OFFICIAL DTB DISCLAIMER: Derrick White is older than Giannis. At 26 years old, he’s also five years older than Lonnie Walker and three years older that Dejounte Murray, even though he’s grouped with those guys as the “young core” of the Spurs.
I don’t know what my point is here. I guess it’s just that it makes sense that White is looking as polished as he is in year three. Three seasons from now, it’s very possible or even likely that Murray and Walker look just as polished or even more polished. The secondary point is that White is probably getting close to what his ceiling is going to be, because most players don’t continue getting better into their late 20’s.
And the third point here is that I love rubbing it in people’s faces that Giannis is a likely 2x MVP at age 25 while there are a bunch of “young” players in the league who are nowhere near that level. By some divine miracle of geographic proximity, I get to be a Bucks fan, and that entitles me to a certain amount of gloating. While Spurs fans are getting feebly excited by old man Derrick White, I’m over here drawing pictures of the Larry O’Brien trophy on the walls of my apartment with my own blood.