It has been a whirlwind two years for Jack White. From lifting the Larry O’Brien trophy as part of Denver’s first-ever championship winning roster to embracing the “grind” of playing in the G-League, bouncing around from team to team before getting a call-up to the NBA late last season with Memphis. It would have been easy for White to lose himself in the process.
To question whether he was still on the right path or if he would have any more moments like the one he had at the end of his season with the Nuggets, where coach Michael Malone put the ‘Defensive Player of the Game’ chain around his neck after a standout game against the Sacramento Kings. The 2024-25 NBL season begins in Perth with the inaugural HoopsFest from September 19 to 22. You can watch every game of the first ever NBL Hoopsfest LIVE on ESPN, via Kayo.
New to Kayo? Start your free trial today > But amid all that change, when he was on the “fringe” of the NBA and the bright lights felt both so close and so far away at the same time, White found a way to appreciate every opportunity he was given – no matter how big or small. To him, as much as playing in the NBA was and still remains his “dream”, stints with the Nuggets, Thunder, Lakers and Grizzlies over the past two years have taught him how to thrive in different environments – and now he is ready to take those lessons back to Melbourne United. United teammate Chris Goulding told foxsports.
com.au that White is “playing with more co.