Oct 5, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) dribbles upcourt against the Los Angeles Lakers in the second quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: David Gonzales-Imagn Images David Gonzales-Imagn Images

Draymond Green's Final Status for Warriors-Trail Blazers

Originally posted on Golden State Warriors on SI
By Liam Willerup | Last updated Oct 14, 2025 12:00 PM ET

The Golden State Warriors have had an impressive preseason so far, holding a 2-1 record after essentially putting together their team at the last minute. Even with all the competition in the Western Conference, high expectations are being set upon Golden State, so much so that ESPN's Kevin Pelton projects them to win 56 games next season.

Tuesday night, Golden State gets a rematch against the Portland Trail Blazers after defeating them 129-123 earlier in the preseason after being down 21 points. Heading up to Portland for the rematch, the Warriors won't be at full strength yet again, as they'll look to the younger players on their roster to step up.

Draymond Green's Status

Draymond Green will get the night off in Portland on Tuesday. Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler and Al Horford are scheduled to play vs Blazers.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) October 13, 2025

According to ESPN's Anthony Slater, Draymond Green will be unavailable for Golden State in Portland on Tuesday night. Luckily for Warriors fans, Green is just resting and doesn't carry an injury designation. A veteran team, there will always be constant worry regarding the injury status of their star players, given that the recovery time could be prolonged in their later years.

In Green's absence, it's another opportunity for Jonathan Kuminga to step up and prove his value to the organization, who started in place of Jimmy Butler against the Los Angeles Lakers this past Sunday.

Draymond's 2025-26 Season Outlook

Draymond Green on the opportunity to make his 10th NBA All-Defensive Team this season:

"That is definitely a motivating factor for me this year, for sure." pic.twitter.com/y1OPzGDIxg
— NBA (@NBA) September 29, 2025

Heading into his 14th season in the NBA, Green will be chasing an exclusive list as he looks to earn his 10th All-Defensive team selection. In doing so, Green would be just the seventh player to do so, joining the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, and Kobe Bryant.

However, he'll have to play in at least 65 games for Golden State to hit the threshold, a mark Green has hit in just two of his last six seasons. But Green should be able to hit that mark if he avoids any major injury and Golden State limits his workload at the center position until the postseason.

Draymond Green:

— 9.0 PPG | 6.9 RPG | 5.6 APG
— 4x NBA Champ
— 4x All-Star
— 2x All-NBA
— 9x All-Defense
— DPOY

The only player to average 5/5/5/1/1 over the last 50 years. pic.twitter.com/oBmvgidAlT
— StatMuse (@statmuse) August 27, 2025

Beyond his defensive abilities, Golden State will still need Green to serve as a primary playmaker for them, despite posting his lowest assist average (5.6 APG) since the 2014-15 season. The Warriors did add more shooting talent with Al Horford, De'Anthony Melton, and Seth Curry, so Green shouldn't find any problems locating an open shooter on the perimeter.

While Green will be sidelined, the rest of the team is set to tip off at the Moda Center in Portland at 10:00 p.m. EST.

This article first appeared on Golden State Warriors on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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