Draymond Green
Draymond Jamal Green Sr., Draymond Jamal Green
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Draymond Jamal Green (born March 4, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Green, who plays primarily at the power forward position, is a four-time NBA champion, a four-time NBA All-Star, a two-time member of the All-NBA Team, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. Considered one of the greatest defensive players of all time, he is a nine-time All-Defensive Team member, was NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2017, and led the league in steals the same year. Green grew up in Saginaw, Michigan, and he played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans, helping them earn two Final Four appearances and a Big Ten tournament championship in 2012. Throughout his four-year college career, Green earned conference and national honors, including Big Ten Conference Sixth Man of the Year as a sophomore and consensus All-American and NABC National Player of the Year honors as a senior. He was drafted 35th overall in the 2012 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors and later played a key role on the Warriors' 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022 championship teams. Playing significant minutes as an undersized center in the Warriors' "Death Lineup", Green was cited as one of the leaders in an emerging trend in the NBA of versatile frontcourt players capable of playing and defending multiple positions as well as making plays for teammates. He is considered one of the best screeners and defensive players of the 2010s and 2020s, known for his steals, shot-blocking, rebounding, and overall defensive play. He has been criticized for his on-court conduct and physically aggressive play, leading many to consider him a "dirty" player, and also has the second-most career ejections of any NBA player, behind only Rasheed Wallace.
Career
- 1990Born
- 2008Joined Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
- 2012Joined Golden State Warriors
- 2021Notable work: Space Jam: A New Legacy
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Saginaw
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: basketball player, podcaster
- •Sport: basketball
What happened recently
Draymond Green is right about VJ Edgecombe. But he couldn’t be more wrong about LeBron James.
Draymond Green returns to Golden State for $27M after Warriors' pursuit of LeBron James falls flat
Draymond Green agrees to a 1-year, $27.7M contract to remain with the Warriors, AP source says
Draymond Green reportedly agrees to 1-year, $27.7 million deal to return to Warriors
Draymond Green, Warriors Agree to New Contract, Full Details After LeBron James Pursuit
Draymond Green believes LeBron James' Warriors history played role in decision - NBC Sports Bay Area & California
Draymond Green Gave His Coping Reason for Why LeBron James Didn’t Want to Sign With Warriors
Warriors’ Draymond Green drops mic on LeBron James picking 76ers over Dubs, others
Draymond Green re-signs with Warriors, explains why he thinks LeBron James didn't come to Golden State
Projecting the 2026 Golden State Warriors starting lineup after Draymond Green re
Breaking: Draymond Green returns to Warriors on one-year, $27.7 million deal
LeBron James domino effect: What's next for Draymond Green, James Harden, more in NBA after star's 76ers decision
"It'll make you think twice" - Draymond Green claims his LeBron recruitment pitch was "crazy"
Udonis Haslem has scathing response to Draymond Green for dragging him into Bam Adebayo incident
Warriors’ Draymond Green, Yaxel Lendeborg make free agency pitches to LeBron James
Jayson Tatum-Jaylen Brown Celtics relationship drama gets NSFW final word from Draymond Green
Draymond believes ‘crazy' pitch to LeBron will make star free agent's brain work - NBC Sports Bay Area & California
Draymond Green Talks LeBron James Recruitment Pitch to Warriors, Responds to Shams Report in Video
Insider Drops Truth Bomb on Warriors Star Draymond Green’s Pitch to LeBron James
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