I don't know where I'd place Green: top 10, top 25 ... but I can see the sense of the argument for considering him a top 10. He does a lot of things well. He's an elite defender (he's slipping, but he's still good), he's able to drive to the bucket, he's an underrated passer, and he knows how to score even if he's not a great shooter. He's a jack of all trades. I put him in a category with Kyle Lowry because he's very good at a lot of things but not spectacular in any particular skill. I'm not saying Lowry is a top 10 player, but I'm saying that he's better than he seems.
The reason why some people took a long time to embrace Kawhi as a top 5 or even top 3 player is that he does a lot of things well and his greatest abilities are on the defensive end. I was one of the first people in this section to give Kawhi credit as a top 3 player and to consider him as possibly the best player in the league. He's so much better than Lebron as a defender but people overlook him when they see how much better Lebron is on the offensive end. I think the gaps are about equal. KD is also in the picture, and he's the most improved defender in the elite trio.
Doesn't matter. If Giannis ever learns to shoot or if Cousins ever plays hard, everyone will look like pond scum
But I won't refute or affirm that Draymond is a top 10 player.
This post was edited by RewtheBrave on Aug 12 2018 09:05pm