Draymond Green won the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award in 2017, on the way to helping the Warriors win their second championship in three seasons.
A player must put together a robust catalog of defensive highlights in order to be considered for the prestigious award, and Green certainly did that in spades. But one play that stands out from that season for Green shouldn't have worked out so well, according to the power forward.
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Here is the play in question:
The sequence came during the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs, as the Warriors won Game 1 on the way to a series sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers. Blazers forward Noah Vonleh wanted to put Green on a poster, but Draymond had other ideas.
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Vonleh has a full three inches on Green, but likely will think twice before challenging Draymond at the rim next time.
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