Jared Weiss covers the Boston Celtics and the NBA for The Athletic. Jared joins the program to talk about the prowess of Derrick White, Boston's defensive-first identity, and how Jayson Tatum is becoming the Celtics ideal player to build around. Twitter: @JaredWeissNBA 2:50 Celtics best 5 clearly NBA’s best right now 8:03 Derrick White is perfect 23:17 Celtics home record meaningless? 28:47 A normal conversation about Jaylen Brown 36:24 Tatum’s playmaking has taken a leap Available for download on iTunes and Spotify on Sunday, December 10th, 2023. Celtics Beat is powered by Fan Duel! Go to FanDuel.com/Boston and get $150 in bonus bets with any $5 moneyline winner! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices