“Labelled a Tweener Was a Death Sentence”: Draymond Green on Shredding NBA’s Curse Despite Adversity

Draymond Green revealed his NBA curse. Even though he doesn’t generate the majority points for the Dubs, he has always been the central character. The 33-year-old directs the traffic for the team and orchestrates the perfect pass for the Splash Brothers. However, it would be surprising to know if this wasn’t Green’s actual play. What if I tell you DrayMagic was much of a scorer? Yes, you read it right. The 4x NBA Champion recently revealed that an NBA curse has turned him into the player which he is today.

Sitting alongside NBA legend Carmelo Anthony in a recent podcast episode of 7PM in Brooklyn, Green opened up about the shift in his career. Curious Melo asked the Dubs star about the players whom he grew up watching. While we expect to drop the names of the legends, he opened up about his “Death sentence“. Green said, “It was a label and it was called a tweener when I came out… being labeled a tweener was a death sentence.” 

Immeditely, Anthony acknowledged the Dubs star’s words and went on to explain the word. He explained the word ‘Tweener’, saying, “Undersized. You don’t have a position on the floor, they don’t know where to play you at.” Following that, Green went on to speak about how it changed his game.

Draymond Green added, “Who I became in the NBA is totally different than the way I grew up playing basketball… I grew up score! score! score! I play help side defense.” In fact, the curse has definitely brought out the most important piece in the Warriors line-up.

However, the 4x NBA Champ still has a list of players who he has grown up watching. Let’s take a look at some of the names.

Draymond Green lists the players he grew up watching

Even though Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are the star point scorers of the Dubs franchise, Green has the most important role in the team, the leader. This leader grew up watching some of the legends of the game.

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After he described the NBA curse that he went through, he went on to list the players. Firstly, he pointed out the man in the room, Carmelo Anthony. And then he followed it up with Paul Millsap, Chuck Hayes, and Ben Wallace. Most importantly, he also went on to name the Bulls legend Dennis Rodman, with whom he was constantly compared. Green had iconic names to look up to.

Will Green continue to play his role or will he go back to the previous style? Let us know in the comments below.