Draymond Green Makes Kevin Durant Admission About Lakers-Luka Doncic Trade

Kimmel kicked off the exchange by asking:

“When the Mavs traded Luka to the Lakers, what went through your head?”

Green’s response didn’t disappoint:

“I couldn’t believe it. I thought Shams was hacked. When it first happened, we were at the Warriors’ charity poker tournament. I had just seen Joe Lacob 10 minutes earlier. Joe goes, ‘Draymond, I think we’re gonna get Kevin Durant. It’s happening, we’re gonna get Kevin Durant.’ He walks off, then runs back two minutes later like, ‘Draymond, Draymond, I wasn’t supposed to say anything. Don’t tell anybody.’ I said, ‘I got you, Joe. I won’t say anything.”

Green continued:

“We’re still at the tournament, and Steph goes, ‘Draymond, you see the trade?’ I go, ‘It happened!’ Steph asks, ‘Wait, who?’ And I said, ‘Oh, never mind.’”

While the Warriors didn’t land Durant in a reunion, they did pull off a major move by acquiring Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat. The deal helped Golden State make it to the second round of the playoffs before falling in five games to the Timberwolves.

Draymond Green played in 68 regular-season games, averaging 9 points and 6.1 rebounds. He has been with the Warriors since entering the league in 2012.

Even months after the trade, the Doncic-Davis blockbuster is still the talk of the league, especially with the draft and free agency on the horizon.