ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM:
Center: Draymond Green
Curry is the face of the Warriors. Green is the heart and soul for the team. Green is the quintessential all-round player who does everything from setting up plays, doing the dirty work down low, locking down players much bigger at his position and facilitating the Warriors run-and-gun game.
Green’s importance to the Warriors has often been undermined as beyond the high-flying shooting display the Warriors still remain a gutsy defensive unit and a team that has the character to eke out scrappy wins too. If show time is Curry’s fete, the character and drive of the team is Green’s signature.
At 14 ppg, 7.4 apg and 9.5 rpg, there aren’t many players in the game who compare to Green’s holistic gameplay. The only contention is whether you can have him at Center. Well, Green has played his share of minutes at the 5, and for sure the Warriors are at their offensive best when they have a Center who can rebound the ball and push it down the floor.
This in fact, might very well be the template of what the league might develop into with the further evolution of small-ball and the rising importance of versatile big men. This is how the best team in the game has won most of their games and if Green is good enough to be the Center for the best team in the game, I guess he is good enough to be the Center in the All-NBA team.
So, yes it may still seem unconventional to have a 6’7” guy at Center but I guess it is about time we accept the greatness rather than contest the change.
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