Draymond Green Shares The Truth About What Happened During Kevin Durant's Recruitment
2022 ж. 27 Қаң.
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Draymond Green shares what actually happened during Kevin Durant's recruitment to The Golden State Warriors from The Oklahoma City Thunder, including the big Hamptons meeting with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and more.
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Draymond Is going to have a GREAT career outside of basketball. Congrats to him on the TNT deal, & he might even coach a team one day, or be a GM. His mind and outlook on the game is incredible
I could definitely see him be coach with his iQ of the game. He has he’s questionable moments but definitely would be a pretty good coach overall.
Coaching is a lot harder for players GM is a lot better fit some times when guys play ok a high level it’s extremely hard for them to get the best out players because they expect them to know. Jordan is a better Owner than if he was a coach Larry bird better GM than coach
talk is cheap
@@AMGTT Larry bird was a good coach in the NBA and helped that pacer team become even better and nearly ended the bulls dynasty in the 1998 ECF
@@AMGTT Many former players end up being great coaches and horrible gauges of talent. Phil Jackson was good and Doc Rivers was ok. Jordan and Lebron aren’t perfect when it comes to building teams though. All these HOF’ers gassed up Kwame Brown too.
These podcasts are such a huge part of this current “player empowerment” wave. I’m really glad that JJ helped give Draymond a comfortable platform to give a thorough telling of this story without it feeling forced b/c it’s a HUGE moment in NBA history when you weed through all the “in the moment” hate.
One of the best rivalries! They said it was getting boring but watching Cavs and Warriors was always a battle
@@brandontan3938 L L P
Kd calling dray actually makes him look worse than dray calling him
As if they had no power in the past. These nba players are so spoiled compared to how it is overseas
@@karatechap555 perks of playing in the basketball league that makes the most money.
It is awesome how accessible and open Dray is to telling his side of events. No beating around the bush or deflection. You ask it, he answers it.
I'm sure it's all 100% honest
@@isboredandonline for sure its not, but think relative to other players
He real that's why he gets the most hate. Russ interviews be the same I love them
He’s basically the type of person either you love ‘em or you hate em
@@lh1533 You mad. You big mad! 🤣 Stay angry my friend!
Draymond is the heart and soul of warriors , he is right with help of splash brothers he changed the game , those rings were not coming without him.
I couldn't agree more and I also might add I could listen to Draymond talk basketball for hours man
@RESIDENT EVIL remove draymond add kd , they still not winning rings , that will be iso heavy offence and bad defence with no good passing , for warriors it’s easy to replace kd not draymond , any good wing player with less talent then kd will still do the job , who you gonna replace dray with?
@RESIDENT EVIL KD wasnt even part of the 2015 Warriors and they still won,how? :ooo
People get carried away by looking at Draymond's stats. They forget that he's playing with 2 (or more Allstar) players. His game isn't shown on the stat sheets. His game is shown on screen. He truly is the heart and soul of the warriors.
@@TheSunnnnnnny boy you smoking on good dope
One thing I always liked about the Warriors is their style of play. For a team with the greatest shooter of all time on it, another guy who can get 37 in a quarter, they really do share the ball with the whole team despite of any of that.
They play the most beautiful version of basketball i've seen in my option.
It’s the key ingredient. Every pin down is backed up by an open cutter, who is backed up by another man shuffling to the open spot for the jumper. They play near perfect offense when the right players are together on the line up. Still miss Shaun Livingston working the midrange for an easy 8-15ppg off of the ball movement that creates the easy baskets
Good ball movement is key
@@michaelbonhomme3219 Livingston was a beast!!!
Its because they can all SHOOT extremely well you dont need to control the ball to SHOOT.
jj constructs his interview in a very systematic and effective way. no interruptions , no agenda other than getting into the substance of the topics and stories . plus draymond is a great guest!
There's literally no other way to put this...KD was tired of playing wit Russ 💯💯💯
Watching the Lakers I see why
I don't believe that honestly..When he forgot to use his burner on Instagram, he said everyone sucked except for Russ.
I don’t think it was Russ I think it was more of the supporting cast
@@Hawkeyes319 its kinda weird, people act like russ was as bad as he has been this year. dude was balling for a time
No 🧢
JJ i really love how the video element and quality of these last podcasts have been improving at a rapid rate. Such a breath of fresh air with these lovely episodes.
Thanks for watching!
Putting ESPN to shame
The Hamptons Five.... What a lineup!
Death lineup was Harrison Barnes n them 4
Greatest part about that team is the unselfishness
The chokers five.
Greatest team of all time, 4 superstars sharing the ball together, using ball movement and ISOs perfectly
@@johntookyobish6757 it was iguodala and the other 4
Can not wait for the Netflix warriors dynasty doco in the future
It won’t be 1 they were gonna have a camera crew follow them like the last dance in 2019 since it was Kevin’s last year there but Steve decided against it
YEAH IS GOING TO NAME: How one man make the best team in the nba fear for them live 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yeah I mean from the time they traded monte Ellis for bogut and drafted curry klay and dray and how they have been a pretty high level organisation since
Genuinly dont get what would be so exciting about it. Incredibly predictable, straight forward story line. The KD era is non-interesting, but maybe before and after.
@@kame99023 they were pretty good before KD this story would be just a little peek behind the curtain all taking less money knowing what they had a chance at and it paid off also after the KD era they have managed to maintain excellence… I’m not even a warriors fan but sounds good to me
JJ and Dray are going to be the next generation of The Inside Guys on TNT
Congrats on the TNT deal Draymond, more than well deserved!! Also hearing this FT story hurts me as an OKC fan lmao
Same dude but I lowkey am loving this rebuild
Westbrook is the reason he left
@@tennispie1 can I ask you what is OKC's future exactly? I'm a fan of that young core you guys have their with SGA and Giddey and even Dort. But with all those draft picks is there ambition to at some point maybe trade for a big name player? Having all those draft picks is cool but surely it's not just there to have damn near infinite selections the next few drafts. Can we see OKC among the West's best in the next say 3-4 years maybe? Some deep playoff runs maybe an NBA Finals appearance again
@@salmanahjum-mathee9055 that would be nice. I trust Sam presti but I'd love to see Sam draft some hidden gems in the next couple years then trade picks for a young disgruntled star. All we need is a couple more strong pieces And we can start competing again.
@@salmanahjum-mathee9055 unfortunately it will be really hard to draft mvp caliber players like we have before but if anyone can do it, its Sam presti. 4 years might be possible but it might take much longer
JJ, I want to personally thank you, for letting your guests…talk. Ty so much. There’s stuff we miss on so many other broadcasts where if given enough time, the interviewee will give really good details, but they get interrupted and derailed. Ty again
This confirms what KD said. They already had the move planned before the season.
Draymond is my favorite player from the NBA that just seamlessly transitions into the media world. I can’t wait for bro to have a bigger platform. I love his perspective on things💪🏾
They was on FaceTime in the locker room talking bout the game and how kd loves it but the conversation bout him joining the warriors didn’t happen that exact night
How are you correcting the guy who was actually on FaceTime and involved 😂
@@user-lx6fj3kf3jthat’s what he said?
Was like 5 minutes later
@@user-lx6fj3kf3j cus draymond has obvious reasons to lie about it. Everyone has an ego especially nba superstars…
@@Imdondada and what do you suggest that happened?
I really love hearing true stories from players, not on writers' fabrication.
Seeing Dray take these steps towards TNT broadcasting, participating in Pod Casts DURING the season makes me wonder if we are gonna see a new model towards reporting sports. I know journalists are gonna be pissed, but then again, I don't see many playesr having the bandwidth or capacity to do this like Dray does
Twitter fans will still say the parking lot story is true 😭😭
This is a story of how one of the greatest lineups happened in sports. The Hampton Five! It's great hearing Draymond set the record straight on the whole "crying in his car after the game" rumor. I'm intrigued that the Warriors had their sights on Durant for a whole season. Now, I wonder if KD would have gone to them if they hadn't lost in the Finals. We will never know the answer to that question.
We actually do lol KD straight up said before if they won he probably wouldn’t have joined
We’ll never see a better starting lineup that plays so unselfishly like the hampton five
@@apt62 Jordan Bulls or Steph and KD Warriors? 😂
@@easymoneyjimmy I missed that KD interview. After watching the full interview, Draymond admits that they would have missed out on KD if the Warriors won the championship.
Woulda like to have been on that trip to the Hamptons! Just saying…
He needs to be in someone’s front office the instant he retires. I can easily see him in a GM role, or maybe even ownership. Born leader with a high IQ, and a low ego collaborator with a big picture mindset. Rare guy.
Well he just signed to turner
Nah. He needs to be on the tnt crew. Not many can keep up with Chuck, shaq, Kenny and Ernie
He’s to smart to settle for media. To me, that’s too low of a bar from him. Sure, he can do that and he’d be good at it because he’s a natural, but he has the mind of an executive. I see him as a GM straight out the gate or even a team owner down the line
Oh, I love that idea
@@Mark-us4ft You understand you don't get hired to he an owner right it's one of those things where you have to buy a team to own it.
I’ve been a HUGE Day Day fan since his freshman year at State! Always loved his hustle. Didn’t see him becoming what he has!! Congrats my brother!!
I simply love draymond, he's the epitome of what a great basketball player is outside of scoring, he's a winner simple
draymond's defensive IQ is mind boggling. He sees the game in slow motion
I like draymond. Hes so honest. And I like that
Draymond is one of my fav players to listen to talk bout basketball. His IQ is on the level of 🐐 he’s so analytical n smart.
There were years where I hated Draymond. Now, I truly appreciate all he’s done for GSW. He’s done it since MSU. I hope he comes back healthy for this playoff run. He’s right too, who cares how he got KD, they both got rings lol. End of the day he won!
Like Pat Beverley, Draymond is the type of player you'd love as your teammate and absolutely despise on the other team
Not a Warriors fan but this was funny, I'm starting to like Draymond even more nowadays
I live this pod so much, so educational on the ins and outs of the nba. My only complaint was how the foam on drays mic was borderline falling off 😂😂
It's crazy to think KD was having second thoughts on joining the warriors.
The more i hear Dramond talk, the more i respect him. He seems very sincere and has tremendous bball iq!
I love this interview ! This here called pure authentic journalism 🙏🏾💯💯
It would be nice to talk about this particular relationship at least 600 more times in 2022
lmao 🤣
It is especially fun to get multiple stories from KD and multiple stories from DG about what really happened. But there is one consistent thing to all their stories, it was everyone else's fault!
Ask Shannon Sharpe how Draymond was crying, he would say he cried like ki ki ki come save us KD lol
💀
Got. Damn. I read that in Shannon's voice.
He pretty much did
😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Shannon is a clown
JJ does a great job asking a question and letting the individual speak. So different than ESPN.
I love JJ’s content. Draymond is an incredible guest too
This was legitimately more fun watching than Basketball 😂
Loved your game on the court. Love your transition into podcasting/analyst. Keep up the great work JJ!
I love Draymond's candor, and hindsight is 20/20 because I recall being so incredulous to the possibility back when the rumors bubbled up, but in retrospect, of course he went to the Warriors. Its like there really wasn't any other choice. They're just such an interesting team.
The Warriors with Kevin Durant was beautiful 😍 basketball 🏀 As a lifelong Warriors fan I was so proud of the unselfishness and perfection that was exhibited on the court every night. I knew it wouldn't last forever but while it did it was so incredible to see!
I agree 100%. then Draymond's ego sent it straight to hell.
Freals? I liked pre-kd warriors more. Especially the 2015-2016 roster. When fully healthy, they were a tough team to beat
And they destroyed any kind of competition to the title.
Ruined the league for 3 years
Shannon Sharpe ran with that rumor of Draymond crying in the car begging Durant to join 😭😭😭😂😂😂
😄😄😄
It just helps his narrative lol
Little did we know it was actually inside the locker room
@@criticalthought4910 you dummy he literally said he didn’t cry or talked about joining up at that time
@@f.t.sgoldtron7442 Dummy go watch the interview where he said he FaceTimed him from the locker room
I love Draymond…he is authentic. Which is hard to find these days. He is worth every penny the GSW are paying him.
I’m not a Draymond fan, but somehow I love this guys heart and he would be in my top 5 picks right now. A true warrior!!
There was a time when I didn't like DG, all that talking with the refs that use to bother me... but then I notice the intangibles that he does, the superior basketball IQ that he has, the winning mentality, the leader spirit... heyyyy I love this guy now.... Now I'm a DG fan
Yup! KD is a Hooper!
this podcast is incredible. Thanks JJ!
Great interview I also have that same Montauk hoodie, its so comfy 🙌
“You saw what happened. Yeah, I saw what happened” is 1000% about Harrison Barnes playing like a bozo.
Also triple teaming steph
@@KevinTheFirefighter some how it’s been forgotten how bad he was in that series and the context with those percentages was he was being left open and couldn’t cash in. If he was average the Warriors win in 6 at worst
@@nubytv6770 people also forget that Kyrie and LBJ played Herculean-like because K Love was a nonentity for the Cavs.
Nah it's about the league pulling strings to give LeBron another ring. The "alright bet" part was them saying they were going to make it impossible for them to do it again.
@@xDreMack Not to offend any Caucasian sensibilities or disrupt any Skip Bayless conspiracies but why didn’t they just simply win game 7? Why did they allow LeBron to make all those baskets and allow Kyrie to hit the dagger? If Curry hit his shots the Warriors would have won but he shot poorly and they lost.
I've never seen a player completely change the narrative around them like Draymond has. He went from one of the more hated players to someone that people respect and see the value in having someone like him on your team. To me homie was just misunderstood
He also stopped kicking guys in the balls, that made him a lot more likeable.
Facts bro
@@sonabTV we see it that way cus we are fans. In his mind, he was prolly thinking “If we wanna win, I gotta do what I gotta do.” I mean in terms of teams were kinda just “bangin with em” cus they were viewed as soft, he had to show somebody could get dirty if need be. In my opinion, all things considered, it worked out
@@sonabTV this comment aged poorly 😂
The best Podcast Channel!!!
Great work 👏
Lolol. When Dray said "We have a legit chance to get him...why? I immediately said because of the way yall play ball. The way no one cares who gets the shine as long as yall get the win. The way yall move the basketball. The way yall communicate on D. The way everyone thinks the game instead just playing. Its a beautiful brand of bball. I always played hard not for myself but my teammates. The only thing you actually control in sports is the effort you give.
I'm so glad Draymond clarified it, I knew they were always lying that he was crying to KD in the parking lot 😂😂😂😂
IKR!!!!!!
I love the transparency!
Glad I’m not the only one who foresees a potential management or head coach career in him. The way sees the whole court and facilitates accordingly tells me his post-player career could exceed the greatness of his player career
Listening to Draymond talk about basketball is like hanging out with your best friend talking basketball. She should have a good career after basketball
And than there are people who don't like draymond 😂
Cause he doesn't play for their team
It's his feet that testicles hate.
@@mediacenterman8583 you made me chuckled 😆 🤣 😂
@@mediacenterman8583 Im sorry man.. but I am definitely stealing this.. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
For obvious reasons bro.... dirty player , trash talker, big ego but can’t score .... not hating btw
I needed to here this love itttttt
Great story. Great insight!
"Did you rob the store that night?" "No, I just cased the joint that night and made plans with my boys about how we were gonna rob it, we robbed it the next day though" "Oh okay that's fine then, carry on"
Stupid Example.
@@jbreezy519 Maybe, but the KD trade did kinda rob the league for a few years.
@@condorgaming4000 it’s the league fault. You never suspend Draymond, the warriors win it and Kd goes to the Cavs and still rob the league.😂
@@jbreezy519 I dont see KD ever going to play with LeBron
😂😂😂 facts
I don’t know Kevin Durant or Draymond Green but I felt like Draymond imitated KD’s speech patterns really well based on KD’s public appearances.
Draymond should be a regular on your show. I think everyone can agree that its awesome hearing him talk basketball.
I was just a spectator here since under 50k subs. Just now i subcribed. I wonder that took me so long.
JJ is so much more articulate than most commentators out there.
There was talk around the Warriors about KD coming that whole season, it wasn't some idea that came as a result of losing
We just didn’t think it was possible that KD would join them after losing 3-1 lead
That mic cover on 2006 T.I. fitted cap status!
Cant wait to see Dray on TNT and hearing more of these stories
Kevin: you see what happened Draymond: yeah I saw it Imo what they are talking about was all those open shots Barnes was missing and imagine if it was KD taking those shots. Instant championship.
The Hampton 5 meetup is already a part of NBA lore…love it
Woke up that morning, KD coming to the Bay, WHAT A TIME
Warriors are such a tactical brilliant organization.
If KD wasnt interested joining the warriors.. why would he even be having that conversation. The truth is jerry west recruited KD far before the finals..they just wanted to use Dray because they didnt want to get fined for tampering..
When KD retires he is literally going to be the ambassador of Basketball
That's lebron..
Dray is so well spoken. He is gonna be great on whatever he does after the game.
Draymond said lets jump LeBron 😂😆
You know, in light of these recent “bus driver analogies” and how much people have been propping curry’s legacy over Durants, It’s so corny to me that they begged Durant to come play for them, and Durant is the only player that bears the brunt of that decision, and all of the hate today
imagine jordan calling magic about teaming up to beat bird....
Dang so mans called the GM that night 😂😂
Draymond is the one most involved in the team’s construction the most, Steph and Klay aren’t that active, they let the front office handle that, he was video calling the front office in this years draft whilst he was in Tokyo for the Olympics.
I could listen to draymond talk all day
How could you not like Draymond. I'm not a Warriors fan but they have a great core.
Kyrie is wasting KD prime
No he’s not 😂 KD was a top 3 mvp candidate before he got injured… all without Kyrie playing.
@@godsonsmart6704 KD don’t give a damn bout no MVP. He wants another ring
Kd made the decision to play with him
@@SupaHans04 True. But that doesn't change the fact that Kyrie is severely lessening KD's chance of winning another ring. And looks like Harden wants out too.
KD wasted his own prime by leaving the perfect situation to go to Brooklyn cause Draymond hurt his feelings.
Love the move or hate the move, you have to admit....that team plays beautiful basketball.
2 mvps, a dpoy in draymond and a top 5 greatest shooter of all time how couldn’t they lol
Imagine if JJ gets both Dray and Shump in another session together haha that'd be pretty sick!
Greatest team ever
Hearing this story , I’m kind of not mad at KD no more . I feel him
Still a weak move
That's cool if u feel if it was a weak move. As long as you agree what LeBron did in south Beach was a weak move as well.
Did he join a 73 win team that went to the Finals the previous two years?
@@kx5517 Actually that warriors team lost a lot of players to acquire KD. GS didn't just add KD. LeBron Wade and Bosh were in their primes and all were top 10 players while two of them were were top5 with LeBron being number 1. Stop giving LeBron a pass for joining Wades team.
@@kx5517 would the 73-9 warriors beat the heat?
Draymond is so cool and humble even though sometimes he can be hot headed in the game. Draymond is this cool 😊
i feel like kd such a big fan of basketball he wanted to give us the best basketball ever. watching that team was beautiful like a painting and the warriors team was KD’s mona lisa
Na it was wack. The spirit of basketball is the competition, and to create an uncompetitive team like that just ruined the nba for 3 years and they know it
If he was such a big fan of real pure basketball why not stay in gs? So one altercation made him want to leave? B.S
Lmfaoo kd fans say the craziest things to defend him....no kd wanted to win easy rings with no pressure...he then went on to complain about that "beautiful basketball"
Durant and Draymond such a versatile duo, unstoppable offense paired with selfless playmaking and elite defense
Used to not like draymound cuz of ignorance tbh but also I saw only the surface level game he had which was terrible shooting good passing and defense and the occasional nut kick. And he would be yelling like he’s Kd or steph. But the more off the court I hear him the more I respect and like him
JJ is the Pat McAfee of the basketball world. Love the show, way better than anything espn ever has or ever will put out
Shout out ESPN and TNT for turning JJ and Dray into analyst
Same way LeBron left Cavs the fist time to team up with Wade,Bosh and Ray Allen
Respectfully how is this getting respect. “You see what I’m seeing” translates you see that Lebron won’t be beat this is wild
How did you even make this about LeBron?
@@daanishgupta because that’s who the Warriors went up against in 4 Finals series.
although i was bummed about the KD trade, respect to green for keeping it 100
He said he did not ask Kevin to come to Golden state that night but called the Gm and said what we gotta do to get KD. They def talked about it.
I just want to play great basketball with great players - That's a bad shot at OKC and Westbrook
Kd was right
He didn't take shots at Westbrook.. it was directed to supporting cast and coaching, which quite frankly understandable
@@davidtogonidze4281 I agree. The supporting cast of grant, Roberson, waiters, and the rest were horrible. It was just wb and KD
This dude's gonna be a GM some day.
Hampton's 5 is legendary....
The mic foam not being on all the way is 🤯
I’m guessing KD was leaving OKC even if they have won the championship that year
No way KD goes to GS had they won in 2016.
He was about to leave OKC on 2016 but is less likely to join GSW if they won the 2016 Finals.
why tf would he do that lol he just wanted an easy path to the ring cause he couldnt win on his own
@@jayh825 so you know how KD’s mind works lmao
@@jayh825 couldn’t win one with Westbrook being reckless as always on the court.
One thing i have to respect even if Draymmond might be the most harded dude in the league, his respect for Steph is commendable still!
Dope
U saw that.... Yeah? I think that conversation was about Harrison Barnes coming up crazy small considering he hooped the year they won
That mic makes me mad
Kinda reminding me of the people with their nose sticking out their mask, while everybody else know the drill