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Par Guillaume Kagni | Journaliste sportif
With more and more French players in the NBA, Boris Diaw’s impact is beginning to take a back seat. However, the players who are still active have not forgotten his talent and importance in San Antonio, as demonstrated by this comment from Draymond Green.
Whether you like his style of play or not, Draymond Green is unquestionably one of the best players in history. Admittedly, in statistical terms, his contribution to the Warriors dynasty is not immediately obvious. Likewise, he hasn’t received the number of individual awards he deserves, particularly at DPOY level. His criticism of Rudy Gobert is proof that he’s working on it.
Finally, he can always console himself with his career earnings of over $200 million and his 4 rings. Because if there’s one thing that’s certain, it’s that without his defensive qualities and leadership, Golden State would never have won 4 rings over the last decade. There might even have been a fifth had it not been for that controversial suspension for game 6 of the 2016 Finals.
Draymond Green compares Siakam to Boris Diaw
Draymond Green is a legend of the sport and an outstanding defender, so his compliments are worth a lot. This week, on the sidelines of Game 2 between the Knicks and Pacers, he looked back on his confrontations with a player he compared to Boris Diaw. As the years go by, the image left by the Frenchman in San Antonio remains intact in the minds of his opponents.
It’s hard to defend Pascal Siakam. He reminds me of Boris Diaw. As soon as you touch him, he launches his spin move. You can never get the upper hand on him at that level. In the previous round, I lost my duel with Julius Randle. The only time I’ve felt like that in my career was against Pascal Siakam and Toronto. He destroyed me. It’s hard to figure him out.
Draymond Green has seen it all from the inside, but he’s hardly ever felt like he was losing his duels, especially in the playoffs. He’s only felt that way against Julius Randle this season and Pascal Siakam in 2019. And when talking about the latter’s dominance, Draymond compared him to Boris Diaw, an essential member of the Spurs’ last title win. In the United States, his impact cannot be forgotten.
Boris Diaw dropped 26 pts from off the bench to close out the 2014 WCF series. pic.twitter.com/xu5voRwhA3
— ThrowbackHoops (@ThrowbackHoops) July 7, 2020
