Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green knows a thing or two about being an NBA villain. He's loud, rambunctious and sometimes obnoxious on the court. Who can forget all the nut-kicking incidents?

So, Green is the perfect guy to talk about what it's like to be a villain in the NBA and how it comes to be. In an interview with Bleacher Report's Taylor Rooks, Green discussed the difference between deciding to become a villain and fully embracing it and somebody who's thrown into that role.

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The Warriors veteran references Patrick Beverley and Trae Young as guys who decided to become villains. Beverley's whole persona is based around him being a villain because of his annoying style of play on the defensive end. Russell Westbrook knows all about that.

As for Young, he fully embraced the villain role during the first round against the New York Knicks with his taunts of the Madison Square Garden faithful, and he capped it off with a bow as the Atlanta Hawks ended the series. Young didn't run away and hide from his villain status and instead leaned into it.

Green then went on to talk about Kevin Durant as a guy who was thrown into the villain role. While it was Durant's decision to form a superteam with the Golden State Warriors, he never actually wanted to be the villain. You can certainly argue he should have known he would become one, but he didn't really embrace it like these other guys.

When it comes down to it, the NBA is better when there are villains and when they really play into it. Their presence adds more drama and intensity to these games, and it can help build up rivalries. We need more of them, as long as they're not crossing the line.