Former five-time All-Star Boston Celtics center Al Horford believes his teammate Derrick White deserves to make his first-ever All-Star squad this year.
Al Horford said Derrick White is an All-Star: “Why? Because he’s a winner. He does all the all the things that need to be done for our team to succeed.” pic.twitter.com/nkxEBmzEkb
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“Why? Because he’s a winner,” Horford told reporters, per Noa Dalzell of SB Nation. “He does all the all the things that need to be done for our team to succeed. He scores the ball, he plays defense, he leads our team, that’s our point guard, and also a lot of intangibles — a lot of things that you can’t put a number on.”
“I feel like a lot of times, we try to measure [an All-Star] in numbers,” Horford said. “He can put them up if he needs to, but more importantly, he plays to win. Ultimately, I think that that’s gonna be rewarded for him.”…