Draymond Green discusses becoming future Michigan State basketball coach

Draymond Green being the successor to Tom Izzo as head coach at Michigan State (or at least at some point) has been an idea floated around by many MSU fans for years. And on paper he seems like a very good choice.

Green potentially has the highest basketball IQ we’ve ever seen at Michigan State. We also know how hard of a worker he is and that nobody bleeds green and white more than him. Sure there’s a lot of other things that go into being a good head coach, but Green checks all the initial boxes for me.

But does Green even want to be the head coach at Michigan State?

"I love Michigan State so much. Michigan State is a part of me and I will always be a part of the program, but I’m just not sure I can coach Michigan State."

- Draymond Green

Green then goes on to share a few reasons why he doesn’t have much interest. First is that he doesn’t want to deal with the hassle of chasing recruits around and listening to parents try and tell him what’s best for their kid on the court. Can’t really blame him there. Parents are one of the worst things about youth sports and having to deal with them on a daily basis as part of your job doesn’t sound fun to me either.

Green also shared that when he’s done playing basketball that he’s ready to get away from the grueling schedule that comes with it. And Green realizes that schedule is even worse for coaches.

The last reason Green shared of why he doesn’t want to be a head coach is because he wants to eventually have more time to spend with his family.

"I enjoy being a dad, I enjoy being a husband, I like spending time with my family. Basketball makes that tough sometimes."

- Draymond Green

So there you have it, we can all cross Green off our wish lists to replace Izzo. Thankfully though it just seems like Green doesn’t want to be a head coach in general and that it has nothing to do with Michigan State. In fact, Green even stated in this clip that he’ll always be involved with the program in one way or another.

Knowing how good of a speaker Green is and how successful his podcast is, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him join the media when his playing days are complete. I just hope he always leaves time to come back and help the Michigan State basketball program as much as he can, and I personally have no doubts that he will.