OAKLAND – At every waking hour, Draymond Green has professed to think about one thing and one thing only. The Warriors’ forward wants to reclaim the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award. In about five months, Green might receive his wish.
“He’s always in that conversation,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “There’s only a handful of guys that will be in that conversation every year. Draymond is one of them.”
So is Utah center Rudy Gobert, who won last season’s DPOY award at Green’s expense. Not only did it peeve Green that he lost a trophy he won in 2015-16 season.