He continued to come off the bench as a sophomore but put up 9.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists to win Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year. Green had 16 points in the first-round win and grabbed 10 boards in the Elite Eight against Louisville. He averaged just 3.3 points and 3.3 rebounds, but there were flickers of potential in the Spartans' run to the championship game in the NCAA Tournament. Learn more about Green by following him on Twitter and on Instagram For the majority of Green's freshman season at Michigan State, the burly 6-foot-7 forward did not see much playing time. In recognition for his community involvement, Green was a finalist for the 2015-16 Seasonlong NBA Cares Community Assist Award. He has also launched a partnership with The First Tee of the East Bay to help further its impact with at-risk and underserved youth in the Oakland/Hayward communities. In 2015, he pledged to donate $3.1 million to his alma mater, Michigan State University, to support MSU Athletics. Green has hosted several basketball camps for youth in Michigan, including the Draymond Green Basketball Camp and All-Star Game in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 32 jersey was later retired at the high school. During his senior season, he averaged 20 points, 13 rebounds, and two blocked shots per game as Saginaw won the Class A State Championship for a second straight year. As a junior in 2006-07, he averaged 25 points, 13 rebounds, three assists and three steals per game and led Saginaw to a 26-1 record and the Class A State Championship. During his sophomore season, Green averaged 12 points and 11 rebounds per game. He attended Saginaw High School in Saginaw, Michigan, where he played for coach Lou Dawkins. Draymond has two brothers, Torrian Harris and Braylon Green, and three sisters, LaToya Babers, Jordan Davis and Gabby Davis. was born in Saginaw, Michigan, to Mary Babers and Wallace Davis. Read Past Outlooksĭraymond Jamal Green Sr. It seems unlikely Green will return to the form that allowed him to rank as high as 13th in fantasy in 2015-16, but there's a good chance he'll again return third-to-fourth-round value. The return of Klay Thompson will only help Green, as it gives him another elite shooter to pass to, and it should open up the lane for Green to get more easy layups. Green will be turning 32 years old in 2021-22, and while certain parts of his game haven't aged well - three-point shooting and foul drawing being the main two - he should continue to be the hub of the Warriors' offense. With those numbers, he was able to rank 37th in per-game fantasy production - quite the jump from his 2019-20 rank of 76th. He appeared in 63 of the Warriors' 72 regular-season games and averaged 7.0 points, a career-high 8.9 assists, 7.1 rebounds and 2.5 combined steals-plus-blocks. If the Warriors don’t come with that same kind of energy for Green - unquestionably part of their core and the lynchpin of their defense - how will he respond? Not that Green is going to go all Jimmy Butler in Minnesota if he doesn’t get an extension this summer, but Green is the emotional leader of the Warriors locker room and if he is sullen or a little bit flat, the Warriors will feel it.After a rough 2019-20 campaign in which he appeared in just 43 games and the Warriors earned just 15 wins, Green had a bounce-back season in 2020-21. The question is will Green be happy with that?Ī year ago, Stephen Curry got a no-brainer max contract extension, and Green will see that as how the core should be treated.
While he could opt out a year earlier, the Warriors’ current preference is to talk extension with Green next summer. Green has two years remaining on the maximum extension he signed in 2019. Even Stephen Curry waited until one year remained before signing his max extension last offseason. The typical pattern of this Golden State front office is to extend with one year remaining. So the maximum extension Green could sign starting next week involves him opting out of the final year of his current deal and signing a four-year extension worth $138.4 million…Īll indications, though, are that the Warriors have no plans to offer Green a maximum extension, and there isn’t any current traction on any type of extension.
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He can decline it and become a free agent next summer. He is due $27.5 million for 2023-24, but it’s a player option. Green is set to make $25.8 million this coming season. 3 is when he is eligible to sign a four-year deal. Green, according to sources, wants and believes he deserves a maximum contract extension from the Warriors.