Draymond will switch out on guards and there will be a lot of times he may be guarding a guy out on the 3-point line and he’s somehow, someway still challenging guys shots at the rim and or getting blocks. Wallace won Defensive Player of the Year in 2002, 2003, 20.

Wallace was the defensive anchor of those pesky, mid-2000s Pistons teams, who won one title and battled for a few more. Mike Brown, now filling in for the ailing Kerr, used to coach Ben Wallace. He’s often compared Green to the NBA defensive legend. Steve Kerr used to be teammates with Dennis Rodman. Green’s output of nearly half of that massive number - as an undersized 6-foot-7 power forward, not a 7-foot hulking center - is the latest example of his generational defensive talent. The Warriors dominated the interior the rest of the series, blocking 41 Blazers shots in four games (Portland only blocked 19 of Golden State’s). Green changed Game 1 with a pair of highlight stuffs at the summit - blowing up a 2-on-1 by turning away a Noah Vonleh transition dunk and then stoning a Damian Lillard slam minutes later. some are advanced stats (his 4.7 defensive ‘win shares’ led the league) and some of it goes beyond the numbers, like when he killed a Warrior losing streak in March by ending a Sixers rally with a smart foul in the final seconds before Philly could attempt a game-tying 3-point shot.īut of his vast defensive qualities, his shot-blocking may have been most useful in the Blazers series. Some are traditional stats (his 2.03 steals per game led the NBA this season). There are many reasons Draymond Green is likely to win Defensive Player of the Year come June. “But somebody got a couple of mine, so it’s probably like 18.” “Nah I didn’t (know I got one of Iguodala’s),” Green said. Entering Friday, Green had more than four entire teams - the Pacers (15), Jazz (15), Grizzlies (15) and Clippers (13) - even if the 14th of his 17 blocks was falsely credited.

Those 17 total blocks are tied with Andre Roberson, who played an extra game, for the most of anyone in the playoffs. The Warriors’ do-everything power forward had five blocks in Game 1, three in Game 2, six in Game 3 and three in Game 4. But the official scorer credited Green. Must’ve figured it had to be him. Green had done something similar so many times prior. Iguodala was the one who met Turner at the rim and swatted it away. OAKLAND - Andre Iguodala, officially credited with zero blocks in the Blazers series, should have had one. With two minutes left in Game 3, Evan Turner slid by JaVale McGee on a drive and went up for a layup.ĭraymond Green was 20 feet away, planted at the top of the key.

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