If there is one basketball player who has expressed his views freely, it’s Draymond Green. The 4x NBA Champion, along with his controversial behavior, is also a successful media personality with his pod and punditry. Although he’s often been in the news for all the wrong reasons amidst reportedly triggering Klay‘s exit, which he later clarified was false, the vet dropped a certain concern towards the podcasting business growing super-fast.

Well, he didn’t have a problem with the growing competition for The Draymond Green Show but he expressed his concern about young players and their career choices. We all know that the Warrior is a big advocate for nurturing young talent. He was spotted at this year’s Summer League too, cheering for the Bay Area’s young guns. However, he had some thoughts, while making it clear that people need to earn their podcasting credibility.

“A, I like that you’re doing that, I think that’s super dope that you’re doing that. But B, make sure that you’re in the space to do it first. I see some guys starting now, and if you start now because you’re trying to make that your main job, great. Go for it. But you’re not in a space right now to do that and try to make it in basketball because you ain’t made it in that yet.”

Although Green didn’t name anybody or any show, his words carry weight, considering his experience, as we already have seen examples of younger NBA players, who initiated podcasting prematurely. Duncan Robinson started his podcast, The Long Shot, affiliated with JJ Redick’s ThreeFourTwo productions in the breakout season of 2019-20.

Although the podcast was successful, his career saw a decline the next season and the Miami Heat were mocked for giving him one of the worst contracts in the league, as it was difficult to move him on. He eventually stopped podcasting in 2022.

Interestingly, the Warriors fans hated Draymond Green for starting his podcast and not focusing on his game too. But later, he proved that he could multi-task, as he ended the 2022 playoffs with a championship for the Bay Area dynasty.

Continuing on DrayMagic’s viewpoint on the overload of NBA podcasts, “I think some guys get started too soon because they ain’t got nothing to say. And whatever you’re going to say, nobody kind of wants to hear because you ain’t proven,” he concluded on Club 520 Podcast. Let’s now jump to the other side of the spectrum. That’s because, after a controversial season, the rumors of Green’s retirement have begun again and the star also unintentionally touched upon the same, at least it seemed that way.

Draymond Green admits being on the “wrong side of my downslide” at 34

Earlier this year, Draymond Green had revealed that he told Adam Silver, the commissioner of the NBA, that he just wanted to let go. This was during the time the veteran was struggling with the suspensions. “I told him, ‘Adam this is too much for me. … This is too much. It’s all becoming too much for me, and I’m going to retire,'” Green said.

Adam Silver, however, talked him out of this “rash decision,” clearly saying, “I won’t let you do that.” Green said that they had a very long and great conversation. However, there’s an update on this, and Dray recently said, “I’m on the wrong side of my downslide. Like, I’m headed into Year 13. I probably got two more,” before talking about NBA youngster’s priorities shifting towards podding.

Apart from that, the Bay Area veteran was once discussing the same thing with Paul Pierce. The legend asked him whether the community would know beforehand whether that season would be his final one.

Firstly, he clarified that he wanted to play 2-3 more years and then said, “The only chance my last year is announced if that last year happens to coincide with Steph’s last year, Klay’s last year. That’s the only chance because I can ride coat-tail on his farewell tour and act like it’s mine!” he said before bursting out laughing.

Well, one-half of the Splash Brother duo is no more in the Bay Area, and when it comes to Steph, no one can predict when the sharpshooter might decide to draw the curtain, considering Joe Lacob and Co. will look to build the next generation around him and Green.

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