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Par Guillaume Kagni | Journaliste sportif
Draymond Green has never been one to mince his words, and that’s even clearer now that he hosts his own YouTube podcast. In the latest episode, he returned to a recent statement by Paul George, before ending it with an XXL tackle.
There’s one thing that doesn’t necessarily go down well in NBA microcosm: when an average player criticizes a league superstar, or at least a talent superior to him. Last year, for example, young Dereck Lively made some scathing comments about Rudy Gobert, a four-time Defender of the Year and a veteran who has shown far more than he has at the very highest level.
And the cruelest thing of all is that no one is above a tweak from the internets. In recent days, for example, Paul George has given his opinion on the game of Anthony Edwards, once again eliminated at the gates of the Finals with the Timberwolves. Clearly, because he’s coming off a mediocre year, the Sixers player no longer has the right to give advice to his successors.
Draymond Green takes Paul George seriously
As if that wasn’t enough, it was also echoed by Draymond Green. In his latest podcast, the future Warriors Hall of Famer returned to the assertion that there are no elite defenders left in the league. He took the opportunity to take a swipe at PG, the author of this controversial and debatable analysis.
I completely disagree with Paul George on the disappearance of elite defenders. Has he seen Amen Thompson on a court? When I look at the Thompson twins, those two guys alone destroy his analysis. And then, I also think Paul George makes a big mistake when he puts himself in the same category of defenders as Tony Allen.
Has he seen Toumani Camara play? Don’t tell me that elite defenders no longer exist. To think they no longer exist and to say so is to disrespect all the youngsters I see coming into the league. They have the potential to become impenetrable walls.
When Paul George talks about elite defenders, he’s mostly talking about backs and point guards like Tony Allen in the 2000s and 2010s, who made his forward’s life a living hell. And according to Draymond Green, to claim that such profiles no longer exist is a lack of respect for Toumani Camara, the Thompson twins and all the youngsters who have the potential to become benchmarks in the field. In fact, the Warriors’ inside man believes that PG has never been in that category.
