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Draymond green career stats7/10/2023 ![]() Guys like Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, Adrian Dantley, Alex English, Dikembe Mutombo and Dwight Howard were all left off. There were other guys even more deserving than Green that were left off the 75th Anniversary Team. Green is on par or below some of the above-mentioned players because to be honest, I think Dumars is on the same level as Green, but Parker was a much better player in my opinion. Players such as Joe Dumars, Chauncey Billups, Tony Parker, and even his teammate Andre Iguodala have been named Finals MVP and none of them made the list either. There have been several good NBA players that have won Finals MVP that were not on the list. I think even with a Finals MVP award, Green is not a top 75 player. He is a three-time champion, Defensive Player of the Year, and is a four-time All-Star.īut let’s break down what he said on the podcast a little bit. He has put together an impressive resume so far in his career by collecting some individual accolades. He would have been in consideration for MVP, but if the Warriors did win, I feel that Stephen Curry would have probably won MVP, in my opinion.Īs I previously stated, this is not an article to bash Green because I do feel he is a good player and borderline all-star with the right pieces around him. Green had good numbers during that series, averaging 16.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game. ![]() That was the first time in NBA history that a team lost a Finals series while up 3-1. Let’s not forget that the Warriors were up 3-1 at that point and went on to lose the series. What Green was referencing was his suspension in Game 5 of the Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers for kicking LeBron James in the groin area. “When I look back on that from a selfish standpoint, which I rarely do, I would have been Finals MVP and that changes the course of everything,” Green continued. Good luck even having a debate if I’m a hall of famer or not, if I was Finals MVP. Good luck leaving me off the NBA 75 if I was Finals MVP. “The one thing, when I look back on it, that bothers me is I would’ve been the Finals MVP,” said Green. He feels that because he was suspended in the 2016 NBA Finals for one game, he missed out on winning another title and possibly a Finals MVP award. ![]() Green was recently on an episode of JJ Redick’s podcast “The Old Man and The Three.” On the show, Green shared his thoughts about why he wasn’t a part of the list of the league’s 75 greatest players. I just want to give my perspective on Green’s career thus far, mostly because I read he was upset he did not make the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team that listed the league’s top 75 players of all time. OK, let me start off by saying this is not an article that is about bashing Draymond Green. ![]()
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