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Former Spartan Draymond Green makes 2016-17 All-NBA Third Team

By Connor Muldowney

May 2, 2017; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the fourth quarter in game one of the second round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs against the Utah Jazz at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Jazz 106-94. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
May 2, 2017; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the fourth quarter in game one of the second round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs against the Utah Jazz at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Jazz 106-94. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Former Spartan star Draymond Green has been named to the All-NBA Third Team on Thursday.

After taking a couple years to prove himself in the NBA, former Michigan State star Draymond Green is consistently earning some of the league’s highest honors.

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On Thursday, Green was named to the All-NBA Third Team. This comes just one season after he was named to the All-NBA Second Team and was runner up for Defensive Player of the Year — he may take that award home with him this year as Kawhi Leonard has won the last two.

The former Spartan has been considered one of the top all-around players in the NBA and Marquette King even tweeted on Thursday that Draymond is better than LeBron James.

Green joins fellow Warriors Kevin Durant and Steph Curry who made the All-NBA Second Team and called it ‘BS’ that Klay Thompson didn’t earn All-NBA honors. Green has also been All-NBA Defensive first-teamer for the past couple of years. This would be the third straight season.

The 2017 NBA Playoffs have been kind to Green as he’s been putting up monster numbers for the Warriors who are currently up 2-0 in the Western Conference Finals after sweeping their first two opponents. He is averaging 14.1 points, 8.9 rebounds, 7.1 assists, 2.3 blocks and 2.0 steals per game in the postseason — all up from his regular season averages.

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Can Green take home the Defensive Player of the Year Award? You can bet the only hardware he cares about is that Larry O’Brien Trophy.

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