Draymond Green arguably is one of the greatest defenders in NBA history and there's no denying he is incredibly confident in his abilities as a defensive presence.
In an exclusive interview with Bleacher Report's Taylor Rooks, the Warriors' defensive ace declared he should have more trophies in his cabinet.
"I'm probably short two or three of them. ... There's no chance Kawhi [Leonard] should've beat me, one of the times that he won," Green asserted. "Now in saying that, Kawhi is an absolutely incredible defender, great, taking nothing away from him."
To state his case, the 34-year-old used an analogy that would make political commentators sing.
"But, I got Al Gore'd," Green told Rooks, who was laughing. "When that happened, I had no idea you could win more first-place votes and still lose.
"How did I have all of those first-place votes and then some ballots I didn't even make the ballot? Like that doesn't even make sense to me."
Green is referencing former Vice President Al Gore, who lost the 2000 United States Presidential Election by the slimmest of margins. Although Gore won the popular vote by almost 600,000 more votes, George W. Bush attained 271 electoral votes -- one more than the 270 needed to win -- to Gore's 266.
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The Warriors veteran also added that during the 2021-22 NBA season, he was the clear favorite to win the Defensive Player of the Year award before he missed time with a back injury.
Although Green maintained his defensive dominance when he returned, he only played in 46 total games, which disqualified him from the award. That, in and of itself, did not sit well with Green.
"So my question was, what's the threshold? Because I also lost to someone before that played 52 games," Green pondered. "So what's the threshold? 51?"
Despite winning Defensive Player of the Year being a goal of his, Green believes winning the award doesn't "validate" him.
In the end, Green understands that whether he wins another or ends his career with the award he already has, his place among the greatest defenders in NBA history is cemented.
"I don't feel like if I win one more Defensive Player of the Year award, two more Defensive Player of the Year awards, three, that it's going to make me no more of a great defender than I already am," Green said. "The way it used to bother me doesn't bother me anymore like if I was to win it, great, I'd love to win it, it's always a goal."
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As the 32-year-old continues his NBA journey, his physical prowess slowly will deteriorate as Father Time is unbeaten.
But until the day he retires Green will remain an effective defender, even if his trophy cabinet might be a little barer.