Ever since Draymond Green returned to the Golden State Warriors lineup, Steve Kerr has been touting him as the “best defensive player in the world.” Kerr is a pretty strong manager and motivator, so I’m not going to make any guarantees as to why he would pour such high praise on Green, but if I had to guess it’s because ... he thinks Green is the best defensive player in the world.
I agree.
The numbers paint a similar picture.
In the Warriors first five games, which featured four contests without Green, and one where he was primarily on a minutes restriction, they allowed 116.