One of the hallmarks of Draymond Green’s career is that no one’s ever been able to define his game truly.
He’s a great defender. He’s a great passer. Plus, he’s undersized but still gets boards.
If you wanted just to say he’s a basketball unicorn, that’d probably be fair. But that answer doesn’t seem to satisfy Chris Webber.
On Friday night, during Game 4 of the Finals between the Warriors and Celtics (-3.5 favorites), Webber was the latest soul to try and define Green’s game in a neat box.
Well, maybe not neat, per se.
Is Draymond Green the Wes Welker of the NBA… yes or no. And if yes… what does that mean…. And what does that mean for him and Wes??
— Chris Webber (@realchriswebber) June 11, 2022
I’m so confused. Draymond Green could catch 100-plus passes in an NFL regular season? Welker is an undersized rebounder? What’s the angle here?
Webber tried to clarify his perplexing comparison for Green.
He’s a great player ….. no doubt. But as far as role… team success… dive in the rabbit hole … all love. Some football players hit me with some interesting response from their prospective. Don’t get it twisted … both are Greats!
— Chris Webber (@realchriswebber) June 11, 2022
Uh, yeah … I’m still not getting it.
NBA Twitter was predictably befuddled at whatever Webber was trying to say: