Draymond Green's Warriors teammate Quinten Post likes a video edit featuring his belligerent moments
Draymond Green was the subject of a recent video, originally posted on April 8 on Instagram by a fan named bandito.877.
The 63-second video edit, in part, features a compilation of some of Draymond’s lowlights, which included punching out then-teammate Jordan Poole, curb-stomping Kings big man Domantas Sabonis in the chest, choking Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert and slugging Suns big man Josef Nurkic in the face.
The video is rather popular, amassing over 215,000 likes on Instagram, and amongst those likes is one from Green’s teammate, rookie center Quinten Post.The 7-foot-0 Dutch was taken out of Boston College with the 22nd pick in the second round (52nd overall) in the 2024 NBA draft.
Typically, second-round NBA draft picks, especially those in the 50s, carry low expectations. However, early on, Post quickly impressed Green, who saw potential in the big man. Noting his shooting, defensive ability and toughness, Green gave the rookie his stamp of approval in a conversation with Warriors team owner Joe Lacob :
“I’m telling you this kid can really’ help us. He shoots the ball well, extremely well. He’s a good position defender and he ain’t soft at all. I know Joe was looking at me like I was crazy. During the year I told he [Post] was gonna have an impact and he was in the G league”
Post concluded his rookie regular season with per-game averages of 8.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 42 appearances with 14 starts.
Draymond Green and his impact on both sides of the ball
Draymond Green's sports career playoff per-game averages 11.6 points, 8.8 rebounds , 6.2 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.4 blocks. His best playoff run came in the 2015-16 season, where he averaged 15.4 points, 9.9 rebounds, 6.0 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 1.6 steals.
In the Warriors' 95-85 Game 1 win over the Houston Rockets, Green posted 4 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and a block.
However, his impact goes beyond the box score. Green has long shown the ability to serve as both an initiator and facilitator of the Golden State offenses, including shooters and cutters with his passing ability.
Here are examples of Green initiating the Golden State offense:
Green, an eight-time All-Defensive Team performer, acts as the Warriors' defensive quarterback.
He was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Month for March, contributing to the Warriors pacing the league with 9.9 steals and forcing 16.7 turnovers per game That same month, Golden State posted a 09.7 defensive rating, which was the second-best in the Western Conference, Green, who was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2016-17 and is a finalist for the award again this season.