Freewheeling since he re-enlisted four years with the Warriors, Draymond Green once again distinguished himself with a rowdy statement. This time, it’s not to tangle on social media with Jordan Poole’s father or to viciously attack Andrew Nicholson, but to discuss basketball IQ in the NBA.
Because according to the quadruple NBA champion, it is indeed clear that, in the league, most players do not have game intelligence!
” Not only are there not many players who have a high level basketball IQ, but there are not many who have basketball IQ in the NBA, there are less than 60%. And I’m really kind and generous. They don’t have a basketball IQ “, he declares in the podcast of Patrick Beverlyanother big mouth of the floors.
” This is one of the greatest skills one can have… »
This same Patrick Beverley goes further than Draymond Green, believing that ” 80% » of NBA players are not endowed with game intelligence.
For the interior of Golden Stateit’s a problem (or an advantage, depending on the camp in which you are placed) because, when someone has this famous basketball IQ, it gives them a significant advantage over their opponents…
” Having basketball IQ and knowing the game in this league is one of the greatest skills one can have, because it immediately makes you stand out. “, explains the mastermind of the defense of the Warriors. ” Maybe not on as extreme a level as Stephen Curry’s shot, but just having basketball IQ in this league immediately puts you ahead of the game, because [la plupart] guys don’t understand the game. »
Then Draymond Green quotes five players who, in his eyes, have above-average game intelligence: LeBron James, Rajon Rondo and his new teammate Chris Paul (with whom he will bark a lot…), without forgetting to name… Patrick Beverley and finally himself, of course!
Always a fan of the “King”, which he praises at the slightest opportunity, Draymond Green also explains that this is the great strength of LeBron James, compared to other players.
“The fact that he’s that tall, that he’s that athletic, and that he has that basketball IQ? Because guys who are that tall and also athletic, they’re mostly just dumb. Really very, very, very, very stupid… Because they only rely on that. ‘Oh yes, you have size and you are athletic’. But eventually, you’re going to run into a guy who’s the same height and also athletic (with game smarts).”
| Draymond Green | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2012-13 | GOS | 79 | 13 | 32.7 | 20.9 | 81.8 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| 2013-14 | GOS | 82 | 22 | 40.7 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 6.2 |
| 2014-15 | GOS | 79 | 32 | 44.3 | 33.7 | 66.0 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 11.7 |
| 2015-16 | GOS | 81 | 35 | 49.0 | 38.8 | 69.6 | 1.7 | 7.8 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 14.0 |
| 2016-17 | GOS | 76 | 33 | 41.8 | 30.8 | 70.9 | 1.3 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 10.2 |
| 2017-18 | GOS | 70 | 33 | 45.4 | 30.1 | 77.5 | 1.1 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 2018-19 | GOS | 66 | 31 | 44.5 | 28.5 | 69.2 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| 2019-20 | GOS | 43 | 28 | 38.9 | 27.9 | 75.9 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 8.0 |
| 2020-21 | GOS | 63 | 32 | 44.7 | 27.0 | 79.5 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 7.1 |
| 2021-22 | GOS | 46 | 29 | 52.5 | 29.6 | 65.9 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 7.5 |
| 2022-23 | GOS | 73 | 32 | 52.7 | 30.5 | 71.3 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 8.5 |
| Total | 758 | 29 | 44.9 | 31.4 | 71.2 | 1.1 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 8.7 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
