There is no doubt that at the moment, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James holds the most powerful voice in the entire league — perhaps even in the entire world of professional sports. Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors completely agrees with this notion, which is why he has to pinch himself whenever he hears his name mentioned in the same breath as LeBron in this respect.

According to the Warriors star, he's been told on multiple occasions that his own influence is comparable to that of LeBron James. No matter how many times he hears it, though, Draymond still struggles to come to terms with this privilege:

“A lot of people have said to me, ‘You have one of the most respected voices in the league beyond LeBron,'” Green said, via Melissa Rohlin of Fox Sports. “For me, that's a very surreal thing, like a pinch yourself moment.”

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Green clearly holds a lot of respect for LeBron and the Warriors star gives him the ultimate hat tip here.

Draymond has been around the league for some time now as well, and his cache can go up against anyone else in the NBA. It actually isn't surprising that people from around the league hold him in such high regard.