Draymond Green

His father is Wallace Davis and his mother is Mary Barbers. He took the name of his stepfather, Raymond Green. He has a child with a former girlfriend and he is married to Hazel Renee. In addition to basketball, he also played football in college.

High School and College Career

He played high school basketball at the Saginaw High School in Michigan under Coach Lou Dawkins.

Green led the team to the Class A State Championship and helped the team garner a 26-1 record. During his senior year in high school, Green’s performance improved. He was named captain of the Detroit Free Press All-State Dream Team and was ranked no. 36 in the ESPN 50, and was no. 13 as a power forward.

His basketball stint with Michigan State was just as colorful, and it showed Green’s performance on the court, and with the ball improved even more.

As he reached his senior year in college, he served as the captain of the Spartans basketball team and led the team to both the Big Ten championship and Tournament championship. He was named Big Ten Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, a total of four times in one season, and was named Big Ten Player of the Year via unanimous voting.

Professional Career

Green was selected during the 2012 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors. In July of that year, he signed his rookie contract with the team. He made his NBA debut in October of that year.

Throughout his first five seasons, he has never played fewer than 75 games in a season. His increasing playing time is owed to his defensive skills and in 2016-2017 was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year. He is part of the Warrior’s Death Lineup and plays as the team’s center.

In the 2017-2018 Season, he recorded his 20th triple-double and made the franchise career record. He reached 3,000 career rebounds while going past the 4,000-point mark. He reached 800 playoff rebounds and overtook Wilt Chamberlain as the Warrior with the most rebounds in playoff history.

In his career with the Warriors, he helped lead the team to win four NBA Championships. He has also been named an NBA All-Star four times.

He is considered an emotional and motivational player. He is very vocal both on the court and in the locker room. And although he’s been criticized as a “dirty player” as well as among the lead in technical fouls in the league, he is known for his durability and the great defensive gameplays.

In December 2023, he stuck player Jusuf Nurkic in the face. This action led the league to suspend him.

Aside from his professional career, he also represented the United States internationally. He also has a podcast – The Draymond Green Show.

Career Highlights

• 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022 - NBA champion
• 2016–2018, 2022 - NBA All-Star
• 2016 - All-NBA Second Team
• 2017 - All-NBA Third Team
• 2017 - NBA Defensive Player of the Year
• 2015–2017, 2021 - NBA All-Defensive First Team
• 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 - NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• 2017 - NBA steals leader
• 2012 - NABC National Player of the Year
• 2012 - Consensus first-team All-American
• 2012 - Big Ten Player of the Year
• 2012 - First-team All-Big Ten
• 2010, 2011 - Third-team All-Big Ten
• 2012 - Big Ten All-Defensive Team
• 2012 - Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player
• 2010 - Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year
• No. 23 retired by Michigan State Spartans
• 2008 - Fourth-team Parade All-American

Medal record, Men’s basketball, representing the United States

• Gold - 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro
• Gold - 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo