Kevin Durant thinks Draymond Green would be an 'incredible' head coach
Although he didn't play in the game, it was a busy weekend for Draymond Green. Following a second-place finish in the Skills Challenge on Saturday, the Golden State Warriors forward made an appearance on TNT's All-Star coverage with Inside the NBA.
During his appearance on TNT, Green made multiple standout statements, including guaranteeing the Warriors will win the title, along with a critique of the Rising Stars addition to All-Star Sunday under the new format. Green also made a claim that he was offered the Warriors head coaching position once he's done playing.
Following the game, Evan Giddings of 95.7 The Game asked Green's former teammate Kevin Durant about his potential future as a coach. Durant has high praise for Green's coaching future, saying the Warriors forward would be an "incredible" head coach. Durant went on to say he thinks Green would make a better coach than a television analyst.
Asked Kevin Durant about Draymond Green's head coaching offer:"I think Draymond would be an incredible head coach... I think he'd be a better head coach than TV analyst." 😂 pic.twitter.com/ZWAMkshEa7
— Evan Giddings (@evanAgiddings) February 17, 2025
"I think Draymond would be an incredible head coach. I think he would be a better head coach than he would be a 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, competing on the court. And I think if he would go onto TV, he'd just be clawing and itching to get back on the floor. So yeah, I think he would be a great coach."
Green and Durant spent three seasons as teammates, winning two championships together with the Warriors under Steve Kerr.
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