Draymond Green Breaks Silence On Warriors’ Trade Pursuit Of LeBron James

Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green is keen to clarify his involvement in the discussions about potentially bringing Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James to the Warriors by the NBA trade deadline.

ESPN reporters Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne reported that Green had made contact with Rich Paul, who is the agent for both Green and James, as the Warriors showed interest in the 20-time All-Star. Green offered his perspective on the matter during the NBA All-Star Game ALTCAST on truTV.

Green expressed that it appeared as though he was the one initiating the conversation about acquiring James.

“Well, it came out almost like I’m initiating these talks,” Green said. “Like Draymond contacted LeBron. No, it came to my desk. Something came over to my desk, and I was like, ‘Hmm, that’s interesting.’ Let me dive in a little bit. And so, you know, you tend to, you know, use relationships. Rich is my agent as well, so I can have that conversation with Rich. But I didn’t initiate these talks.”

Green also mentioned that he would have opposed the deal if it meant trading Jonathan Kuminga for James.