Draymond Green has declined his 2023-23 player option with the Golden State Warriors, according to NBA insider Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium.
The four-time champion is now an unrestricted free agent.
The Warriors expected Green to decline his player option for next season, according to Marc J. Spears of ESPN. Golden State intends to re-sign the Michigan State product.
“The Warriors expect Draymond Green to opt out of the final year of his $26 million contract, I’m being told,” Spears said. “But Joe Lacob, Dunleavy, like the Warriors, they’re going to do everything in their power, if he does as expected, to bring him back.”
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The Warriors have won four championships in the Green-Stephen Curry-Klay Thompson era. Green has career averages of 8.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.6 assists in 758 games with Golden State.
According to Anthony Slater and Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Warriors “intend to discuss a new multi-year contract with Green” once free agency starts. Green is represented by Rich Paul of Klutch Sports Group, the superagent who represents Los Angeles Lakers superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
“It’s why the Warriors intend to discuss a new multi-year contract with Draymond Green, either via an opt-in and extend or an entirely new deal after an opt-out, sources briefed on the matter tell The Athletic,” Slater and Charania reported. “Green has leverage: He is expected to have multiple playoff-contending teams in pursuit if he enters the open market. But Green and the Warriors appear intent on discussing an extension to their partnership, if the price is right. He just finished his 11th season with the franchise.”
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Draymond Green & Golden State Warriors Updates
The Warriors lost to the Lakers in the 2023 Western Conference Semifinals in six games. All signs point toward Green being back with the Dubs next season and continuing his partnership with Curry and Thompson.
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