The Celtics would undoubtedly be looking to trim salary in any Simons deal, much like they did in the Holiday deal initially. Barring the Nets being willing to take some excess sa

The Boston Celtics reportedly were only going to trade veteran guard Derrick White for a historic haul. Jake Fischer of The Stein Line reported Saturday that the Celtics told "at least one rival team" that it insisted on a landing a trade package for White similar to what the Brooklyn Nets received last offseason from the New York Knicks for Mikal Bridges.

Any team interested in acquiring guard Derrick White from the Boston Celtics had to pay a steep price, according to NBA insider <a href=" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jake Fischer.