Derrick White, Jrue Vacation elected to NBA All-Defensive Junior varsity initially showed up on NBC Sports Boston
The NBA launched its All-Defensive initial and junior varsities Tuesday, and the Boston Celtics are well stood for.
Celtics guards Derrick White and Jrue Vacation were elected to the All-Defensive junior varsity. They are signed up with by Alex Caruso of the Chicago Bulls, Jaden McDaniels of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Jalen Suggs of the Orlando Magic.
The All-Defensive first string consists of Rudy Gobert of the Timberwolves, Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs, Bam Adebayo of the Miami Warm, Natural Herb Jones of the New Orleans Pelicans and Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers.
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This is the 6th time in the last 7 years that Vacation has actually been chosen to among the All-Defensive groups. He was elected to the very first time in 2018, 2021 and 2023. He was elected to the junior varsity in 2019, 2022 and 2024.
White has actually been elected to the junior varsity in back-to-back years. He rated 2nd amongst all guards in obstructed shots this period at 87.
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The excellent protection of “The Stock market” was a significant factor to the Celtics ranking No. 3 in protective score throughout the normal period.
The Celtics resume their playoff run Tuesday evening in Video game 1 of the Eastern Meeting Finals versus the Indiana Pacers at TD Yard, with NBC Sports Boston’s protection start at 7 p.m. ET with Celtics Pregame Live.