Draymond Green on some young players starting podcasts: ‘Nobody really want to hear from you’

Discussing NBA athlete podcasts on the Club 520 podcast with Jeff Teague last week, Green described why players early in their careers should hold off on launching podcasts. “When I see guys doing it now, I have two thoughts,” Green explained. “A, I like that you’re doing that, I think that’s super dope that you’re doing that. But B, make sure that you’re in the space to do it first. I see some guys starting now, and if you start now because you’re trying to make that your main job, great. Go for it. But you’re not in a space right now to do that and try to make it in basketball because you ain’t made it in that yet.” -via Awful Announcing / July 30, 2024

Ultimately, the Lakers came out on top and won their 17th championship despite these otherworldly conditions. Yet, NBA discourse still tried to disprove this title as arena environments and fans did not play a factor. But Caldwell-Pope believes that the 2020 championship was one of the hardest championships to win, via The Draymond Green Show. -via Lakers Nation / July 29, 2024

But even then, Green couldn’t wrap his head around how an NBA All-Star and the face of an organization left a lofty figure on the table. “It’s the New York Knicks, they can afford it,” Green added. “You ain’t gotta take no discount. My situation is different because Steph is making [$270 million] and Klay is [$180 million]. “Alright, something had to give. Cool, I will take less, but he’s the top guy. Let Josh Hart or somebody else take less. Like, they’re in my role. Let somebody else take less. Guess what? “Steph Curry didn’t take a penny less, and neither did Klay Thompson take a penny less. If it’s going to work, somebody will do [it]. I wasn’t expecting them to take less. I don’t know what he’s doing.” -via NBC Sports Bay Area / July 29, 2024