Draymond Green is willing to take a huge step back in the Golden State Warriors’ offense if it means appeasing LeBron James.
The Warriors are among a handful of teams considered to be serious contenders for James’ services next season. Green himself has been publicly advocating that James move to the Bay Area and form an aging superteam alongside him and Steph Curry.
Green has been willing to accommodate LeBron in whatever way he can, including giving up his No. 23 jersey to make way for King James. He even told one fan on social media that he would give up his on-ball duties if that were what James wanted.
One fan on Threads asked Draymond who would “run the offense around Steph” if James donned a Warriors jersey.
“Bron,” Green replied. “I’d become PJ Tucker. Greatest corner 3pt shooter ever.”
Draymond Green on his role if LeBron joins the Warriors:
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) July 19, 2026
“The offense would be ran around Bron, I’d become PJ Tucker. Greatest corner 3pt shooter ever.”
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If James does head to Golden State, he probably wouldn’t want Draymond reducing his role to a corner specialist like Tucker was late in his career. The 41-year-old James is no longer at the stage of his career where he has the energy to orchestrate an offense for 40+ minutes.
Los Angeles Lakers fans saw James often yield offensive playmaking duties to Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves to conserve energy over the past couple of seasons.
Green and Curry also have a connection on the court forged by playing nearly a thousand games together. If Draymond isn’t finding Steph coming off a pindown, he isn’t providing as much value on the court. But in all fairness to Green, he shot 42/108 on corner threes last season for a respectable 38.9 percent clip.
It’s also possible that Green just did not feel like giving the fan a serious answer. He probably wasn’t in the mood to explain to a random fan how they’d stagger the two All-Star forwards to split playmaking duties in Steve Kerr’s rotation.
