For a long time, people have wondered what Golden State Warriors big man Draymond Green would look like without the benefit of having Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant around him.

Well, we are getting our first look this season, and it isn't pretty.

With Curry and Thompson both sidelined due to injuries and Durant now in Brooklyn, Green is getting his first taste of what it feels like to be the primary star on his team. In the nine games he has played, he is averaging just 8.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.3 steals over 29.1 minutes per game while shooting 38.7 percent from the floor, 28.6 percent from 3-point range and 76.5 percent from the free-throw line.

Now, to be fair to Green, he missed some time with a torn ligament in his finger, and it doesn't seem like he is 100 percent at the moment.

However, what we are seeing from Green right now is a pretty clear indication that he was never the top-10 player that some lauded him as a few years ago and is more of a perfect complementary piece than anything else.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with that, as Green remains a very good player. His impact on the defensive end is palpable, and he is probably better offensively than what he is currently exhibiting (although his 3-point barrage in 2016 was obviously a fluke).

But on a Warriors team that appears to be on a decline, is Green worth keeping around?

In other words, should Golden State consider trading Green?

There has been some speculation as to whether or not the Dubs should do just that in the early stages of the 2019-20 campaign, but the answer is a pretty firm no.

First of all, the Warriors just signed Green to a $100 million contract extension, so even if they wanted to trade him, they probably wouldn't be able to. Green may be worth $100 million to Golden State, but he certainly isn't worth that cost to most other teams.

Second, while the Dubs are clearly declining, I don't think they're done.

Remember: this a team that won 73 games with a Curry-Thompson-Green core in 2016, and the Warriors will have that trio together again at some point. If not this season, then next year.

Once Golden State gets healthy, it will likely re-establish itself as one of the best teams in the Western Conference, and you have to think the franchise will also be able to attract free agents.

A core of Curry, Thompson, Green and D'Angelo Russell is hardly anything to sneeze at, and although things look incredibly bleak right now, things won't stay this way forever.

Green is still an integral piece in what the Warriors hope to accomplish in the future, so they really shouldn't even entertain the idea of trading him at this juncture.

People tend to live in the moment, and that is what everyone is doing right now.

Golden State stinks this year. That much is true. But once Curry and Thompson get back on the floor, I can pretty much guarantee you that the Warriors, at the very least, will be a good team again, and Green will represent a huge part of that.