On the latest edition of Draymond’s podcast Dray Day, he explains his beef with Paul Pierce and why he feels Pierce is overrated.
According to Mercury News Draymond told Pierce he wasn’t Kobe because Pierce was telling him he couldn’t guard Blake Griffin.
“People tend to forget he was struggling to to get to the playoffs … then all of a sudden Ray Allen and KG showed up. Let’s not forget that,” Green said.
“Just because you were scoring points don’t mean you were carrying the team. If you couldn’t get anywhere and you couldn’t do nothing, where were you carrying them to? … Pierce had had an amazing career. He was a beast. But how far was he carrying those teams? If you weren’t carrying them that far, I guess we’re in the same boat.”
Draymond goes on to say that it hasn’t been proven he can’t carry team because they team he is on is loaded.
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