Steve Kerr’s Honest Statement On Draymond Green’s Relationship With The Golden State Warriors
Steve Kerr gave a long answer about Draymond Green.
On Tuesday evening, the Golden State Warriors had their season come to an end when they lost to the Sacramento Kings in the play-in tournament by a score of 118-94.
The franchise won the 2022 NBA Championship, but they had been coming off a season where they lost in the second round and looked especially vulnerable this year.
Draymond Green, who is 34, is still an extremely productive player and finished the season with averages of 8.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 49.7% from the field and 39.5% from the three-point range.
However, there was a lot of drama early on when he was suspended on two separate occasions.
Recently, head coach Steve Kerr met with the media and gave a thoughtful answer about Green (the full clip can be watched via Anthony Slater of The Athletic).
Kerr on April 18: “I have so much faith in Draymond, because I know him so well as a human being. He’s flawed. We’re all flawed, but he would be the first to tell you he’s probably more flawed than the rest of us. He’s the one who’s had these transgressions not the other guys. It’s been him and he would be the first to tell you that. But he’s one of the most loyal people I’ve ever met. He’s one of the most competitive, he’s one of the smartest players I’ve ever been around. And yet, he makes these decisions that hurt the team, that aren’t smart. How do you reconcile that? It’s really difficult. The number one thing I would say is if we decided he wasn’t worth it, then we would have moved off of him years ago, but he’s worth it. Not only because of the banners that are hanging out there, but because he really is a wonderful human being, he is somebody who I love deeply.”
Kerr also added later: “Draymond’s complex. His relationship with our franchise is complex.”
Green was the 35th pick in the 2012 NBA Draft out of Michigan State and has been in the league for 12 seasons.
The 2017 Defensive Player of The Year has helped the Warriors win four NBA Championships since 2015.
Steph Curry Made NBA History In Grizzlies-Warriors Game
UPDATE: The Warriors won by a score of 137-116, and Steph Curry finished with 14 points, two rebounds, three assists and one block.
On Wednesday evening, the Golden State Warriors are playing the Memphis Grizzlies (at home).
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During the game, two-time MVP Steph Curry made his 300th three-pointer of the season.
Via The Golden State Warriors: “There’s no stopping 30 ⚡️
Stephen Curry has reached 300 threes in a season for the fifth time in his career.”
The only other players to make 300 three-pointers in a season are Klay Thompson (2023) and James Harden (2019).
Curry is the only player in NBA history to have achieved this milestone multiple times (5).
Via The NBA: “Steph knocks down his 300th 3-pointer of the season 📊
This mark has only been reached 7 times in NBA history… 5 of them are from Curry.”
Curry turned 36 earlier this month, but has shown no signs of slowing down, and entered the matchup with averages of 27.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists per contest while shooting 45.0% from the field and 40.4% from the three-point range in 61 games.
The Warriors are currently the tenth seed in the Western Conference with a 35-32 record in 67 games.
They have gone 5-5 over their last ten games and most recently lost to the New York Knicks by a score of 119-112.
Curry had 27 points, five rebounds and five assists while shooting 8/20 from the field and 4/13 from the three-point range in 33 minutes of playing time.
Following the Grizzlies, the Warriors will play their next game on Friday evening when they host the Indiana Pacers in San Francisco.
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