Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green won’t play against the Utah Jazz on Friday since he played 40 minutes on Wednesday in the Warriors’ overtime loss to the New York Knicks.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says Green has earned rest days after playing in five straight Finals:
Steve Kerr reasoned that Draymond Green earned the right to have rest days because he’s played five straight seasons into the Finals. So I asked if the same logic applies to him as a coach. His response: “The coach does not receive the same treatment unfortunately.” pic.twitter.com/I7y1sl7dpw
— Logan Murdock (@loganmmurdock) December 13, 2019
The Warriors are 5-21 on the season. They have the worst record in the NBA.
Golden State, after going to the Finals five straight seasons, is not elite anymore. Superstar point guard Stephen Curry is out with a broken hand and All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson is still rehabbing his ACL tear.
Two-time Finals MVP Kevin Durant, of course, is gone after signing with the Brooklyn Nets in free agency and Andre Iguodala was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies to create cap space for the Warriors to sign D’Angelo Russell, who like Green, has dealt with injuries this season as well.
It appears this season in Golden State is going to be about developing youngsters Eric Paschall, Jordan Poole and Ky Bowman. The Warriors are on their way to missing the playoffs for the first time in the Kerr era.
Green has played in 17 games this season for the Dubs. He’s averaging 9.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5.9 assists while shooting 40.9 percent from the field, 26.7 percent from beyond the arc and 72.1 percent from the free-throw line.
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