Draymond Green says he’s ready to take on a bigger shooting load for the Warriors this season, but his comments also carried a clear edge toward Steve Kerr.
Kerr has said he wants Green to fire away more from deep in order to help the Golden State offense flow better. Green, though, made it sound like that kind of green light has not exactly been part of the relationship for the last decade.
“I’m looking forward to that, not that I’m just going to come out casting threes, but I definitely am going to look to get more of them up when I’m open and you know that’s exciting to hear from your coach. That’s exciting because it’s not necessarily something that I’ve always heard,” Green said on his podcast.
The numbers explain why Kerr has been cautious. Green shot 38.8% from three in the 2015-16 season, but over the last 10 seasons he has made just 31.1% of his attempts, while averaging 2.9 tries per game.
That leaves a real question for Golden State: can Green push his efficiency high enough to matter on a larger volume, and can he draw enough defensive attention to help an offense that finished 19th in the league last season?
Even now, Green can still be a difference-maker defensively on any given night. But his consistency on that end slipped last season after he was a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year in 2025.
That makes this season a crossroads of sorts. If Green’s defense is no longer enough to offset his offensive limitations, the Warriors need more from him as a shooter. If that doesn’t happen, the team may have to lean harder into the next wave of forwards in Yaxel Lendeborg and Gui Santos, and Green’s future in Golden State could even come into question before the February mid-season trade deadline.
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