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The top 3 offseason priorities for the Golden State Warriors

By Rohan Borges

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 12: Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors high fives head coach Steve Kerr during the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers in game six of the Western Conference Semifinal Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena on May 12, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. 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 Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 12: Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors high fives head coach Steve Kerr during the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers in game six of the Western Conference Semifinal Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena on May 12, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. 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 Harry How/Getty Images) /
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1. Re-sign Draymond Green

Let’s skip over the uncertainties and start with this: The Warriors are not really the Warriors without Draymond Green. The heartbeat of the organization, Green has carved out a Hall-of-Fame resume by staying unapologetically true to himself, playing the game like only he knows how — all gas, no breaks. Green possesses an internal fire — a competitive spirit — that refuses to be put out, and though that fire can get out of control at times, it has been a crucial part of everything the Warriors organization has built over the last decade and counting.

Green is one of the best defenders the NBA has ever seen, and his versatility knows no limits. Listed at only 6’6, Green is considered undersized for a forward in today’s NBA, but he is strong enough to bang with the bigger guys on the interior, giving up very little ground as he battles against guys that practically tower over him.

One reason that Green fell all the way to pick 35 during the 2012 draft was that teams were unsure what position he’d guard. He was seen as too small for a forward, and at 230 lbs he didn’t quite fit the mold of a ‘wing’ either. Fast forward to the present day and there isn’t a position or player, that Green can’t defend.

What makes the former Defensive Player of the Year so special is his uncanny ability to hold his own against a seven-footer on the block, stick with a shifty guard in isolation, and make the key rotation on the backline all within the same defensive possession.

Just as Stephen Curry is the engine that makes the offense hum, it’s Green who quarterbacks the defense, and there is nobody in the league that can fill his shoes on that end of the floor. “I want to be a Warrior for the rest of my life,” Green said after the Warriors’ Game 6 defeat. “I want to ride out with the same dudes I rode in with.”

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He is expected to receive offers from multiple playoff-contending teams if he hits the open market, but Golden State knows that they can’t afford to lose him, and keeping him will be the Warriors’ top priority this summer.

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