Danny Green (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
Danny Green eventually succeeded with the San Antonio Spurs, but he wasn’t embraced by the trio of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobili right away.
While it was the Cleveland Cavaliers that drafted Danny Green in 2009, the San Antonio Spurs gave him the big break he needed to establish himself as a solid NBA talent. It wasn’t always a smooth ride, as Green had to prove himself to Gregg Popovich to carve out a meaningful role on a team that was already a well-oiled machine.