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Warriors: Best Defensive Players in Golden State History

By Andrew Ites

CLEVELAND, OH - JUNE 06: Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors reacts during Game Three of the 2018 NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena on June 6, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - JUNE 06: Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors reacts during Game Three of the 2018 NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena on June 6, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND,OH – Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after Game Four of the 2018 NBA Finals on June 8, 2018 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Allison Farrand/NBAE via Getty Images)
CLEVELAND,OH – Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after Game Four of the 2018 NBA Finals on June 8, 2018 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Allison Farrand/NBAE via Getty Images) /

1. Draymond Green

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Draymond Green tops the list of great Golden State defenders as he is the only Warrior to win Defensive Player of the Year in the 35-plus year history of the award.

Green led the league in steals in 2016-17 with 2 per game, and he blocked 1.4 shots per night to go along with his ballhawking skills. Draymond finished second in the league in defensive real plus-minus (+5.59) on his way to winning the Defensive Player of the Year award.

Draymond has blocked 1.4 shots and swiped 1.1 steals per game during his six-year career, which includes his rookie season where he only played 13.4 minutes per night.

Some statistics don’t do justice to how cerebral Draymond is on the defensive end.

He is one of the best help defenders of all-time to go along with his incredible on-ball defense, and he is also the floor general on the defensive end making sure everyone is in the right position in Golden State’s scheme.

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Draymond will probably go down as one of the league’s all-time greats on the defensive end, and he surely deserves to top this list of great Warriors defenders.

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