Draymond Green has no shortage of accolades to go along with his four NBA championships.
And even though he doesn’t have the traditional scoring stats that most Naismith Basketball Hall of Famers have, there is no doubt that the Warriors forward eventually will be enshrined after his illustrious career ends.
However, former NBA forward Kenyon Martin, while he respects Green’s game, might be lower on the four-time All-Star than most.
“I can list 200 people that’s better than Draymond Green at basketball right now … Championships aside,” Martin said on a recent episode of the “Gil’s Arena” podcast. “We’re talking about going out and playing basketball.”
Martin, Gilbert Arenas, co-host Josiah Johnson and former NBA guard Nick Young were debating their lists of the top 10 players from the 2010s, which sparked the debate surrounding Green’s spot during the previous decade and all-time.
“I’m not taking nothing from him,” Martin added. “He did what he did, absolutely. I’m with it. I ain’t ever say nothing bad about Draymond Green, but I just want to know is he a better basketball player than [players like Al Jefferson and Elton Brand].”
Green not only is a four-time champion and four-time All-Star but won the 2016-17 Defensive Player of the Year award while being named to two All-NBA teams and nine All-Defensive teams.
The 35-year-old is entering his 14th year with the Warriors, and after another stellar defensive showing last season, has shown no signs of slowing down just yet.
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