Kevin Durant and the Warriors: How did we get here?

July 26, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; USA guard Kevin Durant (5, left) shakes hands with Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (right) after an exhibition basketball game at Oracle Arena. USA defeated China 107-57. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
July 26, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; USA guard Kevin Durant (5, left) shakes hands with Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (right) after an exhibition basketball game at Oracle Arena. USA defeated China 107-57. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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You will learn Draymond Green’s name — and quickly

Mar 9, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) smiles between plays against the Utah Jazz during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Jazz 115-94. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 9, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) smiles between plays against the Utah Jazz during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Jazz 115-94. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

This summer, the Warriors will draft Harrison Barnes (7th), Festus Ezeli (30th) and Draymond Green (35th).

In four years, the first two players won’t even be on the team anymore. And Green, a chubby, undersized forward out of Michigan State, will be the heart and soul of the Warriors.

He will transform right before your eyes from a raw product who plays hard but doesn’t necessarily have the skill set to a complete player who can play any position, defend anyone, run the offense and hit big shots.

He will trash talk enough to make up for the entire team. He will be universally loathed because he gets under opponents’ skin (and also because he will develop a penchant for hitting people in the groin that may have cost his team a championship. Don’t ask. It’s a long story).

Some people will call him the most valuable player on the Warriors, because while Steph and Klay shoot lights out, it’s Draymond who keeps the engine running with his hustle, energy and high-basketball IQ.

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