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Warriors forward Draymond Green reveals his top-three defensive teammates
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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green recently spoke about the greatest defensive teammates he's played with on an episode of his podcast, "The Draymond Green Show." Green gave three answers, selecting a guard, forward and center.
Draymond Green's top-three defensive teammates
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1. Andrew Bogut
A former No. 1 overall selection in the 2005 NBA Draft, Andrew Bogut spent five seasons with the Warriors in two separate stints with the team. In his first stint from 2012 to 2016, Bogut averaged 1.6 or more blocks in each of those four seasons, returning to the Bay for one last season during the 2018-19 campaign before retiring. Bogut also has finished top-10 in Defensive Player of the Year Award voting four times, twice with Golden State.
2. Klay Thompson
Although Klay Thompson never finished top-10 in Defensive Player of the Year Award voting, he has an 11th-place finish to his name, making one All-Defensive Second Team during the 2018-19 season. In 11 seasons with the Warriors, Thompson averaged 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks per game.
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3. Andre Iguodala
Despite considering 16-time All-Star Kevin Durant , Green ultimately decided to choose Andre Iguodala with the final spot in his top-three ranking. Even though Iguodala didn't arrive in Golden State until his age-30 season, the former NBA Finals MVP showcased strength on the defensive end, averaging 1.1 steals and 0.5 blocks over eight seasons with the franchise. In Iguodala's first season with the Warriors (2013-14), he finished fifth in Defensive Player of the Year Award voting, making the All-Defensive First Team.
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