As Golden State Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy attempts to make another championship run under head coach Steve Kerr and All-Star Stephen Curry, he can’t imagine doing it without veteran forward Draymond Green. Before an important offseason, some believe Warriors need to trade Green for improvement This is an older roster that others thought would have been gone before this year’s deadline.
Dunleavy Jr. addressed the Warriors’ Future Recently, according to Tim Kawakami of the San Francisco Standard.
“For me, it’s hard to imagine this team without Steph, without Drummond, without Steve,” Dunleavy said. “I don’t really envision those things. But… if we’re doing a thorough job, it’s impossible for me to guarantee anything. But we want Draymond here, we want him to finish his career here, just like we do Steph. I don’t see any reason why he wouldn’t come back.”
Mike Dunleavy Jr. saw the Warriors lose Jimmy Butler III to a season-ending ACL injury, a devastating blow to the regular season. Golden State is 31–30, the eighth-best record in the Western Conference.
Steve Kerr keeps it real about Warriors’ Draymond Green
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr opens up about Draymond Green’s approach At this stage of his career. Green’s leadership by example still resonates. While Father Time is undefeated, Drummond still Finds a way to make an impact Winning, Kerr said, according to the Tom Tolbert Show.
“You take away all the threats around him and it becomes really frustrating for him and our team. It makes things really difficult in terms of rhythm and flow. He’s done a great job of doing the things we’ve been asking him to do. Less handling the ball at the top of the key. More screening and diving into ball screens. Running the floor and getting to the corners instead of running the play back,” Kerr said on the Tom Tolbert Show. Said at the 28:34 mark.
“He’s doing all these things, everything we’re asking. He’s having a great attitude on the bench and in the locker room, but he’s frustrated. All the frustration that comes with getting older and not being able to do things you could do a few years ago. It’s all playing into it and he’s handling it really, really well,” Kerr concluded.
Kerr and the Warriors lost to the Clippers 114-101 on Monday.
