Draymond Green is one of the greatest players ever to play for the Golden State Warriors, and the franchise seemingly wants him to stick around post-retirement. During TNT’s broadcast of the All-Star Game, Green claimed that he had already been offered the head coaching job with the Warriors when he retires.
“I’ve already been offered the Golden State Warriors head coaching job when I’m done,” Green said. “You think I’m gonna suck?”
Green was responding to Candace Parker suggesting she would never be able to coach. Parker then added that her coaching was as unlikely as Draymond doing it and he was slightly offended by that. Green made that revelation in response and was later asked if he thought he’d be a good coach.
“I think I could be a good coach,” Green stated. “… I don’t want to be.”
Green, who is averaging 8.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.3 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game in 2024-25, certainly has the basketball IQ to be a good coach, but he isn’t known for keeping his cool in critical moments. The 34-year-old has a short fuse and that’s not a characteristic you’d want in a head coach.
If Green is able to keep his emotions somewhat in check, though, he could perhaps be a good coach. The four-time All-Star has plenty of time to work on that, as he isn’t walking away anytime soon.
Back in January, Green revealed he doesn’t think about retirement anymore after undergoing therapy. He had previously claimed that Commissioner Adam Silver had to talk him out of retirement during the tumultuous 2023-24 season, during which he had been suspended multiple times.
Green is currently under contract through the 2026-27 season, for which he has a $27.7 million player option. You’d think he would be sticking around till 2027 and then explore the possibility of retirement.
Kevin Durant Thinks Draymond Green Would Be An Incredible Head Coach
Green’s former Warriors teammate Kevin Durant was informed about his comments later that night in his press conference. Durant was asked what he thought of Draymond being a head coach and he reckons he’d do well.
“I think Draymond would be an incredible head coach,” Durant said. “I think he’d be a better head coach than TV analyst and he’s pretty good at that. I just think he loves being on the floor. He loves teaching. He loves that competitive nature of competing on the court and I think, if he would go into TV, he would just be clawing and itching to get back on the floor. So yeah, I think he’d be a great coach.”
There are a lot of aspects where you’d think Green would do well, but there are others where you have some doubts. Patience and tolerance are arguably the two things that every coach needs in abundance and he isn’t really known for either.
As things stand, though, Green does not intend to be a coach, so we might never find out if he would be good at that job. He will likely have plenty of offers to be a broadcaster/analyst when he retires and that is probably the route he will go.
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