If there’s anyone who’s best suited to snatch the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award in the final weeks of the season, it’s the Warriors’ bold and brash veteran forward Draymond Green.
For the second time this season, his candidacy for the award came up, this time when a Steph Curry-less Golden State defeated the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday, 104-93, in part because of Green’s impeccable defensive performance on Giannis Antetokounmpo. In response to a question about his chances to win, the 35-year-old forward told reporters, “1 million percent, I have a case, and I will continue to build that case for these next 13 games.