Dray on Gobert trade, Malcolm Brogdon to Celtics + Warriors free agency moves | Draymond Green Show

What's up everybody? It's Draymond Green. Make sure you subscribe to the Volumes YouTube channel below so you don't miss any more of this great content going forward. Let's talk about some of these trades. I thought the one that really, really, really shocked the world was the Rudy Gobert to Minnesota for Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Leandro Baumerow, Walker Kessler, and Jared Vanderbilt. Okay. Cool. But here's where the trade gets spicy. 4, 4, 4 first round picks. And I think 1 or 2 pick swaps. For those of you that don't know what a pick swap is, that means Minnesota traded their picks to Utah. If, if a scenario happens where Minnesota's pick is worse than Utah's pick, Utah can then swap that pick with Minnesota to take the higher pick. So trade swaps are actually very, very, very valuable. And I think that's what really tilted this trade is the draft capital that Utah received back. 4 first-round picks. That is absolutely insane. Now, what does this trade say to me? And I know Karl-Anthony Towns just signed a $224 million extension. But what this trade says to me is Minnesota believes that they have a superstar in Anthony Edwards. If you think about the NBA, what championships used to be was having a great guard, and a great big. And it says to me that they believe in Anthony Edwards to carry the torch. Not that Karl-Anthony Towns is not important to what they do, because he is important to what they do, or else he wouldn't have got $224 million. And, you know, you could say, oh well, they gave him that because they don't want to, you know, they want to hold the value. Karl-Anthony Towns is an important asset. And if we have Karl-Anthony Towns locked up for 5 years and they want to trade him, you can get a lot of value for that. You can think about it from that standpoint, or you can think about it from the standpoint of Karl-Anthony Towns is an incredible shooter, shoots 40% from 3, so he can stretch the floor. You can think Minnesota's thinking ahead and they're trying to get back big because they may think the league is switching back. Yeah. To two bigs. But the reason it says to me that they want to build around Anthony Edwards is because you go out and you get, and you trade all of that away. That means we're in win now mode. We're not planning for the future. And the reason it says Anthony Edwards to me is because KAT's been there. And like now you're making these moves. Like they weren't trading the number 1 pick when Anthony, when they just had the number 1 pick. They weren't trading picks anytime before that or really after. But they're in win now mode because I think Minnesota thinks that they have a superstar in Anthony Edwards. And by the way, I believe they do. And so you pair him with Rudy Gobert You pair him, you know, you pair Rudy Gobert with him, Karl-Anthony Towns, D'Angelo Russell. You're saying I can win right now. Now, here's an interesting, here's an interesting thing for me also on why I think they went out and got Rudy Gobert is D'Angelo Russell, who's an incredible player, who's my dog. Yeah. I had the opportunity to play with him, as you know. D'Angelo Russell was essentially benched during the playoffs for defense. And so you cover some of that up now with the rim protection for— by Rudy Gobert. And you allow D'Angelo to be great at what D'Angelo is great at, which is on the offensive end. Now, yes, you still have to compete on the defensive end. Of course you do. But you now have someone there that can erase mistakes. You can erase, you know, if you think about like, let, let me take you back for a second. If you can think about the, if, if you can think about that Memphis-Minnesota series, Ja dominated at the rim, dominated at the rim. They struggled to rebound the basketball. So when you think about those things, Jaren Jackson, Draymond Green dominated in that series. So when you think about that, they're saying, okay, we're gonna go get Rudy Gobert and there's our fix to cover up those things to where those things that they think cost them a playoff series. And so I, I thought that was a very interesting move for Minnesota. Now the downside to that move. You have $450 million wrapped up in the center position. And you could say, all right, Karl-Anthony Towns is moving to the 4, but I still can't view Karl-Anthony Towns as a 4 because 4s are 6'2" in the NBA these days. Like, I mean, I'm a center in the NBA these days. And so you have $450 million wrapped up into the center position. If there is a downside, maybe it's that, you know, it's your depth, you know. So how do you continue to acquire and have depth? Now, one way of doing that is to build your young guys. I think they're expecting McDaniels to take another step forward, which I expect he'll take another step forward as well. They re-signed Torian Prince. And so I think depth— is where that can hurt in having $450 million into the center position. But like I said, I think they also could see, like, you know what, we're not going to win going small. Let's go big and give that a try. And like I said, most importantly, what that shows me is they are building around Anthony Edwards, who's a young star in the making. And they The thing that I love about Anthony Edwards is he got the game, he talk it, he walk it, he got the personality. He got what it takes to be one of those guys. And Minnesota see that, they're going all in on that. And I think it's a beautiful thing. Now, if you're Ant-Man, you gotta be in that gym this summer because essentially what that's saying is we think we have a star. Which means you need to be an All-Star next year. You need to continue to grow. And I saw, you know, earlier this year when Ant-Man said like, I don't know why I wasn't an All-Star. Now's your chance because they're going all in. You win games, you produce at the level that we all know he's gonna produce at, and there's your bid. And so that was a very interesting move. We'll see how it works out. I'm definitely interested in playing against those guys. I think, you know, for us, Um, and our skill set. I think we have some things that we can try to take advantage of against them. Uh, but in saying that, I think this move says a lot about where Minnesota is. And I'm not sure, uh, we've ever seen Minnesota go all in like this. So it's a very interesting thing and it's one to keep your eyes out for. Another trade that caught my eye in a major way, and rightfully so, was one of Jackson's Boston Celtics. And the reason that trade caught my eye is because they brought back Malcolm Brogdon, who's a very, very, very good player who's been 50-40-90 before in this league. Um, who is a point guard, can shoot the ball, great size, good defensively. The reason that trade catches my eyes Is because I think it adds to something that Boston was missing, which is number one, their depth. Number two is versatility and options at the point guard position. I don't think they had many options at the point guard position in this past playoff run that your Warriors just won. And I think that gives them that. Now let's look up, look at what they gave up. They gave up Daniel Tice, who probably played all of 10 minutes in the NBA Finals. Aaron Neesmith, who played probably all of 10 minutes in garbage time in the NBA Finals. And a 2023 first round pick, top 12 protected, which you have to assume is gonna be pick 28, 29, 30, 26, 26, 26 to 30. If the Boston Celtics have the year that most people will expect them to have. The year that they should have coming off an NBA Finals run. That pick is end of the first round. And so I thought that was an incredible move by the Boston Celtics. Uh, you gotta give 'em a lot of credit, um, to go out and find a guy like Malcolm Brogdon. And see, the thing is, you go out and you get a guy like that from a team that's not really trying to contend, um, right at this moment. And, and that's where you can swoop in and get a guy for not very much because sometimes teams would love to get off that salary. I think Malcolm Brogdon's probably making close to $20 million a year. So if you can get off that salary, get a first round pick back, even if it is 26 to 30, because you know, the reality is the Indiana Pacers will probably be in the lottery again next year. So now that gives you two first round picks and it helps them build the way that they're probably going to try to build with a young Tyrese Halliburton. You can continue to build through the draft. He's still on a rookie deal. And so I, I thought that was a very interesting and very good move by the Boston Celtics. I can't say that I loved it being there. It's a possibility we may meet them in the finals again next year. But as an NBA fan, I think that was an absolutely incredible move by Boston. I think that's one that lets you know, hey, we're, we're not satisfied with losing in the NBA finals, nor we're do you expect that the Boston Celtics, an organization with 17 championships, would be? They're showing you right away, we're trying to get better, we're improving, and we're trying to get back there. So take my hat off to them for that move. I thought that was a great move and probably top 3 best moves over the course of the last week or so. And arguably, depending on what happens, could be the best trade. Yeah. Um, you know, if Boston go on to win a championship, you look back at this summer and you're like, wow, that was the trade of the summer. Unless, of course, Kevin Durant does get traded, which there's no guarantee that a guy with 4 years on his contract will get traded, even if they request it. So we'll have to see how that plays out. But right now, as it stands, that could be the trade of the summer. We shall see. In other news, your Golden State Warriors made some moves. Number one, I wanna say congratulations to Gary Payton II, GP2. Well deserved, man. At 29 years old, a guy who's continued to grind and grind and grind. I was looking at GP's Wikipedia a few days ago and just like looking at the teams that he's been on, like the G League, you know, gone through the G League and never quit and to be rewarded with a 3-year, $28 million deal. Extremely happy for him. Not happy to see him go, but always happy to see guys get their money. It's like I said, that's what this is about. Obviously it's about winning. It's about being great. But ultimately this is our job and this is how you feed your family. And so to see GP, uh, get what he's due, I thought that was absolutely amazing. I'm happy for GP. Congrats. Champ, my brother, good luck to GP. Otto Porter is headed to Toronto on a 2-year deal. I'm not sure how much Otto's deal was worth. I never came across, I was looking all over the internet and I just kept seeing 2-year deal, 2-year deal. But I thought that was huge for Otto. I'm very happy for Otto. Congratulations, Champ. Otto's wife has been reported. I wouldn't say this if it had not been reported, but his wife being from Toronto had an opportunity to, to be in her hometown. I think that's amazing. For Otto to come to the Warriors and reestablish his career the way he did this year and help us win a championship. We would definitely miss him, his shooting, his length, his competitive nature that he brought to us all year. But get your money. It's all love. Congrats, my brother. Looking forward to Otto continuing to do great things. My brother Juan Toscano-Anderson headed to the Los Angeles Lakers. Lakers. I think that is an incredible move by him. I think that's an incredible move by his agent. And here's why. Number one, as I think the Lakers need those types of guys, Juan type of guys who would get in and get it out the mud, do all the dirty work. I think that's big for them from that standpoint. On the flip side, Juan, as a Mexican American, as we all know, there is a huge Mexican population in Los Angeles. So how can he then capitalize on that front? You know, Juan has done plenty things in Mexico to help the community. How can he continue to bridge that gap with the Mexican fan base and the Mexican community in Los Angeles? Again, we're talking business. This is business. This is not just a basketball game. Yeah. You look at it from a business standpoint, and I think that's a great business move by Juan on top of most importantly being an absolutely incredible basketball move. You had an opportunity to play with 3 Hall of Famers in LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Russell Westbrook. Anytime you have LeBron James on your team, you are a threat to compete for a championship. And Juan can help that. And so I think that was absolutely incredible. Shout out to Juan, my brother. Good luck, champ. Thank you. On your journey. As you know, we tapped in for life, my brother. Damian Lee to the Phoenix Suns. I think that is a very good move for Damian Lee as well. That is a very structured, structured team that Monty runs. D Lee will fit right into that. He'll understand, he knows the game. He's been in this environment with us for 4 or 5 years. And so I think he'll do well with that. I think that'll be really good for him. And then obviously, you still had an opportunity to compete for a championship as well. Congratulations to my brother D. Lee. It's been an incredible 4 years, man. Much love, champ. Go get it done, brother. Another loss that was huge for us was losing Belly, uh, Nemanja Bjelica. He is headed back to Fenerbahçe in Turkey, and I'm a little hurt by this one. Why? Got really, had an opportunity to create a really good relationship with Belly. And quite frankly, one that'll last further than him playing basketball or myself playing basketball. But I think for Belly, this was more of a family move than necessarily a business move. You know, Belly has two young children and to be closer to his family, obviously, you know, for those of you that don't know, Belly is from Serbia. And so to be closer to his family, Sucks for us. It definitely sucks for us because I thought his versatility and what he brought to the floor for us, another playmaker on the court, and then obviously the way he stretches the floor, I thought that was really good for us. And to lose him, I think that one stung a little bit. Nonetheless, extremely happy for him. He's back closer to his family, which I understand how important that is. Having a family of my own, I wish Belly well. Brate, we love you, man. Good luck in Fenerbahçe. And I hope to catch one of them games. I definitely wanna get over there and catch a EuroLeague game, so hopefully I can. Good luck, Brate. Now, for those Warriors that are staying, for those Warriors that are incoming, shout out to my brother Kevon Looney on a 3-year, $25.5 million deal. 3rd-year team option with $3 million guaranteed. I thought that was an absolutely amazing deal for Loon. I'm extremely happy for Loon. As I've told you, you all before, the most professional guy I've ever played with from day one. Like, not like he grew into this, like he got into the league and figured it out. I can't recall a day he's ever been late. I can't recall a day he's ever complained. I can't recall a day he didn't do more than anyone ever asked him to do. And you know, for a guy who comes into the NBA and have two hip injuries right away and to essentially derail your career before it even started at 19 years old, you gotta think about what does that do to a kid mentally at 19 years old? Yeah. And then you go back to me telling you the most professional guy that I've ever played with. It makes sense because the reality is most people, most people would crash in that, in that moment. You know, you go through two hip surgeries beginning of your career. Kevon Looney was the 30th pick. So when you think about the NBA, It's like you get these lottery picks and these teams really want to see those guys be successful. Why? Because for the GM, if I draft a guy with a lottery pick and he goes on to be successful, that's my guy. Like I drafted him. Teams take pride in that. For a guy who's a 30th pick, if it works great, if it doesn't, so be it. So to go through 2 hip surgeries miss plenty of time, come back from that, and become who Kevon Looney has become in the NBA. Absolutely amazing. And like I said, not many guys, if any, could do that. And it's a testament to Kevon and his hard work. And to see him rewarded for his hard work is absolutely amazing. I'm happy for Loon. I'm happy for Loon. But also to see him back on our team and understanding and knowing what he brings to this team, allowing us to play the type of defense we play, which was extremely vital into us winning a championship. I mean, we saw the games Loon had, everybody saw it. And so you are always happy to see the good guys get rewarded. And for Loon, I think that was huge. Happy for him. Keep going, brother. As you know, we gonna need it. Thank you. Warriors also signed Dante DiVincenzo to a 2-year, $9.5 million deal, which I thought was a great pickup. Steph and I definitely put the full-court press on Dante and understanding how important that addition is. You know, with losing GP, you add another wing who can defend. Dante can shoot the ball. I think he's gonna get more open shots with us. Than he's ever gotten. Um, and that'll be absolutely incredible. I think he'll have an opportunity to show his athletic ability. I think this will be really good for Dante, and I think this will be really good for the Warriors. So I'm absolutely happy about that signing. Then also a guy who knows how to play winning basketball. He comes from the Milwaukee Bucks organization. Now obviously he just was recently in SAC. Yeah. But spent years in Milwaukee. He's, he is a champion. And so very happy with that sign. And I thought that was an incredible move for us. And I think he will help us out tremendously. Draymond Green.