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Trade Chatter Returns on Draymond Green as Warriors Weigh His Future

Most observers expect him to stay beyond the deadline due to contract constraints.

Overview

  • ESPN’s Anthony Slater said he would “very heavily” predict Green remains with Golden State past the deadline, though discussion of a trade has become more realistic than in prior years.
  • Head coach Steve Kerr publicly defended Green on a local radio show, citing his decade-plus impact and urging patience through a recent down stretch.
  • Recent flashpoints include a heated sideline exchange that sent Green to the locker room and his 24th career ejection against the Jazz, his second in an eight-game span.
  • Key metrics point to a dip in form: a -2.1 average plus/minus over his last 10 games, 2.8 turnovers and 3.2 fouls per game, and a below-average opponent-turnover impact per Cleaning the Glass.
  • Green is in year two of a four-year, $100 million deal with a 2026–27 player option, a structure that complicates trade scenarios as the 20–18 Warriors assess roster options during their homestand.