Draymond Green: “I think to understand this statement though, you always have to understand the way KD view basketball. And the way KD view basketball is very Uncle Drewish. This game will and always will be about buckets that’s how KD view the game. So when KD say, “Yo, they got four 25 point scorers, you have to understand in KD mind what that means.” So first off in order to understand Kevin’s statement, you have to understand his mindset and how he see the game and how he see the game. This game is about buckets. So when he mentioned, Yo, they got four 25 point scorers. Hell yeah, they’re going to be a contender. That’s how KD see the game. It’s going to be league pass worthy. Absolutely. But that is how KD see the game. So he’s going to mention to 25 point scorers. And I again
I think everybody look at that and be like, “Oh man, that team is nothing like that team was like I don’t think he never said that.”
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That has forced the Warriors to find advantages in new places. “Chase South” is one of them. “If you come in here and you haven’t seen it before, you’ll go, ‘Wow, are we at the Chase Center?’” Warriors assistant general manager Larry Harris said. Inside the Las Vegas Basketball Center, pictures of Curry, Draymond Green, Steve Kerr and other current and former team staffers, players and coaches adorn the walls. Warriors and Golden State Valkyries banners hang from the ceiling. Two of the actual courts the Warriors played on over the last few seasons make up part of the Las Vegas facility’s five full-sized courts. A weight room sits in the back of the building. Longtime Warriors public relations maestro Raymond Ridder and his staff have a dedicated workspace. So does the team chef, who puts together made-to-order meals while players get their work in on the courts nearby. — 8/2/2026 New York Times
When appearing on "The Draymond Green Show," Rick Carlisle shared that he advised Steve Kerr to consider the Golden State job seriously rather than signing on with the New York Knicks. "I said, 'What's going on with the Knicks? I keep hearing you're going to take the job, but it hasn't happened yet,'" Carlisle told Green of his conversation with Kerr."He said, 'Well, they don't -- they don't want to do the fourth year.' Now, this was when it was this was a different regime, and they were they were quabbling over the fourth year. "And I said, 'Steve, do you have any idea how much money that the Madison Square Garden operation has with Cable Vision and all that?' ... He goes, 'Well, there's -- I don't know -- some reasons.' I said, 'I've heard your name with Golden State a little bit. ... That is a conference finals team, like right now. If you want to go to a team ready to win, that's the place you should go if you can.'" — 8/1/2026 NBC Sports Bay Area
Rick Carlisle: ‘Nobody can tell me that Magic Johnson and Larry Bird wouldn't have been top players in the league today. Greatness is going to be great regardless of the era. You are going to try to tell me that Russell wouldn't be great in this era? Russell, the guy who threw up before every game because he couldn't stomach the idea of losing and he had such impact on winning, can you imagine having that guy leading your team? That was the early version of Draymond Green.’ — 8/1/2026 YouTube
Anthony Slater: "Rui Hachimura is a guy that (Warriors) looked at. They wouldn't have gone to the full mid-level type number that they were willing to get to for LeBron James because again that would have cost Moses Moody on a trade and then a Draymond Green pay cut that clearly Draymond was executing only for LeBron James." — 7/31/2026 YouTube
As part of the agreement, Green is waiving his implicit no-trade clause and receiving back his 15% trade kicker. The Warriors have no immediate plan to move him but want to maintain the ability to execute deals freely. That is in line with their prioritization of near-term flexibility and clean long-term books. There remains mutual interest in a Curry extension when he's eligible in late August, league sources said, but nearly the rest of the roster is vulnerable in the next calendar year. — 7/30/2026 ESPN
NBA Base: Draymond Green fired back at Josh Hart on Threads: "Dude waited 2 years to respond to that video from 520? Why not say it then? Let's normalize not front runnin and talking while you up. Be on the same type of time AT ALL TIMES!" — 7/30/2026 x.com
Marc Stein: Golden State just made Draymond Green’s new one-year, $27.7 million deal official: — 7/30/2026 x.com
Keith Smith: If Draymond Green's contract is exactly the same as the option he declined, he'll make $27,678,571 for 26-27. That'll put GSW just over the first apron and about $12.4M under the second apron. That's with three roster spots that must be filled, one of which will reportedly go to De'Anthony Melton. — 7/29/2026 Bluesky
Anthony Slater: To further clarify: Draymond Green is waiving implicit no trade clause and will receive 15% trade kicker - just like previous deal. Designed as if he never declined option. Warriors have no intention to trade him, but maintain ability (and he'd get bonus). — 7/29/2026 x.com
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