Draymond GreenForward, Golden State Warriors

Draymond's top defenders in the league 👀💪 | #Shorts

10 Dec 2021 · 1 min

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In this YouTube Shorts segment, Draymond Green discusses several NBA players he regards as elite defenders. He begins by praising Kawhi Leonard for his perimeter defense, noting his ability to chase opponents and disrupt ball movement. Green then describes Rudy Gobert as a premier rim protector who typically does not switch onto guards or wings, emphasizing his role in guarding the paint rather than perimeter players. Finally, Green highlights Avery Bradley as an underrated ball‑hawk whose tenacity makes him nearly impossible to screen, even from Green’s perspective as a screener. Throughout, Green expresses deep respect for these defenders and underscores his ongoing commitment to speaking about defensive excellence.

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is on the perimeter, he's chasing guys around. You move the ball in front of him, he's going the other way. Utmost respect for Kawhi Leonard. Rudy Gobert is a good defender, but like for me, Rudy Gobert, he protects the rim. You know, like he's not guarding a wing on, you know, he's not switching onto a point guard. He's not switching onto a wing. If a point guard is getting off, his coach doesn't come to him and say, "Hey, you take Dame Lillard." You know? Yeah. Hey, you take Chris Paul, you starting the game on Chris Paul. And so, you know, those are definitely some guys that I respect, but you know, I respect Avery Bradley, who's a ball hawk, you know, like never got the credit he deserves. A ball hawk, impossible to screen. Like for myself as a screener, he's impossible to screen. And like, I respect that. And so I think it's something that, you know, when I speak up on defense and I continue to speak about it,