejounte Murray running together and receiving heavy minutes, then White’s chances for a breakout season are good. But if they, for some head-scratching reason, decide to revert back to their old ways, White’s ceiling should be considered significantly lower, and his chances of making an All-Star team will be all but nonexistent.

Before we explore White’s All-Star chances, and what he will have to improve on to capitalize on them, let’s review how he did this year.

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