HOUSTON – Warriors big man Draymond Green is a finalist for the 2024-25 Defensive Player of the Year award.
The NBA announced Sunday before the Warriors’ series opener against the Rockets that Green was in the running for the award alongside Cleveland’s Evan Mobley and Atlanta’s Dyson Daniels.
Green, 35, averaged 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game in the regular season. He was named the Western Conference’s Defensive Player of the Month for March.
During Green’s strong play in March, Warriors coach Steve Kerr compared Green to two of his former Chicago Bulls teammates during the 1990s.
“You can see the parallels, the length, the physicality, and ultimately it’s up here, it’s the brain, and Dennis Rodman and Scottie Pippen were the two smartest defenders I’ve ever been around, and Draymond is amazing in that regard,” Kerr said.
The versatile big man is an eight-time All-Defensive team selection and won the 2016-17 Defensive Player of the Year award.
He has long been viewed as a top defensive player for his ability to guard both on the perimeter and near the rim. This season he has taken on more minutes as a center, eventually taking over the starting role in the middle as the Warriors have struggled to find solutions at the spot.
Green has publicly politicked for the award in recent months in press conferences and interviews and via his own platform on his podcast.
“When I look around the league, I don’t see many players impacting the game on the defensive end the way I do, Green said. “I don’t see many players completely throwing off other teams’ offenses the way I do.”
Related Posts:
- Warriors’ Draymond Green among three finalists for NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year News HOUSTON – Warriors big man Draymond Green is a finalist for the 2024-25 Defensive Player of the Year award. The NBA announced Sunday before the Warriors’ series opener against the Rockets that Green was in the running for the award alongside Cleveland’s Evan Mobley and Atlanta’s Dyson Daniels. Green, 35,…
- Rockets’ Dillon Brooks Throws Subtle Jab at Warriors’ Draymond Green Sports Houston Rockets rugged forward Dillon Brooks threw what looked like a subtle jab at Draymond Green, his Golden State Warriors counterpart, in his ejection prediction for their first-round playoff series. “I don’t know,” Brooks told reporters. “I’m not gonna get ejected. I’ll leave that to someone else.” Green has 23…
- Warriors Star Draymond Green Moved by Benched Teammate’s ‘Selfless Act’ Sports Golden State Warriors veteran forward Draymond Green made special mention of seldom-used center Trayce Jackson-Davis for his selfless act during their 121-116 win over the Memphis Grizzlies that clinched them the No. 7 seed. “I want to mention something that I saw today that no one will give a [expletive]…
- Warriors Predicted to Cut Ties With $25 Million Player After Postseason Sports The Golden State Warriors have reinvented themselves since the addition of Jimmy Butler ahead of the NBA trade deadline, but the franchise’s course correction is likely to lead to a significant change or two this summer. Case in point, head coach Steve Kerr benched Jonathan Kuminga in the team’s final…
- Matchups: Where do Warriors have advantage over Rockets in NBA playoff series? News HOUSTON – Weaknesses will be difficult to find in the Warriors’ first-round Western Conference playoff series against the second-seeded Houston Rockets. Neither team has a glaring weak spot, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t advantages. Here’s how Golden State (48-34) stacks up against Houston (52-30) at each position – plus…
(Visited 1 times, 1 visits today)