Draymond Green might be near the end of his journey at Golden State Warriors. After being linked to 8x All-Star Paul George, the Portland Trail Blazers have been linked with yet another superstar who?s been in the Bay Area throughout his career. Damian Lillard has always been an admirer of the power forward. Moreover, a recent update regarding the caused a frenzy online only to be shut down quickly.
Dray is rumored to be looking for a contract in the region of $100 million in order for any team to acquire his services in the NBA through free agency.
Draymond Green To The Blazers?
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The 4-time NBA champion, Draymond Green has been heavily linked with a move to Portland when the free agency window opens. He?s been expressive about his desire to team up with the veteran in the NBA ever since the duo played together for the USA national team.
Dwight Jaynes shed some light on this speculation via Rip City radio stating that the duo had a dinner reservation in Portland itself reported via Twitter by OfficalNBABuzz.
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In his exact words on the radio, ?I just got a text? [Draymond Green] is in Portland tonight meeting with [Damian Lillard] at a restaurant. A friend had reservations & was told Dame rented out the restaurant & they had to cancel his reservation.??
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— Dwight Jaynes (@dwightjaynes) June 28, 2023
However, these speculations were put to rest for good. Dwight Jaynes via his personal Twitter handle, claimed the rumoured restaurant meet between Dame and Green to be ?false?.?Well, that won’t be the end of rumors, though.
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Options Are Plenty For Green If He Considers A Move Away From The Warriors
Portland isn?t the only team that would love to acquire the services of the 4-time All-Star. Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, and Dallas Mavericks have shown keen interest to sign Money-23-Green in free agency.
The 33-year-old NBA champ showed no signs of slowing down the past season as he averaged close to 9 points per game with 7.2 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 0.8 blocks, and 1 steal per game during the course of 73 games he played for the Warriors.
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It seems really unlikely that the Golden State Warriors will not offer a revised contract to the 11 years of experience that Green possesses, accompanied by his sublime passing and defensive ability. It?s safe to say that Draymond Green, before looking into other options, will always consider a deal with the side he?s achieved four NBA titles.?