OAKLAND — A little more than a month ago, in an anonymous poll of NBA players conducted by The Athletic, Draymond Green was voted the most overrated player in the NBA.
I sure hope no Portland Trail Blazers were part of that “winning” tally.
Because if they were, they learned a truth the Warriors — and apparently too few others around the NBA — already know. And they learned it the hard way: Green is a force of nature, both invaluable and irreplaceable to the NBA’s best team.
Overrated? Only if you fail to rate league-changing defense, elite playmaking, and the uncanny and nearly singular ability to bring out the best in a team that will likely go down as the greatest dynasty of the NBA’s modern era.