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Warriors’ Draymond Green Talks About His Defensive Player of the Year Chances

‘I don’t see many players completely throwing off an entire team’s offense the way I do,’ said the Golden State forward.
Warriors’ Draymond Green Talks About His Defensive Player of the Year Chances
Warriors forward Draymond Green reacts during a game against the Phoenix Suns in Phoenix on Dec 12, 2023. Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports via Field Level Media
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When Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green last won NBA Defensive Player of the Year, his team was in the middle of a dynasty.

The Warriors were on their way to a second NBA championship in three years in 2017, and Golden State collected one more in 2018. Green, 35, knows this Warriors team (40–29) has a ways to go in order to get back to contention and end a three-year title drought, but he believes his defense is still top-tier.

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