Draymond Green had plenty to say this week, but his most straightforward message may be the one that lands best across the NBA: therapy can help a player’s game by helping the person first.
Speaking with CNBC’s Alex Sherman, the Golden State Warriors veteran laid out why he believes players should go. Green said:
“It does because ultimately it helps your temperament. It helps you in decision-making.
It helps you in patience. It helps you have grace.
And so I think ultimately it does because it makes you a better person. And being a better person is 1,000% going to make you a better player because it affects all the other things that you do.
It affects your whole being.”
Green also addressed Detroit Pistons forward John Collins after his dust-up with Phoenix Suns veteran Dillon Brooks, offering a warning about the role Collins may be stepping into with Detroit. On The Draymond Green Show, Green said:
“I respect the effort. However, when you're giving that effort, and you're going to step into the shoes Stewie was filling, you're going to have some big shoes to fill. You're going to have to be on that type of time all the time because people are going to start trying you to see if you're on that type of time.”
Draymond Green warns John Collins after the scuffle with Dillon Brooks:
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On the court, Green and the Warriors picked up their first regular-season win of 2026-27 on Monday, rolling past the Denver Nuggets 134-114. Green finished with seven assists, four rebounds, and three points.
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