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DALLAS – No one has mistaken Draymond Green for lacking conviction or confidence.
“There ain’t five players in this league that are better than me defensively,” Green said.
Even with that conviction and confidence, though, Green still has self awareness and humility.
The Warriors’ All-Star forward declined to single out who made last season’s NBA All-Defensive First team at his expense. He had no interest in providing bulletin board material or openly disrespecting Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis, Indiana Pacers forward Victor Oladipo, New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday and Philadelphia 76ers forward Robert Covington.