Warriors Star Draymond Green Reveals Winner Of NBA Draft

Draymond Green shared which team he thinks won the 2024 NBA Draft.

Feb 27, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) reacts after making a three point field goal against the Washington Wizards in the first half at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports / Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

On Wednesday evening, the Minnesota Timberwolves made a trade with the San Antonio Spurs to land the eighth overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.

They used the selection on former Kentucky star Rob Dillingham.

NEWS: @Timberwolves Acquire Draft Rights to Guard Rob Dillingham from San Antonio Spurs

Full release:https://t.co/jdWdbfIaVh

— Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) June 27, 2024

Draymond Green (on The Draymond Green Show) revealed that he thinks the Timberwolves won the NBA Draft (h/t The Volume).

Green: "Who won the draft to me was the Minnesota Timberwolves. The reason the Minnesota Timberwolves won the draft is because they drafted their point guard of the future in Rob Dillingham, who I think is a very special player."

"There’s gonna be some teams that’s gonna regret passing Rob Dillingham"

—@Money23Green thinks the Wolves won the Draft pic.twitter.com/dqr525llnu

— The Volume (@TheVolumeSports) June 28, 2024

Dillingham played one season of college basketball for the Wildcats.

He finished his freshman year with averages of 15.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 47.5% from the field and 44.4% from the three-point range in 32 games.

Coming out of high school, Dillingham was ranked by ESPN as the 15th-best player in the class of 2023.

Jun 26, 2024; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Rob Dillingham shakes hands with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected in the first round by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2024 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports / Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

The Timberwolves are already among the best teams in the NBA, so he will have a chance to play a role on a contender.

Last season, they lost to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals.

a successful 2024 Draft. ✅ pic.twitter.com/MeDEaqN1C5

— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) June 28, 2024

As for Green, the future Hall of Famer is coming off his 12th season in the NBA (all with the Golden State Warriors).

He finished the year with averages of 8.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 49.7% from the field and 39.5% from the three-point range in 55 games.