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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is ready to start seeing his name listed alongside the Oklahoma City Thunder's Chet Holmgren and San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama in discussions of the top defensive players in the NBA.
"I spent all summer watching everyone talk about Chet, and Wemby, and what they were doing defensively. Don't forget about Dray," Green told reporters. "I wanna be in that conversation as well, and I think I've earned the right to at least be in the conversation.
"So every game I'm coming out here motivated, defensively, to get back on the first team on defense.