Draymond Green would be ready to lay out the red carpet for his longtime buddy LeBron James.
The Golden State Warriors star Green revealed in a post to his Threads page this week that he could make a major accommodation for James if James ultimately decides to sign with the Warriors. Green indicated that he would be willing to change his jersey number so that James can have his trademark No. 23.
Responding to a fan’s question about potentially switching numbers for James, Green said that he would take the No. 5 jersey in that event. Green’s reasoning is that 5 is the sum of 2 and 3.
Draymond Green says he’d switch his number to 5 if LeBron were to join Warriors and want No. 23 pic.twitter.com/JN2oiXNyJR
— TheWarriorsTalk (@TheWarriorsTalk) July 16, 2026
The former NBA Defensive Player of the Year Green has worn No. 23 all throughout his career with the Warriors and even dating back to at least his time in college at Michigan State. But No. 23 is James’ iconic longtime number as well, and he has worn it for the vast majority of his own NBA career too (save for brief stints with the Miami Heat from 2010-14 and with the Los Angeles Lakers from 2021-23 in which he wore No. 6).
Meanwhile, the Warriors are hot on James’ trail as James continues to be pursued as an unrestricted free agent this summer. The presence of Green, who shares a very close friendship with James, is undoubtedly one of the selling points for Golden State.
It remains unclear if James will choose the Warriors over a team in the Eastern Conference such as the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Miami Heat, or the Philadelphia 76ers. But Green himself has recently expressed confidence that James will ultimately end up in the Bay Area.
