SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Danny Green has risen back to the top of the league’s most accurate three-point shooters as the NBA regular season approaches its midpoint.
The 29-year-old from University of North Carolina is back on track after what can only be described as an aberration in 2015-16. Last season, he made only 33.2 percent (116-for-349) from beyond the arc.
Green's value as one of the NBA's better perimeter defenders masked his epic slump. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich values defense, above all else. So, Green's spot in the starting lineup never was threatened, nor was he shopped at the trade deadline.