While discussing the Lakers’ elimination at the hands of the Nuggets in the Conference Finals on his podcast, Draymond Green wanted to take the opportunity to reflect on the veteran figures in the league. The one for the Warriors did it through Tristan Thompson, who, after having had a totally anecdotal presence in the playoffs so far, had a notable impact in the two rings during the fourth game, which led Draymond to reflect on the importance of the men of your profile in different templates.
“The Tristan Thompson situation is actually part of a bigger problem. After watching him in this game, you can’t tell me he’s not a 20-team NBA player, but he’s still spent the entire year as a free agent. Meanwhile, you have many rosters without veteran figures, with leadership problems, with a winning mentality… This is for me a big problem in the NBA that explains why we see many of the things we see.
“I am speaking, for example, of problems off the track, since there are no veterans guiding the youngsters and showing them the way,” he continued. «The franchises are looking forward to having younger rosters and they think that this is going to work, but it is not going like that. And yet, when free agency starts, no one is going to be calling Tristan Thompson.”
Draymond then referenced another recent conversation between DeMar DeRozan and Paul George, in which both stated that many of the players in the league did not have a true passion for basketball or were willing to make the sacrifices that high competition requires but still demand. be important in their teams.
“I agree. There are a lot of players like that in the league, and then you have someone like Thompson who is hardworking and you know he’s going to bring you rebounds, defense and he’s going to give it his all. There are teams that could use that and also a veteran component.
It is inevitable to listen to these statements without thinking about several teams that, either by starting a reconstruction process or by wanting to bet on a more dynamic basketball, bet excessively on youth and end up not reaching as far as their potential record. The current Grizzlies could be an example, although it is not difficult to find more among the templates that have been trying to raise their young projects for several years and seem unable to achieve it.
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2023-05-24 20:00:00
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