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Report: Draymond Green Expects This to be His Last Year With Warriors

Could Draymond Green leave the Golden State Warriors after this season?

Joey Linn

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A key component to the Golden State Warriors dynasty, Draymond Green may be nearing the end of his time in The Bay. During a recent ESPN segment, Stephen A. Smith said that Green expects this to be his last year in Golden State.

"I can tell you, Draymond Green is expecting this to be his last year in Golden State," Smith said. "Now, he wanna be a Laker. He ain't gonna tell anybody that, but don't think I don't know. He'd prefer to be a Laker if he gotta leave Golden State. But he looking for a pay day, he's gonna get $25M this year, he got a player option for $24M next year. The Warriors are probably hoping he don't opt in, because they'd have to pay him on top of the cats they know they gotta pay in Poole and Wiggins."

Unless something changes in their willingness to exceed $400M in luxury tax and salary payments, the Golden State Warriors will likely not be extending one of Jordan Poole, Andrew Wiggins, and Draymond Green. With the recent practice altercation that Green escalated by punching Poole, he may be the odd man out. According to Stephen A. Smith, Green expects this to be his final year in Golden State.

Not always accurate with his reports, Smith may be speculating here, but he seemed to report this with a level of confidence. Fans will have to wait and see what happens over the course of this season.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn52@gmail.com Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis and reporting Experience: Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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