DG is part of the best defensive starting 5 in the NBA. The only issue is improving the offense with that unit so it isn't so dependent on TP.
Do you mean he's the best defensive shooting guard in the league or do you mean the Spurs are the best defensive starting 5? I don't think either is right.
Well maybe you should have so you don't bring up subjects that are covered in the OP. Or remain proud to be willfully ignorant. Whatever.
I honestly think Danny Green is up there as one of the best defensive shooting guards in the league, considering Tony Allen plays at SF, Shane Battier plays at PF. The only ones I see with better defense is probably a healthy Wade and maybe two or three more other players.
Also, to people who think Danny Green's defense is overrated, the kid blocked Lebron twice in the finals spotlight and stopped countless fastbreaks the heat had on 2 on 1 situations. Not many defenders can say that they made Lebron think twice about taking it to the rim.
Wade is no near the top. Tony Allen is the best defensive SG. Danny Green's fast break defense is very good and he's one of the better defensive guards in the league but he's not the best.
Doesn't Tony Allen play SF? And who are some players that are better? I'm too lazy to look right now lol
He blocked James five times in the Finals.
You have to get someone better than Green if you're going to trade him. None of the players in these proposed trades are better than Green (at least in the context the Spurs' system). Almost every player that's legitimately better than Green is firmly on their teams' no-trade lists. Trading Danny for a player like Kirilenko is a step in the wrong direction.
Best defensive 5 in terms of points allowed. Basically when that 5 is on the court the other team struggles to score.
Go to NBAWOWY.COM.
Enter on court as the starting 5.
Look at Danny Greens TS%.
Yes, 69.4% is insane.
He's not going anywhere.
Ok, I get OP's point and its all fair.
But we need to talk about names? Love? Really? Aldridge? What?
You have to think the other GM's are nuts. Only because Green was a near Finals MVP (as he got hot and fit perfect untio our system) doesn't mean that other GM's want to get rid of their starplayers!
I'd think players like Arron Afflalo, Gerald Henderson or one of the Rookies from #8 and below are more in the range of such a deal and I wont trade Danny for them.
The only no brainer would be someone like Asik because an elite defensive big can impact the game a lot more.
Nice site. Like I said our starting 5 is dominant defensively. We've just got to improve the offense by using Kawhi, Tiago, and DG more. The TP show may work during the regular season but it's not going to win the championship.
Wondering if DG would've been part of the AK package. DG + Bonner + Mills or something. Still holding onto that 3PT record tho
Never been a huge DG fan but no way I trade him now.
I loled.
Are you going to answer the question or bull me with your childish reply? I would really like to know why in the would you trade green? And for who??
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Not that this is a real trade that has any chance of happening, but my impression of MKG at the time of last year's draft was that if he could land on the Spurs and get developed by our coaches, his ceiling would be even higher than Kawhi's. Hard worker, defense, rebounding, strong finsher at the basket -- basically, has every single tool except a shot, which is our player development specialty. Am I wrong?
Since realistically we are only looking to replace a ful Stephen Jackson -- at fewer minutes, no less -- I'm just not all that keen on trading a starter.
The guy just broke the Finals record for 3 pointers made and you want to trade him? Oh yeah, that is a very smart idea.
Sell high.
That said, looking for any SF that had either better DRtg or dWS, came up with either stars that won't be traded (Paul George and others), or huge salaries (Luol Deng and others).
Uh, we have a SF that's going to play like 36+ mpg next season.
Still, it's a shame we traded Paul George. Stupid Pop.
MKG has a high ceiling, but that doesn't make him a better player than Green right now. Plenty of players don't ever reach their potential, and Kidd-Gilchrist could be one of those. He has a lot of good thing about him, but like Demar DeRozan, not only does he lack some of the easy-to-see things about Green (shooting in this case), but he also lacks Green's intangibles. I don't see MKG as being able to fit into the Spurs' system very well, especially with Leonard there already. Green's almost a seamless fit next to Parker and Leonard.
Or don't sell at all.
I seriously don't get why people keep using that as a justification for trading Green. The fact that he has a high reputation around the league shouldn't encourage the team to move him. His stock is up because of what he's actually done on the court -- the same reason why Leonard's stock is up. Trading good players just because they have high value is something that the Rockets would do.
Also, Green hasn't reached his ceiling yet. He can become more consistent from two an find a way to make more plays despite his shortcomings. Even if his stock is at an all-time high, his value to the team is not. It took the team years to find a player like Green. I doubt they let him go for anything short of a potential superstar (who can help now).
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