Draymond Green is a very tough player on the court. He loves talking trash and getting physical with other players. He never shies away from contact or from speaking his mind. This probably does not sit well with many players other than his teammates or former teammates, who know Green better.
Despite being the second-most voted Western Conference frontcourt player after teammate Kevin Durant, other players and people in the media did not even have him in the top five. To Green, it is not surprising that other players did not vote him in. After practice on Friday, Green spoke to the media about him not being selected as a starter.
According to The Mercury News' Mark Medina, Green said about not getting a starting spot:
“It’s definitely not a big deal.”
Surprisingly, he said only five words. That is much less than we usually hear from him. As mentioned earlier, Green was second in fan voting but fell to sixth in media votes and seventh in player votes. Players and media account for half of the voting for starters, so fans could not do anything to save Green's starting spot chances. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year said:
“[Being voted by fans is] dope. I appreciate all the fans. I didn’t really expect any players to vote me in, though. That’s cool.”
He added:
“I don’t care what another player thinks about me. They don’t play on my team. That don’t matter. You obviously appreciate it; you appreciate the [fan] support. But I never thought I’d be in a position to be ranked that high from the fans. I definitely thank them for the support. But it’s all good.”
Green also questioned if having players vote for the starters does anything to make the process better:
“If you look at the player voting, I don’t think it’s taken that seriously. If you look at some of the people that get player votes… I don’t know. I don’t care. I think some people do make it a joke. It’s all right. No big deal.”
The league office announces reserves next Tuesday, and the full rosters on Thursday.
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