Back three games into his five-game suspension, caused by his strangulation of Rudy Gobert (a gesture he does not regret…), Draymond Green once again demonstrated that he was capable of exploding at any moment with a burst of blood that only he has the secret to.
Kid from Michigan, the land of the famous “Bad Boys”, the inside of the Warriors would have drawn his character and his way of being from another team of the Pistons of the great era. The one crowned NBA champion in 2004.
Best friend of Joe Dumars' son
In any case, this is the opinion of Rasheed Wallacea specialist in technical fouls and among the most characterful players in this squad, notably composed of Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, Ben Wallace, Tayshaun Prince, Corliss Williamson and Darvin Ham.
“ It's our fault » he judges thus, in the Gilbert Arenas podcast. “ He grew up in the locker room [des Pistons de 2004]. One of his best friends was our GM's son [Joe Dumars, ndlr], so he was around us. In training, in the locker room, before matches, after matches… He heard our language. Everyone knows that the language is different when the cameras are not there. He heard all that and that's why he's doing his bullying shit now. He caught this in our locker room. »
Chauncey Billups shares the opinion of the “Sheed”
A declaration which is reminiscent of that of Chauncey Billupsnamed MVP of the 2004 Finals with Detroitregarding the “made in Pistons” education received by the four-time NBA champion.
“ Where do you think Draymond got his big mouth? » asked the current coach of the Blazers, in the spring of 2018. « Draymond was pretty much our ball boy. He was around the team all the time, as he and Jordan Dumars were best friends. We educated Draymond. He's my son, we raised him. »
For the record, Draymond Green has a total of 19 expulsions during his career and only one player is in front of him. Her name ? Rasheed Wallace, with 29…
| Draymond Green | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 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 |
| 2023-24 | GOS | 12 | 25 | 48.3 | 47.2 | 83.3 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 10.1 |
| Total | 770 | 29 | 44.9 | 31.7 | 71.4 | 1.1 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 8.7 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
