NBA Rumors: 3 looming threats to steal Draymond Green from Warriors

2. San Antonio Spurs

The Spurs have lots of cap space, the most respected head coach in the NBA, and they’re soon to employ Victor Wembanyama. Green is a risky long-term investment, but the Spurs could see significant value in Green as a veteran leader who can shepherd the team’s young players toward contention.

San Antonio has a glut of switchable wings to surround Green and Wembanyama on the defensive end. Green roaming in space with Wembanyama as the backline defender at the rim is a frightening proposition. Jeremy Sochan has as much to learn from Green and his play style as any player in the NBA. What a perfect mentor-mentee pairing.

The Spurs, at this point, wouldn’t be terribly far from contending. Wembanyama is going to be very good, very fast. Not many rookies can play sustainable winning basketball from the jump, but he probably can. Meanwhile, Devin Vassell is a legitimate initiator and pull-up shooter on the perimeter, Tre Jones is a mistake-free, steady-hand point guard, and Keldon Johnson averaged 22 points per game last season.

It would take some convincing on Green’s end, but if the Warriors’ door closes it’s hard to imagine a more appealing “rebuild” to join than San Antonio’s. Popovich would put tremendous stock into Green as a defender and leader and there has to be intrigue in the idea of pairing with Wembanyama in the frontcourt.