Warriors forward Draymond Green believes complaints over a lack of intensity in the All-Star Game are a result of the league overscheduling players, relays Eden Collier of NBC Sports Bay Area. Speaking Friday on his podcast, Green recalled several All-Star appearances that featured a series of required events leading up to the game.
“I’ve been at this community thing, I’ve been at this event, I’ve been at this this sneaker deal thing, I’ve been at this this podcast thing,” Green explained. “By the time you get to the game … oh, I get 20 minutes to shoot the basketball.”
Green added that he prepares all day for a normal game, starting with morning workouts, followed by cardio, treatment, hot tub recovery, work in the weight room, shooting sessions, team meetings and then taping with trainers. That process is cut way short for the All-Star Game, so players are reluctant to compete at full speed for fear of injury.
“I’m going to go out here and play hard in this game that I prepared for, for 20 minutes?” he said. “That played a big part.”
Green’s solution is to let big-name players who weren’t selected for the All-Star Game handle the other events and have the All-Stars devote their time to the game.
There’s more on the Warriors:
- Green has been kept on the bench for the closing minutes of the team’s last two victories, Sam Gordon of The San Francisco Chronicle notes in a subscriber-only story. Green started the games as a small-ball center, but coach Steve Kerr opted to close with Al Horford in the middle surrounded by shooters and ball-handlers. “Al in the Phoenix game and last night was playing so well and I think without (Stephen Curry), it’s easier for us to score if Al is at the five and we space the floor around him,” Kerr said after Monday’s comeback win over Memphis. “… It’s harder to find lineup combinations without Stephen where we can play Dray at the four.”
- A roster shakeup caused by the season-ending injury to Jimmy Butler and the trade of Jonathan Kuminga to Atlanta has resulted in Gui Santos moving into the starting lineup for the last five games, Gordon states in a separate piece. For the first time in his career, Santos is being trusted to create opportunities for his teammates by driving to the basket. “Without Jimmy, we don’t have much size at the (small forward and power forward) spots,” Kerr said. “Gui is — you can see by the way he’s been playing. He’s been one of our best players. He’s consistent, gaining confidence by the day.”
- The Warriors have a chance to re-sign Kristaps Porzingis at a reduced price, and Horford could be a bargain if he picks up his $6MM option to return next season, but general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. needs to add more youth and athleticism to the roster, contends Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area.
Wait…What? Porzingis has a $6 million option for next season? Is that right. I figured he have a reduced contract. But, a $24 million pay cut.
Tank city baby!!! The Warriors medical staff is pretty good.
Curry needs to get his balky knees in better shape. Rest really won’t do it. An off season strengthening program is what is needed.
Getting Porzingis in shape to play 70+ games at 15-20 minutes would be really nice.
They need to give Melton a raise.
Hopefully the ball bounces right in the draft and they can find a relatively ready player. There are a couple of Zona guys that look like they fit the bill.
Then they’ll have money to spend in FA depending on the draft.
Butler the kinda becomes a Trade Deadline acquisition.
The $6M option is Horford’s
It’s a Player Option …. KP is a FA.
Horford’s option is $6M
No tanking.
When curry and Porziņģis are ready to go, it’s full steam ahead for this year‘s playoffs.
That’s the thing. When will Curry and Porzingis be ready? I don’t want to see them make a half-a$$ run at it and risk further damage.
You’re two years late boss
Run at what ????
What do you think Sparky.
Only running they are doing is to lottery night.
Why do you freaking care? Get over it.
I guess your only move it to hate on actual champions when you’re a Knicks fan. If I had to have KAT on my team I would be lashing out too.
Even if they don’t win another one, Kerr, Curry, and the warriors forever changed basketball for the better. Or would you like to go back to watching boring, slow, iso ball?
Hate is what Giants74 has . Even for his own failed draft picks. I only speak the truth. WhoTF are you. You think history is what is relevant in this conversation. I doubt you know your teams history.
And you certainly don’t know the NBA. Go watch old tapes and get happy.
Porzinhiz will prolly still want $20-25m per. Melton will cost at least $12m per, prolly $15-20m per for 3 yrs. They are both injury prone, so have to be cautious.
Poor Draymond. Why is it the older players want less games? Selfish, pure greed. Drink a cup of cement and Harden up. Other era’s did it without whinging and for less money.
What are you babbling about? What did Draymond say about wanting less games? I have no idea how you got something like that out of what he said. Sounds kinda delusional.
You have trouble reading between the lines don’t you. Comprehension pal. No kristaps doesn’t have a $6 million option.
No intensity because they’re tired. Poor multi millionaires getting paid to play sport. Could always retire and never have a real job in his life.
The article says Porzingis does. I’m wondering were they got that from.
I guess you didn’t bother to read what he said. Sounds like you see the name Draymond and have to make up something. Basketball is a business. They have contractual duties. You should learn about them.
The article is talking about Horford having a 6 Mill option not Kp
Kp is a UFA
“I’m going to go out here and play hard in this game that I prepared for, for 20 minutes?” he said. “That played a big part.”
His words for not playing hard. You should read if you are going to comment about it. Dra is saying he didn’t care. Have another beer please ….
Thinking that “a real job” takes more effort than it takes to become an NBA player is hilarious. Usually only a take for people like Davey who clearly work at Starbucks or the local movie theater. Odd choice.
I don’t work, haven’t done for a decade. Im 44 this yr and get along more than ok. You put work in when your young. You thinking training, getting pampered, travelling is tough compared to working until you drop is hilarious and unfortunate for you.
WTF is Starbucks? Typical
The “wtf is starbucks” is the cherry on top of your fantasy sundae lmao. I’m sure you worked really hard man. Soft hands
Nope, 100% wrong on the soft hands. Never been giving a dime….all me.
Based on his comments, sounds like he wouldn’t be opposed to it
For all those say that the Warriors can develop a player, Santos and Spencer kinda go against your argument. They are two guys that definitely deliver and keep getting better.
Two replacement level guys. Not a great argument IMO. Also, examples of guys with limited upside who happen to play how the coach wants them too.
Those two are playing because they have no one better. The disasters with Wiseman and Kuminga have put this franchise in the mid level for the last couple years and are really going to hurt in a couple more. Podz is a mess
And the situation with Poole is the poster child for how not to act.
Kerr has driven several young players from strong potential to barely in the league. Why would any young player even consider playing for that team? Puts their whole career at risk. Golden State is where young players go to ruin their career.
In doing so, Kerr also ruined all the value the players had so they got nothing in return.
Old, small, and slow don’t cut it in the nba. But Kerr doubles down on it every day.
IMO the warriors are done and it’s time to move on from Kerr
Umm…Huh…Injuries are what has plagued Wiseman’s career. How is Kerr to blame for that? Poole is kinda overrated. He believed he was “legendary” after one good season. Kuminga isn’t innocent in his struggles. Wiggins went from a bust to an All-Star under Kerr. How is Podz a mess?
Let’s change that to …Kerr cant develop high draft pick, lol.
How do you know that? Wiseman’s career was derailed by injuries. Hard to blame a coach for that.
So, Kerr has only had one high draft pick. Not all high draft picks develop. It happens all the time.
So many 1st round picks….
“Double standard” straight out of Jimmy….. ouch.
The blame on draft picks is on Lacob. The more you read about drafting Lacob puts his decisions before the scouts. Lacob needs to stop meddling in drafts. This pick in 2026 is important so Lacob stay out of it.
Lmao…NOPE, that’s not what it says at all. Kristaps is 100% a free agent, unrestricted at that. Warriors maybe hoping to sign him to a lesser contract.
It’s Horford with player option of $6 mil man.
OK Sparky. You got me there. Still, Porzingis is not going to get $30 million in his next contract.
Now, what did Draymond say about wanting to play fewer games?
Having a few beers alone on a Saturday night are we? Bye.
You are here. Afraid to respond to me.
Sorry warriors fans but it’s over. The writing is on the wall. They will be a first or 2nd round exit for Curry’s remaining days. Butler going down killed this. They can’t trade him and he won’t be able to play until next February.
It ain’t over yet.
Looks like they’ll back into a play-in and if they win a game, who knows what will happen?
I’m definitely not calling it a season until it’s official.
The Warriors beat the number two seed last year, so it’s not a foregone conclusion that the Warriors are done just yet.
I realize you have the facts on your side. Age, Butler, etc., but I’m not going to turn off the TV because the odds say it’s over.
I know. Anything can happen. I just want to see them healthy first.
You know I love you Gary. Next time I go to the casino (I don’t really gamble) I really need your optimism. Of course I don’t want y’all to turn the TV off. But Curry will be 39 next year. Me and him are the same age. I don’t see how him and Butler making 100 and something of the cap will be able to get more pieces to go for a run. And for the playing this year I see them getting the 8th seed and out in 4 games vs OKC.
I don’t turn off the TV when my teams lose. It’s not about that.
Agreed Ghost.., I was using that as a figure of speech. I’ll definitely keep watching.
Curry hasn’t announced his retirement. So you believe, with a healthy Butler, the Warriors would have made it to the 3rd round, commonly known as the Western Conference Finals. Nice vote of confidence.
Warriors fans have been hearing we aren going to win for 50 years. What do you think makes you special?
No, just have to explain and spell it out word for word because you’re a bit special.
Pat Spencer was not developed by GSW and is not even an NBA player. He won’t be on the Warriors next year, Curry will ask for an NBA-level backup. GSW is 4-11 when Pat plays more than 16 mins this season. Horrible player overall but can be used better in small doses. He is a Euro league regular at best. Too small. Too small. Too small. Too small. GSW needs less of these no-defense guys.
Santos also has only played well vs tanking or not full strength teams. He is a deep bench player. He disappears in tough games…GSW need REAL wings who are GOOD. I don’t mind GSW giving him a long look because, well, someone has to replace Jimmy in that role…just wish GSW threw a FRP or two at Trey Murphy or Saddiq Bey at the deadline.
Podz has had the most development time out of anyone, and he absolutely stinks, he is another throwaway SG that people who dont know ball think are really good role players, like Landry Shamet, but they are all bad and are “just a guy” aka no one we should ever be highlighting.
Warriors actually traded for Bey for Wiseman, but then shipped him for 4 2nd round picks to trade for GP2 from Portland. Wish we kept Bey.
Not exactly, it was a 4 team trade. Bey was never on GSW, but he was in that deal. I do wish they acquired Bey instead of the undersized, overrated, used-poorly-by-Kerr GP2.
Yeah, I guess Warriors saved about $6m in luxury tax on that trade
I cant believe GP2 has gotten to be this level bad since the 2022 playoffs. Its 2026. He is still here. Why, why, why, why…
Who in the NBA has eaten this long off ONE single playoffs run longer than GP2 currently has?
Funny. Spencer doesn’t play for the Warriors?
You need to talk to your best buddy about Santos. Curry loves him. He tells Kerr to put him into games.
Santos is a nice find. You still don’t get it. You are a worse homer than Davey. Real fans we are all homers. Lottery picks are most important players you have. You don’t mess those up. At least get value for them in trades. Nobody is giving you value for Santos. You can’t compare late picks to lottery picks. Why is you can’t say Warriors blew it. They aren’t first team to blow lottery picks.
And calling Wiggins a bust is just who you are lol. Thats just brilliant.
As the #1 pick for the T-wolves, how often was Wiggins an All-Star or in consideration for the MVP? That why he was traded to the Warriors so cheaply.
Only a clown who calls himself a Warrior fan. Would ever use the word bust in describing AW. Even worse to try and defend that. Nons always show their true colors. ….
“Santos also has only played well vs tanking or not full strength teams. He is a deep bench player. He disappears in tough games”
Lol, Kerr has only played him more than 21 minutes in 11 games.
In the win in Phoenix he produced 18 pts om 67%/50% shooting with 4 reb 7 ast 2 stocks, and the Suns were at full strength.
16 pts on 78%/67% vs the Pistons, I guess they’re tanking.
For the season, he’s shooting 52%/39% avging a mere 13.7 min/gm.
Draymond is such a cry baby
That’s commissioner Draymond to you, lols. That’s Draymonds post basketball goal. A klutch clown as the commish is just what the league needs to get back on track.
Draymond mustn’t like his wife and kids.
“Dirty Dra” what he says about preparing for game. Has some truth to it. But you are not playing more than 20 mins. And not going all out. So you can take a day to prepare for 20 mins. Nobody is forcing you to do other things.
Dra as a small ball center is hilarious. No Warriors fan understands what that means. These homers on here don’t even understand why Kerr uses his small ball lineup. Davey is the only who gets it. Playing undersized players puts more physical strain on their bodies. To consistently deal with bigger stronger players. Can lead to injuries. And shorten careers. Do you see how much Green has changed and slowed down. If he had a true big next to him for last 5 yrs. He might still be giving you big mins.
No undersized player especially a 4 or 5. Can survive a long career at peak performance. Just look and search all them. Barkley, Johnson, Unseld, Horford, Dantley, Wallace, I can keep going. Its not natural to expect a strong 6’6” to deal with seven footers who are stronger. Even today when its not as physical.
You want guys like Dra to give you long careers. Then play a real center next to him. Even seven footers don’t want to play on post all the time. Yet you expect a smaller guy to do it. It’s a 15 man roster. Not that hard.
GSW prioritizing Giannis over the much-more gettable Zubac is going to haunt them forever. The package LAC got for Zubac is one GSW could have easily topped. Infuriating deadline as a GSW fan, tbh. Zubac is literally the missing piece of GSW’s puzzle. Such horrible FOing to only focus on Giannis and not keep all options open.
I have been saying this for months now: GSW should move on from Podz, GP2, Melton, Seth, Spencer and Cryer as soon as possible this offseason. Those specific guys. Everyone else can stay and thats a great baseline roster.
The team needs to turn over a new leaf and stop giving Kerr so many options to go small to begin with, that’s on MDJ standing up to to Kerr and forcing him to go big via roster construction, if they are going to keep Kerr there. Curry, Richard and Moody (has 7’1″ wingspan btw, should be the full time, 35 MPG SG) can stay, but they need to target more wings and ACTUAL SG/SF types who are over 6’7″ with length. Kerr playing Melton, Steph, Podz and GP2 all together and it goes like, -17 in 4 minutes, gotta end in some way. If not firing Kerr (my pick) then you build the roster around wings with size, not undersized SGs. Get Saddiq Bey.
Zubac is actually a good idea lol. Cheaper and more realistic. I know Dra, Horford , Post, Jimmy would love him.
Except the Clippers wouldn’t trade him to a team in their division, regardless of what the Warriors might have offered, and a GSW FRP almost surely wouldn’t be as high as the Pacers’ will be.
What’s funniest about this latest take from Davey is how the goal posts moved from saying GSW would definitely acquire Giannis to a “why didn’t they trade for supposedly “gettable Zubac”, which ofc isn’t true.
The Clippers wouldn’t accept the Warriors’ offer for PG13, and the last time the teams made a somewhat significant trade was way back in 1984 when they acquired Jerome Whitehead.
Amare Stoudemire at 6’10” 250 was a small ball center. Don’t think so. Ask him and his coach.
How long did he last playing center. He was drafted as a 4. On Knicks he only played as a 4. He was dominant as a 4. Doesn’t mean you don’t go small with him. All teams should be able to go big or small . Why is that so hard for you to see lol.
When you take off your self-righteous panties and listen. Stop pretending you know everything. You and Davey like to ignore actual facts. Why do you need to constantly cry about this? What is your emotional problem?
About a real difference in a 4 or 5. You mean anare n ver got hurt.
Most fans today don’t even understand positions. Clowns like you who don’t know ball at all. Think by insulting you are actually making a point. Writers don’t even understand what 4 or 5 means. So this subject triggers you 🤯. Like I said a clueless talker like you. Don’t even understand your own team. You call players name why cause they left the Warriors. Kuminga and Wiggins can be disparaged by a non like you. Then you think you can come to me. All you know is how to cry and complain. And insult posters cause you can’t understand the game. You will be buried with your team lmao a true small fry.
link to nba.com
Amare was considered the next Malone. He came out of HS. Drafted as a future PF. He is listed as a PF in Phoenix. You can make up shhh all you want. Ain’t getting by me NON …
link to basketball-reference.com
Suns had 4 centers when they drafted Amare. He didn’t start playing C till his third year. When they brought back small ball. With Marion at PF. Clowns aways clown themselves …. Learn the game. Stop embarrassing yourself constantly.
Why can’t you look it yourself. What is the point of coming here to flame. All you do is light a match to yourself 🤯🔥🤡🤡. UF 🤡
Giants74
February 15, 2026
Amare Stoudemire at 6’10” 250 was a small ball center. Don’t think so. Ask him and his coach.
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