Draymond Green likely returning to Warriors
Anthony Slater: Do you see the number on that graphic, $27.7 million dollars? Draymond Green gave that back under the assumption that if it comes down to it he can get somewhere near that back from the Warriors. It was to give flexibility to go try to chase LeBron. If they were to get LeBron, that could get him maybe a multi-year deal at a lower number, but still financial security. To answer your question, there’s been some speculation, hey, maybe he could follow LeBron to another place. LeBron’s having trouble getting more than the minimum out there. So, Draymond Green if he were to follow LeBron would have to take the minimum and I mentioned that number $27.7 million because that’s a lot more than $3.9 million. And I know Draymond Green. He likes 27.7 million a lot more than 3.9.
Anthony Slater: Do you see the number on that graphic, $27.7 million dollars? Draymond Green gave that back under the assumption that if it comes down to it he can get somewhere near that back from the Warriors. It was to give flexibility to go try to chase LeBron. If they were to get LeBron, that could get him maybe a multi-year deal at a lower number, but still financial security. To answer your question, there’s been some speculation, hey, maybe he could follow LeBron to another place. LeBron’s having trouble getting more than the minimum out there. So, Draymond Green if he were to follow LeBron would have to take the minimum and I mentioned that number $27.7 million because that’s a lot more than $3.9 million. And I know Draymond Green. He likes 27.7 million a lot more than 3.9. — 7/24/2026 YouTube
NBA commissioner Adam Silver may regret calling out LeBron James to decide where he will play next season. Four-time NBA champion Draymond Green said that Silver urging James to make a decision soon might only make him take longer to announce it. “Adam saying that is not going to speed up LeBron’s decision at all,” Green said on the “Draymond Green Show.” “If I know Bron well, if anything, it may slow his decision down a little more because that’s just how Bron is. — 7/22/2026 New York Post
As sources described to the California Post, multiple teams — and players — throughout the league are in a holding pattern until James makes his decision. It’s why James Harden remains an unrestricted free agent after declining his $42.3 million player option with the Cavaliers over three weeks ago with the expectation he’d re-sign with Cleveland on a new deal. It’s why Draymond Green remains an unrestricted free agent after declining his $27.7 million player option with the Warriors, with the expectation he’d re-sign with Golden State on a new deal. — 7/22/2026 New York Post
Draymond Green: Someone that asked me how would the offense run with LeBron James. Would it be me? Would it be Bron? I told him I said, “Man, I it’ll be Bron and I’mma be PJ Tucker and I’m go become the greatest corner three-point shooter ever.” Number one, the people that start coming out of the woodworks like PJ Tucker, great three-point shooter. You better go check PJ Tucker’s scoring three-point shooter. PJ Tucker probably led the NBA according to three-point shooting percentage for maybe six years in a row. And he it wasn’t like oh man he edged somebody out at 41% man. Dude was shooting like 56% from corner three at times throughout his career you know and so incredible corner three-point shooter. Won’t be tolerating any PJ Tucker corner three-point shooting disrespect here. But no, what I was getting at with that was like, yo, if you got LeBron James and Steph Curry in the pick and roll, like, yeah, I’ll always have that ability to go get in the pick and roll and make some plays, but if you got LeBron James and Steph Curry in a pick and roll, you better go find a role. You better go find a spot so you can be valuable. — 7/21/2026 YouTube
Commissioner Adam Silver acknowledged last week the league office can’t finish the schedule until LeBron James chooses a destination. That’s real power. James Harden remains unsigned while the Cleveland Cavaliers wait on yet another LeBron decision. The futures of other veterans like Draymond Green and Jonathan Kuminga remain murky because of him. Summer League is over. This is usually around the time the league goes into hibernation, when coaches and executives take their well-deserved vacations and get away from business for most of August. LeBron is now encroaching on that time as well. — 7/21/2026 New York Times
Green went on to say that while Kobe was trying to find his way in the NBA without O’Neal, the emergence of James started to steal the spotlight as Bryant was playing at a high level, but the Lakers weren’t winning a lot of games. — 7/21/2026 New York Post
Kobe Bryant’s former partner in crime, Shaquille O’Neal had Golden State Warriors defensive star Draymond Green on his podcast “The Big Podcast” and revealed that due to playing in the same era as LeBron James, that’s why he isn’t in the GOAT conversation. “Kobe kind of fell in a weird time,” Green said to O’Neal on The Big Podcast. “[Michael Jordan] left the league. When Mike left the league, y’all started to dominate. And then, you left the Lakers. When you left the Lakers, they had a few rough years.” — 7/21/2026 New York Post
Lendeborg scored a game-high 21 points with 11 rebounds and led a 12-point, fourth-quarter comeback victory en route to being named MVP of the championship game, and later the entire summer league. The rookie’s performance and comments drew the attention of Warriors veteran Draymond Green. “I respect that,” Green said on Monday’s episode of his podcast, “The Draymond Green Show.” “I’ve seen many guys over the years tighten up when the moment gets there and not be able to get it across the finish line.” — 7/21/2026 NBC Sports Bay Area
AJ Dybantsa on LeBron James: My pitch is talk to Anthony Davis. Draymond Green: That’s a good pitch. That is a really good pitch. They won a championship together. Would you want Bron in DC? Dybantsa: Talk to AD. [laughter] I’m the rook. He the vet. Talk to him. — 7/20/2026 YouTube
Tomer Azarly: Not a lot of guys get to say they come in and play with Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, under head coach Steve Kerr. I’m wondering, has that sunk in for you? Have you let that sink in? What’s that been like? Yaxel Lendeborg: Yeah, I’ve talked to Steph and Draymond a couple of times, just about how to navigate the rookie year. What are the things that I should do to try to stay in the league as long as they did. And just getting the actual feedback, actually talking to them, getting to follow in their footsteps. It’s like, man, I’m really here with these guys and this is insane, you know? So it definitely feels amazing just being able to just even talk to those guys. — 7/18/2026 Clutch Points
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