Warriors Open To Draymond Green Trade Offers As Western Conference Rival Emerges As Potential Suitor

Draymond Green has been the heart and soul of the Golden State Warriors for over a decade, but his time with the team could come to an end before this season’s trade deadline. The Athletic’s NBA insider Sam Amick appeared on The TK Show , where he touched on Green’s future with the Warriors. “Of course they’re going to listen to deals about Draymond at the deadline,” Amick said. “And he knows that; we know that. You can say the quiet part out loud. You know, it did happen last year when the [Milwaukee] Bucks were certainly under the strong impression that if they were going to do something with the Warriors for Giannis [Antetokounmpo] that Draymond would be involved.” Now, Green cannot be traded until Dec. 15 as the Warriors signed him to a one-year, $27.7 million deal in the summer. The four-time All-Star only getting a one-year contract also indicated, though, that his future was uncertain. Green has expressed a desire to retire with the Warriors , but he’d have to take a substantial pay cut for that. It’s unclear if the 36-year-old would be willing to do that. Green is averaging 2.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, 7.6 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game for the Warriors in 2026-27. Those aren’t great numbers, and that is actually a career-low for points, but he remains an excellent defensive player. Numbers also never really showed Green’s true value to the Warriors anyway. He has been notably mocked for “triple-singles” over the years, but there’s a reason the Warriors still kept him around. Green might finally be on his way out this season, though, before the Feb. 11 trade deadline, and Amick thinks the Warriors would strongly consider a move if they can get anything for him. He later pointed to the Sacramento Kings as a potential suitor. “He’s a Michigan man, and Scott Perry, the Kings GM, has got deep Michigan ties and they have a very good relationship,” Amick said. “I mean, Scott has known Draymond since he was literally a kid coming around the [Detroit] Pistons legendary teams in the Isiah Thomas days with Joe Dumars. So, there’s some connective tissue there. “And I might be overstating this, I have been so impressed with Draymond’s kind of framing of his own situation in terms of what might lie ahead, where I could almost see him just embracing the lack of winning for the opportunity to [mentor],” Amick continued. “He literally has already pulled Darius Acuff aside… I could see that on a daily basis being really valuable to the Kings.” Green and Kings general manager Scott Perry are both Michigan natives, and Amick thinks that could play a factor. The forward also notably shared advice with rookie Darius Acuff Jr. , another Michigan native, when the Warriors faced them in preseason. Winning has been Green’s top priority for much of his career, and he has won four NBA championships with the Warriors. Amick thinks he might now be willing to accept that mentorship role on rebuilding teams, which so many veterans take on. Only time will tell if he is. If this season does indeed prove to be the end of Green’s time with the Warriors, he’ll be walking away with his head held high. They had selected him with the No. 35 pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, and he became a pillar for one of the greatest dynasties in modern NBA history.