Anthony Slater: Do you see the number on that graphic,$27.7 million dollars? Draymond Green gave that back under the assumption that if it comesdown to it he can get somewhere nearthat back from the Warriors. It was to give flexibility to go try tochase LeBron. If they were to getLeBron, that could get him maybe amulti-year deal at a lower number, butstill financial security. To answer yourquestion, there's been some speculation,hey, maybe he could follow LeBron toanother place. LeBron's having troublegetting more than the minimum out there.So, Draymond Green if he were to followLeBron would have to take the minimumand I mentioned that number$27.7 millionbecause that's a lot more than $3.9 million. And I know Draymond Green. He likes 27.7million a lot more than 3.9.YouTubeMore on Draymond Green: Recent HoopsHype RumorsAnthony Slater: Do you see the number on that graphic,$27.7 million dollars? Draymond Green gave that back under the assumption that if it comesdown to it he can get somewhere nearthat back from the Warriors. It was to give flexibility to go try tochase LeBron. If they were to getLeBron, that could get him maybe amulti-year deal at a lower number, butstill financial security. To answer yourquestion, there's been some speculation,hey, maybe he could follow LeBron toanother place. LeBron's having troublegetting more than the minimum out there.So, Draymond Green if he were to followLeBron would have to take the minimumand I mentioned that number$27.7 millionbecause that's a lot more than $3.9 million. And I know Draymond Green. He likes 27.7million a lot more than 3.9. 7/24/2026 YouTubeNBA commissioner Adam Silver may regret calling out LeBron James to decide where he will play next season. Four-time NBA champion Draymond Green said that Silver urging James to make a decision soon might only make him take longer to announce it. Adam saying that is not going to speed up LeBrons decision at all, Green said on the Draymond Green Show. If I know Bron well, if anything, it may slow his decision down a little more because thats just how Bron is. 7/22/2026 New York PostAssourcesdescribed to the California Post,multipleteams and players throughout the league are in a holding pattern until James makes his decision. Its why James Harden remains an unrestricted free agent after declining his $42.3 million player option with the Cavaliers over three weeks ago with the expectation hedre-signwith Cleveland on a new deal. Its why Draymond Green remains an unrestricted free agent after declining his $27.7 million player option with the Warriors, with the expectation hedre-signwith Golden State on a new deal. 7/22/2026 New York PostDraymond Green: Someone thatasked me how would the offense run with LeBron James.Would it be me? Would it be Bron? Itoldhim I said, "Man, I it'll be Bron andI'mma be PJ Tucker and I'm go become thegreatest corner three-point shooterever." Number one, the peoplethat start coming out of the woodworkslike PJ Tucker, great three-pointshooter. You better go check PJ Tucker'sscoring three-point shooter. PJTucker probably led the NBAaccording tothree-point shooting percentage formaybe six years in a row. And he itwasn't like oh man he edged somebody outat 41% man. Dude was shooting like 56%from corner three at times throughouthis career you know and soincredible corner three-point shooter.Won't be tolerating any PJ Tucker cornerthree-point shooting disrespect here.But no, what I was getting at with thatwas like, yo, if you got LeBron Jamesand Steph Curry in the pick and roll,like, yeah, I'll always have thatability to go get in the pick and rolland make some plays, but if you gotLeBron James and Steph Curry in a pickand roll, you better gofind a role. You better go find a spotso you can be valuable. 7/21/2026 YouTubeCommissioner Adam Silver acknowledged last week the league office cant finish the schedule until LeBron James chooses a destination. Thats real power. James Harden remains unsigned while the Cleveland Cavaliers wait on yet another LeBron decision. The futures of other veterans like Draymond Green and Jonathan Kuminga remain murky because of him. Summer League is over. This is usually around the time the league goes into hibernation, when coaches and executives take their well-deserved vacations and get away from business for most of August. LeBron is now encroaching on that time as well. 7/21/2026 New York TimesGreen went on to say that while Kobe was trying to find his way in the NBA without ONeal, the emergence of James started to steal the spotlight as Bryant was playing at a high level, but the Lakers werent winning a lot of games. 7/21/2026 New York PostKobe Bryants former partner in crime, Shaquille ONeal had Golden State Warriors defensive star Draymond Green on his podcast The Big Podcast and revealed that due to playing in the same era as LeBron James, thats why he isnt in the GOAT conversation. Kobe kind of fell in a weird time, Green said to ONeal on The Big Podcast. [Michael Jordan] left the league. When Mike left the league, yall started to dominate. And then, you left the Lakers. When you left the Lakers, they had a few rough years. 7/21/2026 New York PostLendeborg scored a game-high 21 points with 11 rebounds and led a 12-point, fourth-quarter comeback victory en route to being named MVP of the championship game, and later the entire summer league. The rookie's performance and comments drew the attention of Warriors veteran Draymond Green. I respect that, Green said on Mondays episode of his podcast, "The Draymond Green Show." Ive seen many guys over the years tighten up when the moment gets there and not be able to get it across the finish line. 7/21/2026 NBC Sports Bay AreaAJ Dybantsa on LeBron James: My pitch is talk to Anthony Davis.Draymond Green: That's a good pitch. That is a really good pitch. They won achampionship together. Would you want Bron in DC? Dybantsa: Talk to AD.[laughter]I'm the rook. He the vet. Talk to him. 7/20/2026 YouTubeTomer Azarly: Not a lot of guys get to say they come in and play with Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, under head coach Steve Kerr. I'm wondering, has that sunk in for you? Have you let that sink in? What's that been like? Yaxel Lendeborg:Yeah, I've talked to Steph and Draymond a couple of times, just about how to navigate the rookie year. What are the things that I should do to try to stay in the league as long as they did. And just getting the actual feedback, actually talking to them, getting to follow in their footsteps. It's like, man, I'm really here with these guys and this is insane, you know? So it definitely feels amazing just being able to just even talk to those guys. 7/18/2026 Clutch PointsThis article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Draymond Green likely returning to Warriors