BONUS Mailbag: Time For Boston Celtics To Move On From Derrick White?

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🗓️ 30 May 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Can the Boston Celtics find the physical edge they need to return to NBA Finals contention? John Karalis of Celtics On SI tackles hot mailbag questions, including a bold hypothetical swap of Derrick White for Josh Hart and the lingering impact of losing Jrue Holiday’s veteran leadership. The debate heats up on whether the Celtics are missing a true instigator—a Marcus Smart or Bobby Portis type—capable of igniting playoff toughness and rallying Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown in crunch time. John Karalis is joined by Tom Westerholm to assemble Boston’s all nice guy/professional team, spotlighting Al Horford, Kemba Walker, Marcus Smart, and Derrick White, while sharing insider stories about locker room personalities and unsung heroes like Semi Ojeleye and Romeo Langford. Plus, in a lighter twist, they share their favorite color combinations and reminisce about the best and worst Celtics jersey designs, keeping the banter fresh for die-hard Boston fans.

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0:00.0	we didn't get to all the mailbag questions on Friday. So you get a little bonus podcast here talking
0:04.9	about Derek White, our all good guy team and more right now bonus content on the lockdown
0:15.1	Celtics podcast. Thank you for being here. It's a Monday through Friday show, but every once in a while
0:20.3	we drop a little something
0:21.2	extra because we love you and we want to give you something to get you through a little extra day
0:27.3	today is this going to be a Saturday show maybe we want to throw a little extra more salachia
0:31.4	I take mailbag questions at johncorales.com slash mailbag. So get those in.
0:38.4	The bonus podcast, a great way to throw a couple of extra questions out there so we can make sure to get through as many of these questions as possible.
0:45.4	And once again, I got Tom Western Home in, there we go.
0:50.7	We got Tom Western Home just hitting things.
0:53.6	They don't know what buttons I'm pressing anymore.
0:55.5	Hey, Tom.
0:57.6	Thank you.
0:58.7	Geez, John.
1:01.7	Let's dive right into this.
1:03.8	Let's get to Ted's question,
1:05.6	which at the end of the podcast,
1:06.9	I thought,
1:07.5	the last podcast I said,
1:08.6	Ted, no, no, no,
1:09.7	Ted,
1:10.1	your question is here in the bonus podcast
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