Doubling Down on Draymond Green’s ‘No IQ’ Claim, 3x NBA All-Star Senses Forced Modesty: “They Sitting There Like Where Do I Go?”

During a recent interaction with Patrick Beverley, Draymond Green‘s extreme confession blew the basketball world. While speaking of the cerebrally-gifted players, he digressed into a prevalent issue among the modern players. The Golden State Warriors claimed over 60% of the NBA lacks a simple basketball IQ. The take was polarizing for obvious reasons since it accounts for more than half of the players in the league today. While everyone wonders if Green’s scathing attack applies to them, a former NBA star felt he is being humble with numbers.

The three-time NBA All-Star spoke about the contrast in IQs being majorly due to the youth in today’s league. Moreover, he gave an updated version of the number that makes the conversation concerning.

Draymond Green was being polite according to this NBA legend

Gilbert Arena welcomed a couple of veterans on his show to discuss basketball. With Green’s controversial take looming in the air, they decided to give their two cents. On hearing Green’s 60% mark, Agent Zero scoffed. “Only 60%?” he said with an obvious tone of surprise in his voice. According to Arenas, the basketball savvy in today’s players is nowhere in the realm of the players from the 90s.

He mentioned the reason for the discrepancy to be the absence of experience in the new-coming players. Arenas stated how fresh talents only go through a single year of college before declaring for the NBA. This practice and their non-familiarity with high-level basketball leaves them clueless on the floor.

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“The league is younger right? They coming straight from AAU, pending one year in college. It’s not going to have the IQ of the 80s and the 90s. You know, players that really understand the game,” he said.

Following his claim, Gilbert Arenas updated Green’s 60% to a new figure. The revelation might sound dangerous. To support his outlandish conclusion, Arenas cited his experience of players failing to understand plays in the modern era.

“I’m thinking 80-85%. I mean half these players you can see. When they get out of the timeout, coach drew the play up they sitting like ‘Where do I go?'”. 

Today, there are still stars who boast an incredible basketball IQ. However, on careful observation, most names that jump out are veterans who have spent over a decade in the league. There are still young talents who display wit on the court. Luka Doncic, Tyrese Haliburton, and such stars can visibly decode plays and have blossomed as primary playmakers.

Yet there is some truth on how intelligent players are growing scarce. Today, a player’s singular college year is basically because it is mandatory to be eligible for the NBA. Their highlight tapes are considered enough evidence to prove their talents. While it is true, the scale of talent keeps improving, the IQ might be on a decline.

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