63 Facts About Draymond Green

Draymond Green is considered one of the greatest defensive players in the league.

Draymond Green was a runner-up for the Defensive Player of the Year Award three times in his career.

Draymond Green grew up in Saginaw, Michigan, and he played college basketball for Michigan State, where he helped the Spartans earn two Final Four appearances and a Big Ten tournament championship in 2012.

Draymond Green was drafted 35th overall in the 2012 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors and later played a key role on the Warriors' 2015,2017,2018 and 2022 championship teams.

Draymond Green is considered one of the best passers and defensive players of the 2010s.

Draymond Green has been criticized for his on-court conduct and for highly physical play that some deem "dirty".

Draymond Green attended Saginaw High School in Saginaw, Michigan, where he played for coach Lou Dawkins.

On November 14,2007, Draymond Green signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Michigan State.

Draymond Green was named captain of the Detroit Free Press All-State Dream Team, and was rated the No 36 player in the ESPN 150, including the No 13 power forward.

Draymond Green became the first player in Michigan State history to be named Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year, winning the award by unanimous vote.

Draymond Green earned third-team All-Big Ten honors and was the recipient of MSU's Most Improved Player, Chairman of the Boards and Antonio Smith Glue and Guts awards.

On February 10,2011, Draymond Green followed Charlie Bell and Magic Johnson to be the third Michigan State men's basketball player to record a triple-double.

Draymond Green went on to earn third-team All-Big Ten honors for the second straight year.

Draymond Green was named Big Ten Men's Basketball Player of the week four times during the season; no other Spartan in history has won the award more than three times in a single season.

On March 5,2012, Draymond Green was named Big Ten Player of the Year by the coaches and media and was a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection.

On March 10,2012, Draymond passed Johnny Green as the second all-time rebounding leader at MSU, finishing the game with 1,046 career rebounds.

On March 16,2012, Draymond Green recorded his third career triple-double against LIU-Brooklyn in the second round of the 2012 NCAA tournament and joined Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson as just the third player in NCAA history to have two career triple-doubles in the NCAA tournament.

On March 22,2012, in a loss to Louisville, Draymond Green collected 16 rebounds, bringing him to 1,096 career rebounds, the most in Michigan State history ahead of Greg Kelser.

Draymond Green ended his career as one of three players in Michigan State history with over 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.

Draymond Green was selected with the 35th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors.

Draymond Green gradually received more playing time in subsequent games, especially in the wake of injuries to Brandon Rush and Richard Jefferson.

Draymond Green played 32 minutes and recorded 5 points on 2-of-8 shooting, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Draymond Green lost 20 pounds in the 2013 off-season and showed improvement in three-point shooting and defense as a sophomore.

Draymond Green went on to play in all seven of the Warriors' first-round playoff games against the Los Angeles Clippers, as the Warriors lost the series 4 games to 3.

Draymond Green earned praise for his tough defense during the series after averaging 1.7 steals and 1.7 blocks per game.

Draymond Green went on to finish runner-up in both the Defensive Player of the Year Award and the Most Improved Player Award.

Draymond Green capped off a great season with an NBA championship and a triple-double in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, playing a center position role in place of Andrew Bogut.

Draymond Green became just the sixth player in NBA history to record a triple-double in an NBA Finals clinching game, joining Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, James Worthy, Tim Duncan and LeBron James.

On July 9,2015, Draymond Green re-signed with the Warriors to a five-year, $82 million contract.

Draymond Green had 13 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists against the Kings, becoming the first Warriors player with back-to-back triple-doubles since Wilt Chamberlain in 1964.

On December 11, Draymond Green became the first player since Nicolas Batum in 2012 to record five or more in all five major statistical categories.

Three days later, in a win over the Utah Jazz, Draymond Green became the first player in NBA history to record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists, 100 steals and 100 blocks in a season.

In Game 3, Draymond Green kicked Thunder center Steven Adams in the groin.

Draymond Green fell to the ground, and James stepped over him.

Draymond Green opened the season with an 18-point, 12-rebound effort against the San Antonio Spurs on October 25,2016.

Draymond Green's triple-double was the first in NBA history with fewer than 10 points scored.

Draymond Green became the 11th player in franchise history with 400 blocked shots, moving past Andrew Bogut for 10th place on the franchise list.

The Warriors went on to sweep both the first and second rounds of the playoffs, as Draymond Green posted his third career postseason triple-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in Game 4 of their second-round series against the Utah Jazz.

Draymond Green topped Gola's three playoff triple-doubles for most in franchise history.

In Game 3 of the 2018 NBA Finals, Draymond Green passed Chamberlain for the most rebounds in Warriors playoff history.

Draymond Green subsequently missed the next two games because of a sprained right toe.

Draymond Green finished with six triple-doubles for the postseason, tying Magic Johnson for the second-most in a single postseason in NBA history.

Draymond Green was then out for the first four games of the season due to a foot injury.

On February 3,2022, Draymond Green was named a reserve for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game.

On March 16,2023, Draymond Green was suspended by the NBA for one game without pay for incurring his 16th technical foul of the season in a game the day before.

Draymond Green represented the United States national team at the 2011 Summer Universiade men's basketball tournament in Shenzhen, China.

In June 2016, Draymond Green was named to the 2016 US Olympic team.

Draymond Green helped Team USA win the gold medal in Rio, and in eight games, he averaged 1.9 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game.

Draymond Green was selected as one of the players on the 2020 Olympic team to compete in Tokyo, which was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Draymond Green is a capable three-point shooter who provides spacing for the offense by stretching the opposing defense.

Under the coaching of Steve Kerr, Draymond Green became crucial to the Warriors' Death Lineup as the team's center.

Draymond Green is said to have played a significant role in the recruitment of Kevin Durant to join the Warriors.

Draymond Green is widely viewed as the emotional and motivational "heart and soul" of the Warriors and is noted for his vocal leadership on the court and in the locker room.

Draymond Green is frequently among the league leaders in technical fouls.

Green started his podcast, The Draymond Green Show, in November 2021.

Draymond Green's stepfather is Raymond Green, and he has two brothers, Torrian Harris and Braylon Green, and three sisters, LaToya Babers, Jordan Davis and Gabby Davis.

Draymond Green has a son, born with his then-girlfriend Jelissa Hardy.

In 2018, Draymond Green dated actress Hazel Renee, who has one child prior to their relationship.

Draymond Green got a bachelor's degree in communication in 2012 from Michigan State University.

On September 14,2015, Draymond Green donated $3.1 million to Michigan State University, which is the largest pledge from an athlete in the school's history, to help build a new athletics facility and fund an endowment program for scholarships.

In July 2016, Draymond Green was arrested for assault in East Lansing, Michigan.

The arrest report states Draymond Green went to Rick's bar and bumped into Edmondson.

Draymond Green allegedly poked Edmondson in the chest and either slapped or punched him in the face.