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Draymond GreenGolden State Warriors · #23

Forward · 6'6", 230 lb · Saginaw, Michigan · Age 36 · 14th season

Draymond Green is the defensive anchor and playmaking hub of the Golden State Warriors — a four-time champion and the 2017 Defensive Player of the Year. Drafted 35th in 2012 out of Michigan State, the undersized 'point-forward' who guards all five positions is the emotional heart of the Warriors' dynasty, a four-time All-Star, nine-time All-Defensive selection, and two-time Olympic gold medalist.

MVP race · #222Forward rank · #14Balladex Impact · 76
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Golden State Warriors · #23 · Forward
Draymond Green
Season avg8.4 pts · 5.5 reb · 5.5 ast · .418 fg
Career avg8.7 pts · 6.8 reb · 5.6 ast · .441 fg
Live win probabilityWarriors 53%
Balladex model · projected 117–117 · 98.1 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
7.8pts
4.9reb
5.2ast
53%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Draymond Green
Golden State Warriors · Forward
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Alperen Sengun
Houston Rockets · Strong defender
Category breakout
Head-to-head history
Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.
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Scouting report

Draymond Green — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Defensive Anchor · Playmaking Big · Impact 76
Draymond Green is the defensive anchor and playmaking hub of the Golden State Warriors — a four-time champion and the 2017 Defensive Player of the Yea
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Offense
C+
Defense
C
Feel / IQ
C
Playmaking
Average creator
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Scoring
Average scorer
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C
Rebounding
Average on the glass
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C
3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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B+
Perimeter D
Excellent on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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C
Clutch
Average late
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C+
Athleticism
Strong tools
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C
Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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A
Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Draymond Green stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Nikola Jokić DEN
29%
2
Luka Doncic LAL
20%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
12%
4
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA
4%
5
Victor Wembanyama SAS
3%
6
Anthony Edwards MIN
2%
7
Tyrese Maxey PHI
2%
8
Jamal Murray DEN
2%
Balladex Consensus: #31 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
<1%MVP odds
76Impact index
666Star score
Career scoring average8.7 ppg
Seasons in the index14
Accolades on file3
4× NBA Champion · 1× Defensive Player of the Year (2017)
Stat explorer

Draymond Green — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
8.4 PPG
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Playmaking
5.5 APG
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Rebounding
5.5 RPG
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Shooting
.326 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Draymond Green

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27  78% confidence
7.9
pts
6.4–9.4
4.9
reb
4.1–5.7
5.3
ast
4.6–6.0
26.4
min
proj
66
gp
health
.444
fg%
~base
.335
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 14-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 8.4 → projected 7.9 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.3
Development (his trend)
+0.0
Age curve
-0.4
Live context
+0.2
Net vs last season-0.5 PPG
Everything it reads
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14 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 36 — applied per stat
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 55 / 68 / 68 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Draymond Green career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2012-137913.42.93.30.7.327.209
2013-148221.96.25.01.9.407.333
2014-157931.511.78.23.7.443.337
2015-168134.714.09.57.4.490.388
2016-177632.510.27.97.0.418.308
2017-187032.711.07.67.3.454.301
2018-196631.37.47.36.9.445.285
2019-204328.48.06.26.2.389.279
2020-216331.57.07.18.9.447.270
2021-224628.97.57.37.0.525.296
2022-237331.58.57.26.8.527.305
2023-245527.18.67.26.0.497.395
2024-256829.29.06.15.6.424.325
2025-266827.58.45.55.5.418.326
Career94928.68.76.85.6
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
raw PPG
in 2026 pace
why
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Golden State Warriors built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

40–42proj record
#10conf seed
-0.5net rtg
113.8off rtg
114.4def rtg
31%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Draymond Green, De'Anthony Melton.
How his role moves
Projected 40–42, 10th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
76 of 99
Star starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Epic
Rank #32 of 715 in NBA.
Résumé
3 accolades
4× NBA Champion · 1× Defensive Player of the Year (2017) · 9× All-Defensive Team
Act IV

The Ballad of Draymond Green

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Mar 4, 1990

The beginning

The defensive genius and emotional heart of a dynasty — a four-time champion who guards all five positions.

Golden State Warriors

Turning pro

Drafted 35th overall, 2012 as a Forward.

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A second-round steal who became a defensive genius and the fiery heart of a dynasty.

Chapter

Big Ten Player of the Year at Michigan State, Green was drafted 35th in 2012 and reinvented the modern game.

Chapter

He won four titles and the 2017 Defensive Player of the Year as an undersized, switch-everything anchor.

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
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Height
6' 6"
Weight
230 lbs
College
Michigan State
Experience
14th Season
NBA debut
2012
Draft
35th overall, 2012
Born
Saginaw, Michigan
Age
36
Jersey
#23
Beyond the game

Green has built a second career as a media figure — 'The Draymond Green Show' podcast and an 'Inside the NBA' analyst role — that reflects the basketball intelligence that defines his game. A proud Michigan State alum who donated millions back to the school, he's married to Hazel Renee and is a devoted family man off the floor.

On the court his identity is defense, passing, and fire. He guards all five positions, runs the offense as a hub, and provides the vocal leadership that galvanizes a champion — while also drawing criticism and discipline for over-the-line aggression (including multiple suspensions). The Warriors' dynasty is unthinkable without his two-way, connective genius.

The person

A switchable defensive genius and playmaking hub — the fiery, vocal heart of a dynasty.

Defensive anchor2017 Defensive Player of the Year; guards all five positions.
Playmaking hubRuns the offense from the elbow with elite passing and IQ.
Emotional leaderThe vocal, fiery heart of the Warriors — for better and worse.
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FAQ

Draymond Green — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Draymond Green, answered.

What makes Draymond Green special?
He's a defensive genius who guards all five positions and a playmaking hub who runs the offense — a 2017 Defensive Player of the Year and nine-time All-Defensive selection.
How many championships has Draymond Green won?
Four with Golden State (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022), plus two Olympic golds.
Where did Draymond Green go to college?
Michigan State, where he was Big Ten Player of the Year before being drafted 35th overall in 2012.
Draymond Green career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Availability & durability

games played vs season length
Career availability
84%
14 seasons
Last 3 seasons
78%
55 games missed
Games missed
179
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Some risk
steady
Availability by season
76
16-17
70
17-18
66
18-19
43
19-20
63
20-21
46
21-22
73
22-23
55
23-24
68
24-25
68
25-26

Some risk. Availability trend is steady78% of games over the last three seasons, low of 56% in 2021-22.

Availability = games played ÷ season length (schedule-adjusted for lockout and COVID seasons). A durability signal from real game data, not a medical assessment.

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