Analyst Suggests Draymond Green 'Deserves Credit' For One Reason Amid Warriors' Run

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By JH Kubicek | Last updated Apr 6, 2025 2:53 PM ET

This season, the NBA has been swept up with stories of unprecedented longevity. LeBron James is still dominating in an NBA-record 22nd season, and 37-year-old Stephen Curry has the Golden State Warriors posied for a possible title run in the postseason.

Of course, Curry isn't doing it alone. Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green are both playing some of the best basketball of their careers, despite both being on the wrong side of 30.

In fact, Green is campaigning for himself to win his second Defensive Player of the Year Award, and he is the frontrunner after Victor Wembanyama had his season cut short.

Green won his last award nine seasons ago but has remained a top defender since then. His longevity has been overlooked, but he is in the same stratosphere as Curry and James/

"The fact that his body has held up and he's still playing at this level after 29 consecutive games -- It's nothing short of amazing," said Marc Grandi on 95.7 The Game. "What Draymond is doing at 35 is an outlier and he deserves credit for it."

While Green shouldn't win the award simply due to his longevity, he is the best defensive player on a top-ten team in the NBA and will play a similar role--if not a better one--in the postseason.

Green also plays one of the most physical brands of basketball in the NBA and has only missed 14 games this season. He has been one of the more reliable workhorses on one of the best teams in the league, which is a role he has played since his rookie season.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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