Draymond Green didn’t just notice Georges Niang’s edge on Wednesday night - he embraced it.
After the Golden State Warriors’ 120-100 win over the Miami Heat, Green found himself in the middle of a tense moment between Bobby Portis and Niang. The exchange never bothered him. If anything, it fit right in with the kind of player the Warriors have gotten in Niang.
Green said during his postgame media availability, per ESPN’s Anthony Slater, that he likes the fire Niang brings and thinks the veteran forward has already made life easier for him on both ends of the floor.
“I love that type of energy, by the way. Did you see me walk up to Bobby Portis and put my shoulder on his chest, or did I do like this?
Draymond Green raves about Georges Niang: “What an addition.”
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) November 6, 2026
“Can’t keep him off the floor.”
He likes the attitude Niang has injected. Green has already broken up two Niang arguments with opponents (Collin Sexton and Bobby Portis). pic.twitter.com/gdRWDAsc0F
It was a de-escalation, right? So it looked a little different.
Alright, well at least we got an understanding there,” Green said. “Georges has been incredible for us.
The way he shoots the basketball. Crazy thing is: he hasn't even shot it at the level that he shoots the ball at.
“Yet, the impact that he's had on this team on every aspect of the game; he's so smart. And he's fiery.
He's been great for us. What an addition.
That's one of those signings that people look at, like aww man, then, you look up, and you can’t keep him off the floor.”
Green kept going, making it clear just how much he enjoys sharing the floor with Niang.
“He's been absolutely incredible for us. I love being his teammate,” Green added.
“I'll be honest, at times, I do some random s*** out there, especially on the defensive end. But even on the offensive end, I do some random s*** at times, and he just picks up on it.
He'll fill the spot. He'll plug.
I'm looking to do some wild s*** and he'll cut. He just knows what to do.
So, really fun player to play with.”
Niang, for his part, downplayed the back-and-forth with Portis when asked what was said, per 95.7 The Game.
"He actually said that his outfit looked better than mine. And then I was like, ‘Well, no mine looks better than yours.’ And we went back and forth. I mean, do you really want to know what we said to each other?"
— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) November 6, 2026
Georges Niang on him and Bobby Portis chirpin’ tonight 😂 pic.twitter.com/hEjm2iegUu
“He actually said that his outfit looked better than mine. And then I was like, ‘Well, no mine looks better than yours.’
And we went back and forth,” Niang said. “I mean, do you really want to know what we said to each other?”
Niang is averaging 7.9 points and 3.1 rebounds this season, and the Warriors are riding a six-game winning streak.
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