Ranking Golden State Warriors from the 2022-23 season – JaMychal Green
With the 2022-23 season having come to an end, we look back and review every player that took to the floor for the Golden State Warriors. Players are ranked on performance, with some of that based on preseason expectations.
After reaching a contract buyout agreement with the Oklahoma City Thunder, JaMychal Green was signed as one of the Golden State Warriors’ veteran additions from last year’s championship-winning squad.
Unfortunately for he and the Warriors, Green didn’t quite have the impact that someone like Otto Porter Jr. had delivered in 2021-22. Not helped by a period of injury and illness, the 32-year-old was never quite able to produce a sustained run of good form.
With plenty of ups-and-downs, JaMychal Green’s inconsistent first season at the Golden State Warriors largely mirrored that of the team.
Green was part of a Warrior bench unit that struggled mightily throughout the early portion of the season. Viewed as a consistent three-point shooter capable of being a pick-and-fade threat, or as a spot up man in the corner on the weak side, Green made just four of his first 17 attempts (23.5%) from deep in the first ten games. After recording a positive plus-minus in just three of those outings, he was axed from the rotation for a short period as Steve Kerr tried various lineup adjustments to get his bench going.
Green returned shortly after and played 18-straight games in a limited role. He largely failed to find his range from beyond the arc, but started to heat up with two 15-point outings in a three-game span in Mid-December.
But just as the 6’9″ forward was finding his best form, he was grounded first by a bout of Covid-19, and then a nasty leg infection that left him hospitalized. After a 14-game absence, Green returned in style with 13 points and eight rebounds in Golden State’s shock win against the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 20.
He played in all but six of the Warriors’ games from February onwards, offering some double-digit scoring performances without ever finding the consistency he or the team would have been aspiring for.
The biggest surprise came when he started three-straight games against the Los Angeles Lakers in the second-round of the playoffs, taking the place of Kevon Looney who was battling illness. The ploy began successfully when Green had three triples and 15 points in Golden State’s dominant Game 2 victory, but it was shelved after two underwhelming performances in Los Angeles.
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Green’s veteran attitutide to “stay ready” could never be questioned, and his 37.8% three-point mark was a decent result after the early struggles. While ‘J-Myke’s’ time at the Warriors was far from a disaster, the franchise will probably look to upgrade his roster spot with an alternative option come free agency.