Draymond Green may not be the best player on the Golden State Warriors, but one thing he absolutely excels in is his second-to-none level of confidence.
Recently, the three-time All-Star went on Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson's All the Smoke podcast and made a very bold claim about his unmatched ability to set screens for his teammates. According to Green, no one else in the league can perform this particular aspect of the game better than he does.
“I think I'm the best screen setter to ever play in the NBA,” Green stated without any hesitation whatsoever. “I'm a great defender, but I don't think there's anybody to ever f–king touch the NBA that can set better screens than me. I take pride in that. But there's a lot of dumbf–ks that don't even realize that.”
Check that. The Warriors do-it-all forward didn't just claim that he's the best screen setter in the NBA today; he actually believes that when it comes to screens, he is the GOAT.
Green's claim was met with a sly laugh from Jackson, as he flashed his trademark pearly whites. We're not sure what the host meant with his reaction, but it does appear that there was a bit of cynicism there.
There's no denying that Green is an excellent defender. He is a five-time All-Defensive team member and was the winner of the Defensive Player of the Year in the 2016-17 season. However, to say that he is the greatest screen setter of all time does sound a bit conceited of the three-time NBA champ.
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