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<strong>Derrick White: Net worth, salary and endorsements</strong>

Derrick White was born in Parker, Colorado on July 2, 1994. He attended the Legend High School in Parker where he played Basketball. White graduated in 2012 when he was barely six foot. After graduating, he was lightly recruited by colleges, one of the reasons for which was thought to be his height. The doctors, however, were confident, he still had some late growth left in him.

As foreseen, he reached his potential height in the years to come by. He led his team to the 2015 NCAA tournament and a year later became an All-American. He played three years of?college basketball?in?Division II?for the?Colorado?Colorado Springs Mountain Lions?before transferring to the?Division I?Colorado Buffaloes?for his final season.

[caption id="attachment_185506" align="aligncenter" width="696"]<img class="size-large wp-image-185506" src="https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/Derrick-White-1024x576.jpg" alt="Derrick White" width="696" height="392" /> Derrick White was drafted in with the 29th overall pick by San Antonio Spurs.[/caption]

In the 2017 <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/nba-2019-20-season-preview/">NBA</a> draft, White was drafted in with the 29th overall pick by <a href="https://www.nba.com/spurs/">San Antonio Spurs</a>.
<h3>Major on-court achievements:</h3>
<ul>
 	<li>NBA G League champion?(2018)</li>
 	<li>First-team?All-Pac-12?(2017)</li>
 	<li>2נNCAA Division II?All-American?(2014, 2015)</li>
 	<li>2? First-team All-RMAC?(2014, 2015)</li>
 	<li>RMAC Tournament?MVP (2015)</li>
 	<li>RMAC Freshman of the Year (2013</li>
</ul>
<h3>Derrick White net worth and salary</h3>
White has a net worth of around $ 2 million. He had signed a 4 year/ $ 8 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs, with an annual average salary of around $2 million.

[caption id="attachment_185505" align="aligncenter" width="600"]<img class="size-full wp-image-185505" src="https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/Derrick-White-1.jpg" alt="Derrick White" width="600" height="400" /> Derrick White[/caption]

He initially wore AD Mids before sporting Kyrie 2 Lows during his time with the USA World Cup team.

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<strong>Source:?</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_White_(basketball)" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer external" data-wpel-link="external">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/derrick-white-23624/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer external" data-wpel-link="external">Spotrac</a>

Derrick White

Derrick White: Net worth, salary and endorsements Derrick White was born in Parker, Colorado on July 2, 1994. He attended the Legend High School in Parker where he played Basketball. White graduated in 2012 when he was barely six foot. After graduating, he was lightly recruited by colleges, one of the reasons for which was thought to be his height. The doctors, however, were confident, he still had some late growth left in him. As foreseen, he reached his potential height in the years to come by. He led his team to the 2015 NCAA tournament and a year later became an All-American. He played three years of?college basketball?in?Division II?for the?Colorado?Colorado Springs Mountain Lions?before transferring to the?Division I?Colorado Buffaloes?for his final season. Derrick White was drafted in with the 29th overall pick by San Antonio Spurs. In the 2017 NBA draft, White was drafted in with the 29th overall pick by San Antonio Spurs. Major on-court achievements: NBA G League champion?(2018) First-team?All-Pac-12?(2017) 2נNCAA Division II?All-American?(2014, 2015) 2? First-team All-RMAC?(2014, 2015) RMAC Tournament?MVP (2015) RMAC Freshman of the Year (2013 Derrick White net worth and salary White has a net worth of around $ 2 million. He had signed a 4 year/ $ 8 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs, with an annual average salary of around $2 million. Derrick White He initially wore AD Mids before sporting Kyrie 2 Lows during his time with the USA World Cup team. &nbsp; Source:?Wikipedia, Spotrac

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