Draymond Green has seen it all – the highs, the championships, the dynastic runs, but entering his 13th NBA season, there’s only one thing on his mind.
Winning ring number five.
The Golden State Warriors veteran made it clear that his focus hasn’t wavered, even after a grueling few years of ups and downs, in a sit-down with ESPN’s Malika Andrews.
“When I talk about [winning four rings], I am at a loss for words, because how did we end up in that position?…But we know what it takes to get it done.” @Money23Green tells @malika_andrews ring No. 5 is not out of reach for this Warriors team 🏆 pic.twitter.com/5sK2ysoHE1
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“When I talk about [winning four rings], I am at a loss for words, because how did we end up in that position? It takes you back, and you have to snap out of it real quick because we know what it takes to get it done,” Green said. “I think if we stay healthy, I don’t see any team out there that we can’t beat.”
Green’s belief in the Warriors’ championship DNA remains unshaken. Despite an early playoff exit last season and a second-round loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, he insists the core, himself and Stephen Curry, still has enough left in the tank.
“I think if we stay healthy” might be the key phrase.
The Warriors were undermined by injuries last postseason, with Curry battling a hamstring issue that limited him to one game in the series.
But with the arrival of Jimmy Butler at the trade deadline, there’s a renewed sense of purpose in the Bay.
Curry recently echoed Green’s confidence, telling ESPN’s Malika Andrews, “We have a legitimate shot. We can square up against anybody in the West. Obviously everything has to go right, healthwise. Anybody that wins a championship that is kinda like a prerequisite and we just wanna have an opportunity to show that in the playoffs. The idea of when we won in 2022, like if you told me in training camp that this was the team that was going to win it all – like, I would’ve believed it but maybe not like a 10 out of 10, it might’ve been somewhere we have to prove it.
“I think there’s a little similarity there but Jimmy adds another dynamic that we didn’t even have back then so I’m excited to see it all the way through.”
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