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Why Draymond Green laments Warriors losing Gary Payton II, Otto Porter Jr.

Why Draymond Green laments Warriors losing Gary Payton II, Otto Porter Jr.

Why Draymond laments Warriors losing GP2, Porter after title originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Halfway through the 2022-23 NBA season, Draymond Green still ponders how things would have been different had Gary Payton II and Otto Porter Jr. remained with the Warriors. Speaking with ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith on the “K[NO]w Mercy with Stephen A. Smith” podcast, Green shared his thoughts on Golden State losing Payton and Porter in free agency this past offseason. “Absolutely hate it, and… Source link

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Draymond Green downplays Jordan Poole punch, Warriors contract situation in return: ‘I’m a professional’

Draymond Green downplays Jordan Poole punch, Warriors contract situation in return: ‘I’m a professional’

Draymond Green has rejoined the Golden State Warriors, and it would be understandable if the mood were a bit tense after his punch of teammate Jordan Poole. He’s just trying to move past it. The veteran spoke to reporters Thursday for the first time since stepping away from the team, and there was no shortage of topics. While Green was away, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr announced Green would be fined but not suspended for the punch, though his future with the club is still quite cloudy. As… Source link

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Warriors considering discipline for Draymond Green after he struck Jordan Poole at practice

Warriors considering discipline for Draymond Green after he struck Jordan Poole at practice

This isn’t how Golden State wants to tip off its championship defense. The Warriors are considering discipline for Draymond Green after his involvement in a fight with teammate Jordan Poole, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports. Per the report, a “heated interaction” escalated at Warriors practice on Wednesday when Green “forcefully struck Poole.” Prior to Green striking Poole, the two players went chest-to-chest while pushing and shoving each other, according to the report. Yahoo Sports’… Source link

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Don’t cry for Joe Lacob and the Warriors’ ownership group

Don’t cry for Joe Lacob and the Warriors’ ownership group

I’m not sure how you can profess to be “light-years ahead of probably every other team in structure, in planning, in how we’re going to go about things” and complain about the rules governing the structure and planning that all NBA franchises are subject to, but Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob is sure trying. Lacob will have you believe it’s “very unfair” that the Warriors have to pay escalating taxes in order to keep a championship team together, when his unique ability to rage… Source link

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Draymond Green says DeMar DeRozan told him ‘F*** no’ when asked to join the Warriors last offseason

Draymond Green says DeMar DeRozan told him ‘F*** no’ when asked to join the Warriors last offseason

The Golden State Warriors didn’t make too many waves last offseason while constructing what would be a championship roster, but Draymond Green was apparently gunning for a big splash. During an episode of his Draymond Green Show with Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan, Green recounted how he tried to recruit his guest to the Warriors during free agency last summer. DeRozan was apparently not interested, though Green did not hesitate to point out that it all worked out for Golden State: “Last… Source link

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Draymond Green reportedly wants max contract from Golden State Warriors

Draymond Green reportedly wants max contract from Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors are in a bit of a money quandary this summer. They have four players who will all need new contracts soon – Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins, Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole – and would have to pay a ridiculous luxury tax if they kept most of them. Green, the boisterous big man who just claimed his fourth NBA Finals championship trophy with the Warriors since their dynasty began in 2014 is eligible for a new contract as soon August 3, and sources told The Athletic’s… Source link

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NBA fines Warriors co-owner Joe Lacob $500,000 after calling luxury tax system ‘unfair’

NBA fines Warriors co-owner Joe Lacob $500,000 after calling luxury tax system ‘unfair’

Warriors owner Joe Lacob was fined $500,000 on Wednesday after he made comments criticizing the NBA’s current luxury tax system. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) The NBA fined Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob $500,000 on Wednesday for comments he made bashing the league’s current luxury tax system, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Lacob said on a recent episode of the “Point Forward” podcast that the luxury tax is part of a “very unfair system.” Lacob was fined as the… Source link

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What Ja Morant said to Steph Curry, Warriors after Grizzlies were eliminated

What Ja Morant said to Steph Curry, Warriors after Grizzlies were eliminated

What Ja shockingly told Steph, Klay, Dray after Dubs beat Grizzlies originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Players from both sides have made it clear that there’s no beef or rivalry between the Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies. Still, that intense Western Conference semifinals matchup between the two teams, and all the drama that came with it, is still being talked about into the offseason. In an interview with Bleacher Report’s Taylor Rooks, Grizzlies star Ja Morant revealed a… Source link

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