The only person who believes Draymond Green should get a max extension is Draymond Green.
He certainly has value to the Warriors, but it is clear from anyone who watched the Warriors this season that his skills are declining, and his lack of offense sometimes hurts the team.
I will never knock a player for getting as much money as he can. Draymond might have to go elsewhere to get anything close to the max. AHN Fire Digital has more.
Green seems like the kind of player that would want to play out the rest of his career with the team that drafted him and go down as one of the greatest in the history of that franchise.
However, according to a recent report, there is one thing that could get in the way of that possibility. That one thing is money. According to the report, Green is seeking a max contract extension.
“Green, according to sources, wants and believes he deserves a maximum contract extension from the Warriors,” Anthony Slater and Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic reported. “Aug. 3 is when he is eligible to sign a four-year deal. That is his desired length.”
Unsurprisingly, the Warriors do not seem interested in such a deal.
“All indications, though, are that the Warriors have no plans to offer Green a maximum extension, and there isn’t any current traction on any type of extension,” Slater and Thompson added.
Beyond that, the report added that Green is willing to explore “outside options” if the Warriors don’t oblige.
“While his desire is to remain with the Warriors, Green is said to be willing to explore his outside options to get the kind of contract he wants,” Slater and Thompson wrote. “That’s a risk Warriors’ management appears willing to take. Green playing this season with a chip on his shoulder, motivated by proving to the league he deserves a max contact, could have a positive on-court impact.”
I can’t see any team breaking the bank for Green.
He is the type of player who, if willing to take short money, could help a team win a title, but he will never be the main guy.
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