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Feb 6, 2021; Dallas, Texas, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) and forward Draymond Green (23) during the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Golden State Warriors at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
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Feb 6, 2021; Dallas, Texas, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) and forward Draymond Green (23) during the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Golden State Warriors at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Draymond Green is building on what many consider to be a Hall of Fame career. Green is not a flashy and high-scoring player, however, he is one of the most important pieces in building the championship foundation of the Warriors. Even though he was surrounded by Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and Klay Thompson, Green was the leader of the team.
The former Defensive Player of the Year is a dangerous player. While he struggles to even score 10 points a game, he averages strong assists and rebounds. Along with that, he is the man that sets up the Warriors’ on the court and defensively. However, his playmaking is sometimes forgotten, but he has broken in to the top five of Golden State Warriors assists history.
Draymond Green (3,417 career assists) has passed Chris Mullin (3,416) for fifth place on the franchise's all-time assists list. He trails only Rick Barry, Tim Hardaway, Guy Rodgers and Stephen Curry (Curry became the franchise's all-time assist leader on Monday).
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Steph Curry became the team’s assists leader earlier this week and now Green is joining him in the top-five. This is the greatest era of this team’s history, and the contributions these men made will be remembered forever. Their jerseys will hang in the rafters one day, but the annals of history will prove why those jerseys were retired.
Draymond Green: Not given his due?
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Draymond Green is one of those players that people will debate about being either overrated or underrated. Many people don’t look at him as a crucial part of the Warriors’ success because he wasn’t even the fifth scoring option on the team. However, his leadership on the court is unparalleled.
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Feb 6, 2021; Dallas, Texas, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) in action during the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Golden State Warriors at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Green is a basketball savant, and it shows on the court. His passes are not overly spectacular but sometimes have a degree of difficulty that people underestimate. He gets the ball to the right teammate in the right spot. While detractors will argue that he has been passing the ball to some of the greatest scorers in the game, his value is regularly appreciated by Warriors fans.
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Draymond Green will never be the player to lead a championship team with his numbers. However, every elite team needs a leader who can rally the troops when times get tough. Green is precisely that. At least now his numbers are racking up at a historic level.
