In this episode of the Draymond Green Show, Draymond Green breaks down the current NBA MVP race, naming Nikola Jokic as the favorite on DraftKings and listing Shai Gilgeous‑Alexander, Luka Dončić, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jayson Tatum as the next contenders. He argues that Tatum is being undervalued despite the Boston Celtics holding a 7.5‑game lead over the Eastern Conference’s second seed, and claims the player won’t be taken seriously for MVP until he wins an NBA championship. Green then shifts to recent on‑court altercations, citing fights involving Jose Alvarado vs. Thomas Bryant, Jimmy Butler vs. Najee Marshall, and a bench‑leaving incident by Jović, noting the resulting suspensions. He condemns a perceived breach of an unwritten rule when Dennis Schröder hit Mike Conley, and proposes an automatic one‑game suspension for any player who reacts to such unwritten‑rule violations. The segment includes a DraftKings Sportsbook advertisement and ends with a teaser for an upcoming interview with a "GOAT". The tone is informal, conversational, and occasionally critical, with a mix of enthusiasm for the sport and frustration over perceived injustices in MVP voting and player conduct.
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Draymond Green, uh, Lucas at 3, Giannis slips some, and Tatum, JT, man, JT just, yeah. The Celtics are 7.5 games ahead of the number 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. Do people think the Celtics are that great to where Jayson Tatum is only in 5th? Because it seems as if the, like the, you know, sometimes it's like that team is winning and that guy's the best player and playing well. And like in this situation, clearly that's not the goalpost. Like clearly the goalpost has shifted dramatically. Because in this guy's case, he's 5th and they got a 7.5 game lead. In the conference, that goalpost is moving on JT. I don't know what JT gotta do. I do know what JT gotta do. I told y'all last time what JT gotta do. JT will not be taken serious for the MVP until he win a championship. And it just hasn't been that way for everybody else. I must say, it was not that way for Joker. It's not that way for Giannis. It's not that way for Joel, it just ain't really been that way for everybody else. So I don't know how it ended up that way for JT. Maybe it's because he got to the NBA Finals and lost and everybody's like, oh, like you had your chance. But I mean, golly, that is brutal. That's tough. So I'm not sure how JT just always lags behind in this voting. 7 and a half games. Golly, that is crazy. And by the way, yes, the Boston Celtics is a good team, but the Denver Nuggets is great. Like, they had a really good team. Um, wow. I don't know. I really don't know what to say. Um, yeah, I do know what to say. JT gotta go win the NBA Finals. Yeah. In order to get taken serious as an MVP. Young fella, I don't know how the goalposts moved on you like that, but they should acknowledge it because those are the facts. They should acknowledge it, JT, because those are nothing but facts. And in other news, before we get out of here, there was another fight around the NBA.
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I mean, what is going on with these people? Y'all said I need help. These people are fighting. Jose Alvarado and Thomas Bryant, the smallest guy and the biggest guy, got to throwing hands. They both got suspended for 3 games. I mean, guys, the All-Star break is over. Like, you're supposed to be refreshed and these guys are out here getting into it. Hey man, y'all see it ain't Draymond Green, it's not me. These guys are getting into it. Jimmy Butler and Najee Marshall got suspended for 1 game apiece. And then the young fella Jović, left the bench. Come on, young fella, even I know better than that. I've been suspended more games than you done played in your career. Come on, young fella, you can't leave the bench. And who is over there on that bench telling him, hey man, no, stay over here, don't— that's the— that's the most— like, even my suspensions, young fella, they sometimes have to make a decision. Like, all right, we got— like, that's an obvious one. They ain't even got to make a decision on you just getting dinged like that, bro. Somebody over there on that Miami bench, y'all make sure y'all designate somebody to keep the players off the bench, 'cause y'all could have avoided that one with the young fella. Young fella, learn your lesson though. Don't let them get you with the easiest one. Even mine, they gotta make a decision. Don't let them get you like that. And one more thing about these fights in the NBA. Another night in the NBA, another unwritten rule broken. Dennis Schroeder, number one, I like Dennis Schroeder. Cool dude. Dennis, you can't hit Mike Conley. Mike Conley has zero technical fouls in his NBA career. Zero. You can't hit Mike Conley. Mike Conley is the nicest person in the world, in the NBA for sure. You can't hit Mike Conley, number one. That's an unwritten rule. Can't hit Mike Conley. Number 2, it's 25 seconds left in the game and they got 3 seconds left in the shot clock. Why should someone take the turnover? I just can't for the life of me understand this. I just don't get it. And so because I don't get it, I'm gonna propose something in the spirit of suspending people that we gotta get some suspension going for this unwritten rule being broken and people then like losing their minds. If the unwritten rule is broken and someone reacts to the unwritten rule in a way like guys are reacting to this unwritten rule being broken, it should be an automatic one-game suspension, like leaving the bench or something like that. And you all know I'm not an advocate for people getting suspended because Why would I be an advocate for anyone getting suspended? Doesn't quite make sense. But like, this has to stop. Like, it's embarrassing to the guy who gets mad and say like, "Oh, you were up and you shot again." Like, this is basketball. There's no mercy rule. This is the NBA, okay? You don't wanna lose? Win the game. But the unwritten rule has to stop. —and it has to stop now. So I'm calling on our commissioner, our great commissioner, Adam Silver, Joe Dee, somebody, competition committee, this unwritten rule, it has to be some writing about it because it's pretty played out and I don't get it. That's a wrap from this episode of the Draymond Green Show. I appreciate y'all watching and checking this out. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel. Don't want to miss any episodes. We have another interview with a GOAT.
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