Report: Derrick White could replace Kawhi on Team USA roster originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The Boston Celtics duo on the USA Basketball squad competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics might become a trio.
Kawhi Leonard is withdrawing from Team USA’s Olympic roster and Celtics guard Derrick White is a “strong candidate” to replace him, The Athletic’s Shams Charania and Joe Vardon reported Wednesday.
Kawhi Leonard is withdrawing from Team USA for the Paris Olympics and will be replaced, sources tell me and @joevardon. Boston’s Derrick White is a strong candidate to replace Leonard on Team USA, sources said. pic.twitter.com/OlgwcDb012
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 10, 2024
Celtics teammates Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday currently are on the 15-man squad headed to Paris later this month. If White joins them, it would mean a reunion of the “Stock Exchange” on Team USA: Holiday and White were ferocious defenders for Boston during its 2024 championship run and both were named to the NBA’s All-Defensive Second Team.
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