Five times Draymond Green roasted the Clippers

3. That time he trash-talked Chris Paul

Draymond Green doesn’t just go after future Hall of Famers that are way past their prime. He goes after them while they’re still playing at a high level. He’ll even do it during the course of a game.

Chris Paul is one of the game’s elite point guards and he has been for a long time now. Steph Curry has taken the top spot from him over the last few years. They’re both special players, but Curry has had the edge, especially in head-to-head matchups.

Paul is a great defender for his position, but he just has no idea what to do with Curry. He jumps when he shouldn’t, he reaches at the wrong time, and he just gets buckets poured on him. It almost look like Curry is toying with him sometimes.

Green made sure to let Paul know about it. Check out this section from an LA Times piece about the game’s best trash talkers:

"“Last year, he was talking a gang of trash to Chris Paul,” a Western Conference head coach said. “He said, ‘Steph used to be intimidated by you. But you know what? Those days are over. He’s busting your ass every time we see you.’ “And then it wasn’t three minutes after that when Steph had that move on the baseline where he put CP in the ‘Matrix,’ had Chris falling all over the place on the court.”"

That’s elite. Green was trash-talking on his point guard’s behalf and a few minutes later Curry drops him. That’s almost scary.

To tell one of the greatest players at his position that he’s going to get cooked is absolutely amazing. It’s some of Green’s finest work. And the fact that Curry made the dribble move of the year adds to it.