Heading into 2020-21, expectations for Green should be on the rise again, despite fantasy managers getting burned last season. That led to his worst per-game fantasy ranking (eight-category) since his second season in the league. Green's play and availability descended as well, missing 22 games and averaging 8.0 points on just 38.9 percent shooting, 6.2 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.4 steals in 28.4 minutes.
However, Steph Curry went down quickly with a broken hand and things became dire, with the Warriors an abysmal 4-16 to start December. With Kevin Durant leaving Golden State and Klay Thompson unavailable due to a torn ACL, many fantasy managers believed Green would take on an expanded role similar to what he saw pre-Durant. He was drafted 35th overall in the 2012 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors.Įxpectations were high for Green in 2019-20. Over his four seasons in East Lansing, Green grabbed 1,094 rebounds, the most in Spartan history. He had another triple-double in the Big Dance and helped the Spartans advance to the Sweet 16. As a senior, Green provided 16.2 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists to win Big Ten Player of the Year. The Michigan native started 27 games as a junior and submitted a pair of triple-doubles, including 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in the first-round NCAA Tournament loss to UCLA. Michigan State returned to the Final Four and Green averaged 8.8 points and 6.4 rebounds in the run. He continued to come off the bench as a sophomore but put up 9.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists to win Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year. Green had 16 points in the first-round win and grabbed 10 boards in the Elite Eight against Louisville. He averaged just 3.3 points and 3.3 rebounds, but there were flickers of potential in the Spartans' run to the championship game in the NCAA Tournament. Learn more about Green by following him on Twitter and on Instagram For the majority of Green's freshman season at Michigan State, the burly 6-foot-7 forward did not see much playing time. In recognition for his community involvement, Green was a finalist for the 2015-16 Seasonlong NBA Cares Community Assist Award. He has also launched a partnership with The First Tee of the East Bay to help further its impact with at-risk and underserved youth in the Oakland/Hayward communities. In 2015, he pledged to donate $3.1 million to his alma mater, Michigan State University, to support MSU Athletics. Green has hosted several basketball camps for youth in Michigan, including the Draymond Green Basketball Camp and All-Star Game in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 32 jersey was later retired at the high school.
During his senior season, he averaged 20 points, 13 rebounds, and two blocked shots per game as Saginaw won the Class A State Championship for a second straight year. As a junior in 2006-07, he averaged 25 points, 13 rebounds, three assists and three steals per game and led Saginaw to a 26-1 record and the Class A State Championship. During his sophomore season, Green averaged 12 points and 11 rebounds per game. He attended Saginaw High School in Saginaw, Michigan, where he played for coach Lou Dawkins.
Draymond has two brothers, Torrian Harris and Braylon Green, and three sisters, LaToya Babers, Jordan Davis and Gabby Davis. was born in Saginaw, Michigan, to Mary Babers and Wallace Davis. Read Past Outlooksĭraymond Jamal Green Sr. It seems unlikely Green will return to the form that allowed him to rank as high as 13th in fantasy in 2015-16, but there's a good chance he'll again return third-to-fourth-round value. The return of Klay Thompson will only help Green, as it gives him another elite shooter to pass to, and it should open up the lane for Green to get more easy layups. Green will be turning 32 years old in 2021-22, and while certain parts of his game haven't aged well - three-point shooting and foul drawing being the main two - he should continue to be the hub of the Warriors' offense. With those numbers, he was able to rank 37th in per-game fantasy production - quite the jump from his 2019-20 rank of 76th. He appeared in 63 of the Warriors' 72 regular-season games and averaged 7.0 points, a career-high 8.9 assists, 7.1 rebounds and 2.5 combined steals-plus-blocks. After a rough 2019-20 campaign in which he appeared in just 43 games and the Warriors earned just 15 wins, Green had a bounce-back season in 2020-21.
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