Nuggets dynasty? For ex-CU Buffs star Derrick White, that would be awesome.

PARKER, CO - JUNE 28 : Derrick White of Boston Celtics spends time with youth during Derrick White Academy at Parker Fieldhouse in Parker, Colorado on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) — PARKER, CO – JUNE 28 : Derrick White of Boston Celtics spends time with youth during Derrick White Academy at Parker Fieldhouse in Parker, Colorado on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

By Sean Keeler | skeeler@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: June 28, 2023 at 7:28 PM MDT | UPDATED: June 28, 2023 at 7:41 PM MDT

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For Derrick White, watching hometown Nuggets win NBA championship was both awesome and painful. Especially given how his Celtics were eliminated before they could face Denver in the NBA Finals.

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Keeler: Nuggets dynasty? For ex-CU Buffs star Derrick White, that would be awesome. Slightly painful. But awesome. “Everybody’s got to hunt them down.”

While Celtics guard was “happy” to watch the Nuggets win it all, missing the NBA Finals by a game made the Denver-Miami series “tough to watch.”

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