Story bySep 29, 2025; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Celtics guard Derrick White (9) during a photo shoot on media day at the Auerbach Center. (David Butler II/Imagn Images)Colin KeaneSun, February 1, 2026 at 11:31 PM UTC·1 min readThe Eastern Conference All-Star reserves have been announced, and Boston Celtics guard Derrick White is not one of them. Plenty of people have argued in recent days that White should be an All-Star, including Celtics superstar Jaylen Brown, who was named an All-Star starter last week. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhite has been a reliable cornerstone for the Celtics through the first half of the 2025-26 NBA season. Entering Sunday, White had appeared in 46 games, all as a starter, averaging 34.1 minutes per contest.