>**But there is still one more key extension to keep an eye on. Around Oct. 1, Derrick White will become eligible for a three-year extension for as much as $85.3 million. White was excellent last season, and by most advanced metrics he was the team’s second-most valuable player behind Tatum. He earned second-team All-Defense recognition, and when the Celtics traded Marcus Smart to the Grizzlies last month in the three-team deal that brought Kristaps Porzingis to Boston, it was a sign of the franchise’s faith in White to take over as the starting point guard.**
>**The Celtics will have until the start of the season to complete an extension.**
>**Boston remains on track to potentially host the city’s first NBA All-Star Game since 1964. The Celtics have submitted an application targeting the 2026 game.**
>**“We’re on it,” Grousbeck said. “It’s taking up planning time. The wheels are in motion. We’re definitely going for it.”**
>**Speaking of the World Cup, Celtics wing Oshae Brissett, a member of the Canadian national team, has been ruled out for precautionary reasons related to knee soreness. The issue is not expected to affect his availability for the start of the NBA season. That leaves Porzingis, the star of Latvia’s underdog squad, as the Celtics’ lone World Cup representative.**
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>**But there is still one more key extension to keep an eye on. Around Oct. 1, Derrick White will become eligible for a three-year extension for as much as $85.3 million.
White was excellent last season, and by most advanced metrics he was the team’s second-most valuable player behind Tatum. He earned second-team All-Defense recognition, and when the Celtics traded Marcus Smart to the Grizzlies last month in the three-team deal that brought Kristaps Porzingis to Boston, it was a sign of the franchise’s faith in White to take over as the starting point guard.**
>**The Celtics will have until the start of the season to complete an extension.**
>**Boston remains on track to potentially host the city’s first NBA All-Star Game since 1964. The Celtics have submitted an application targeting the 2026 game.**
>**“We’re on it,” Grousbeck said. “It’s taking up planning time. The wheels are in motion. We’re definitely going for it.”**
>**Speaking of the World Cup, Celtics wing Oshae Brissett, a member of the Canadian national team, has been ruled out for precautionary reasons related to knee soreness. The issue is not expected to affect his availability for the start of the NBA season. That leaves Porzingis, the star of Latvia’s underdog squad, as the Celtics’ lone World Cup representative.**