"Y'all cried about every call" - Draymond Green offers no-nonsense advice to top prospects at LeBron James' agent's NIL Camp
Golden State Warriors veteran star forward Draymond Green recently appeared at the second annual Klutch Sports NIL Camp. There, the four-time NBA champion provided no-nonsense advice to the next generation of hoopers about the importance of playing basketball the right way.
Green was one of several NBA players who attended the camp, hosted by Rich Paul's Klutch Sports Group. Green is one of Paul's highest-profile NBA clients alongside LA Lakers superstar forward LeBron James.
Other players in attendance included Jalen Johnson, Talen Horton-Tucker and Christan Koloko. During the camp, Green and Co. played against some of the top-rated high school and college basketball prospects, imparting invaluable knowledge.
On Sunday, a clip of Green calling out the youngsters went viral on social media. He pointed out that they were settling for too many 3-pointers and complaining too much about not getting calls from referees.
"Y'all chasing the game, like all young dudes do. Come down, 'I need to get a 3,' and ain't nobody Steph Curry, but everybody wanna get a 3," Green said. "Shooting it well, but you took three bad ones in a row, or you took two, and one of y'all took another one. And then, y'all cried about every call that was called."
Draymond Green has garnered a reputation for being one of the NBA's most erratic players. The four-time All-Star is coming off a season in which he racked up 10 technical fouls, four ejections and two suspensions amounting to 17 games.
So, he touched on his extensive experience butting heads with referees and how much complaining has cost him over the years.
"I get a lot of techs, so I'm actually f**ked up on that part, but it's also cost me $2.5 million dollars, which is more money than probably everybody in here's parents made that's not a rich kid," Green said. "It's probably 50 times the amount of money my mom made in her life. So, it'll cost you."
Green then questioned why young players act so entitled despite having accomplished so little.
"Also, what have y'all done to get calls?" Green said. "I was this close [to] not giving y'all one, and there's nothing any of y'all can say. So, why are we crying about calls?"
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Draymond Green says being a top-rated high school prospect "doesn't mean anything"
Continuing his lecture at this year's Klutch Sports NIL Camp, Draymond Green highlighted the importance of players not getting too complacent before making the NBA.
As a high school senior at Saginaw High School, Green was the No. 36-ranked player and No. 13-ranked power forward in the ESPN 100. However, he outworked many of the players ranked ahead of him en route to carving out a highly successful 12-year NBA career.
"By the way, everybody is good in high school. Also, I wasn't high-rated, and all the n**gas ranked before me, where are they?" Green said. "So, it really doesn't mean anything. It means you're good right now, which means you're more likely to stop working right now. That's all it means. So, stop crying about the calls. Play. Play smart."
Time will tell whether the prospects heed Green's advice. Nonetheless, the veteran forward appeared extremely passionate about helping them righten their mindsets ahead of their prospective NBA careers.
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