OAKLAND, Calif. -- Before they were champions, before Kevin Durant came to town and before they built a billion-dollar arena across the bay, the Golden State Warriors changed the NBA with the "death lineup."
It was five guys who could dribble, pass and score, applying a level of pressure to opponents that no one had really seen before. Of course, it was constructed around the singular shooting talent of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, but it was always made possible by the flexibility of Draymond Green.
In the haze of screaming matches with his coach, screaming matches with his teammates, technical fouls, flailing legs, suspensions, unfortunate social media posts, injuries and conditioning issues, it can be easy to forget just how unique Green can be.