Stephen A. Smith: Draymond Green expects this to be last year with Warriors, wants to be a Laker

Stephen A. Smith: “I can tell you right now, Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole are a priority [for the Warriors. I can tell you right now that Draymond Green is expecting this to be his last year in Golden State. Now, he wanna be a Laker. He ain’t …

Stephen A. Smith: “I can tell you right now, Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole are a priority [for the Warriors. I can tell you right now that Draymond Green is expecting this to be his last year in Golden State. Now, he wanna be a Laker. He ain’t gonna tell anybody that, but don’t think I don’t know. He’d prefer to be a Laker if he gotta leave Golden State.

Source: YouTube

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Draymond Green announced he will be taking some time away from the Warriors following his altercation with Jordan Poole at practice. warriorswire.usatoday.com/2022/10/08/dra… – 4:00 PM
Madeline Kenney @madkenney
Still unclear when Draymond Green might return to the team. – 3:56 PM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“It won’t be me that’s breaking up The Beatles.”
Before this week’s fight at practice, Draymond Green discusses his contract situation with @Frank Isola & @Brian Scalabrine
Hear the @Golden State Warriors Season Preview NOW
🔊https://t.co/05WcBOQs0b pic.twitter.com/XYOGTimccP – 3:45 PM
Henry Abbott @TrueHoop
This Draymond Green/Jordan Poole thing is not a normal NBA scuffle, and punches thrown in the workplace are pretty strange anyway. A conversation with @David Thorpe and @travmoran truehoop.com/p/the-nba-wher… – 1:39 PM
Kerith Burke @KerithBurke
New Dubs Talk pod with Bob Myers, plus @Monte Poole and I sort out what’s up with Jordan, Draymond, and the punch video leaking. The Warriors want to keep things “in house” but what if that protects bad behavior? We discuss! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dub… – 12:20 PM
David Aldridge @davidaldridgedc
Join me at the top of the hour with all your NBA and D.C. sports questions. Draymond, the Lakers, the Commanders, the Nats, the Wiz. Your dime. Get in the queue now!
bit.ly/3yo5kUK – 11:37 AM
Nick Wright @getnickwright
Today’s @WhatsWrightShow is starting right now LIVE on YouTube. Are the Cowboys legit contenders? Brady gets away with another one. Kyler blows it & Draymond apologizes for slugging Jordan Poole. Plus, your live questions.
youtu.be/XMBFkOQH1fQ – 10:59 AM
Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
GAME THEORY PODCAST: @TheBoxAndOne_ is here. We chat Draymond/Poole fallout, Pelinka extension, then dive into a 2023 NBA Draft preview of wing players.
APPLE: https://t.co/hIOdTG6pmm
SPOTIFY: https://t.co/rzt8gSFDMC
WATCH: https://t.co/Eg1vMuCqYq pic.twitter.com/xqyOCmIvis – 8:17 AM

Tom Ziller @teamziller
This weekend in the NBA: Draymond, Obi and Pelinka on Good Morning It’s Basketball ziller.substack.com/p/this-weekend… – 8:11 AM
Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
The Warriors are reportedly investigating the release of the video containing the Draymond Green-Jordan Poole altercation from practice. warriorswire.usatoday.com/2022/10/07/rep… – 1:00 AM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Kevon Looney on Draymond Green: “He’s got some work to do to get that trust back from us, but I think he’s willing to do it.” pic.twitter.com/2NWeDmkdxl – 12:03 AM

Kerith Burke @KerithBurke
Looney on Draymond: “It’s been different. It’s been complicated…he’s got some work to do to get that trust back from us, but I think he’s willing to do so.” – 11:55 PM
Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
Hey! Late start for @TheBoxAndOne_ and I. But we’re getting started on the podcast now.
-Draymond/Poole Fallout
-Pelinka Extension
-2023 NBA Draft Wings Preview. Whitmore, Thompson Twins, Whitehead, and many more
https://t.co/Eg1vMuTu0q pic.twitter.com/SxlvItBqYi – 10:27 PM

Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
An impressive first half performance from a shorthanded LAL group, leading GSW’s primary rotation (sans Draymond) 60-52.
AD was terrific, with 24 points on 7 of 13 FG’s with a pair of 3’s and 8 of 8 FT’s, while Walker IV (9 points), Nunn (14) and Christie (defense) were strong. – 9:42 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Another strong start by the Lakers, despite another new starting lineup.
Lonnie Walker and AD have 15 of the team’s 17 points, as they lead GSW’s starters (minus Draymond) by two into the first time out. – 8:51 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
With Draymond Green away from the Warriors, Jonathan Kuminga has a big opportunity starting tonight nbcsports.com/bayarea/warrio… – 7:38 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
The Warriors’ starters will get an extra stint in the second half tonight vs Lakers. Steve Kerr said he wants Curry, Poole, Wiggins, Looney around 22 minutes. Kuminga starting in the Draymond spot. – 6:49 PM
Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Following the release of video of Draymond Green’s altercation with Jordan Poole, NBA Twitter was flooded with reactions. warriorswire.usatoday.com/lists/nba-twit… – 6:00 PM

More on this storyline

Stephen A. Smith: But [Draymond Green] is looking for a payday. He gonna get $25 million this year. He got a player option for $24 million next year. The Warriors are probably hoping he don’t opt in because they’d have to pay him on top of the cats that they know that they gotta pay in Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins. -via YouTube / October 10, 2022
I took some grief Friday for tweeting that a practice-floor punch had been landed in the NBA at least a hundred times before. I certainly could have written the sentence with more sensitivity and less hyperbole, because the intent wasn’t to normalize such over-the-line behavior. Yet the larger point stands. I was merely trying to spotlight the uncharted territory that the TMZ video has hauled the Warriors into. Altercations in NBA practices might not happen as frequently as they used to, but my checking with various coaches and players around the league in the past few days certainly supported the sentiment that they still happen far more often than we usually end up hearing on the outside. -via marcstein.substack.com / October 10, 2022