NBA Legend Dwyane Wade's Sincere Message on Draymond Green's Career

Green, 35, was one of the most hated players in the NBA for years, and still could be, but his on-court impact won the Warriors four championships. Green has cemented himself as one of the best defenders the NBA has ever seen, as a one-time Defensive Player of the Year and nine-time All-Defensive Team member.

Throughout his 13-year career, Green has been the perfect partner for Curry and has always been a great leader and team player for the Warriors, with the exception of a handful of incidents where he let his emotions get the best of him.

Dwyane Wade talks about Green's career

Former Chicago Bulls guard and NBA legend Dwyane Wade recently went on his podcast, Wy Network, to talk about Green's legacy as a player.

"I just think that if someone wants to argue about Draymond's individual ranking, they just want to argue," Wade said. "...Draymond Green's career would not be talked about him as an individual player. It would be talked about him as a winner, as a team player, as a leader, all these things. Like, if you're a Draymond fan, you can't care what Draymond is ranked as an individual player because he doesn't go out with that individual mentality."

Green is typically well respected among his peers, and Hall of Fame guard Dwyane Wade showing him this type of respect should be very meaningful for the Warriors star. And, Wade makes a great point.

Green is far from an individually-minded player, and is certainly one of the greatest players of all time who does not care about how many points he scores and is simply a team-first player on both sides of the court.