As the Warriors' dynasty crumbles, there will be players on the move. The Sacramento Kings may be tempted to bring them on board, but under no circumstances can they sign Draymond Green. He's not going to help rebuild the franchise and is more likely to tear it down further.
If you're going to talk about Draymond Green, you have to give the man his flowers. A lot of people discuss him as if he did nothing to help the Warriors make the finals six times and win four titles. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth, and anyone who played in that era will tell you that.
Green is arguably one of the greatest defensive players in the history of the game. It's a crime against basketball that he has only been named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year once in his 14-year professional career. There's a reason he's mad at Rudy Gobert and his four DPOY awards.
Without Draymond's defensive prowess, high basketball IQ, and borderline insane level of intensity on the court, the Warriors would not have been the most dominant team of the 2010s and into the early 2020s. But all things change with time, including the Warriors and Draymond Green.
The Kings do not need or want Draymond Green
In recent seasons, the Warriors have fallen from grace in spectacular fashion, which happens with any sports dynasty. On the upside, they still have Pat Spencer on the roster, and he is going to be interesting to watch develop. Regardless, the view will start changing in Golden State.
Draymond, in particular, is becoming a problem. His defensive impact has declined, and has been replaced by a growing number of disciplinary issues. The front office continues to claim they don't want to trade him, but there will come a point when he steps so far over the line they can't keep him.
When that time comes, the Kings cannot bring him on board. He's not the defensive powerhouse he used to be, and his late-career frustrations are slowly turning him into locker room poison. For a franchise on a rebuild trajectory, that type of player will just hold them back.
Green is a first ballot Hall of Famer without question. His career has been outstanding, and a true joy to watch. At the same time, the ride is pretty much over, at least on Golden State. While there's still a place for him in the NBA, it's definitely not on the Sacramento Kings.