The Golden State Warriors won four NBA championships in eight seasons at the height of their franchise dynasty. However, when this season’s playoffs went dark, the team was watching from the outside.
The often outspoken Draymond Green played a key role in each of the Warriors’ NBA titles. The host of “The Draymond Green Show” may not be attending this year’s NBA playoffs, but it looks like he’ll be watching the games.
New York Knicks fans are hoping this season will finally end the franchise’s 50-year NBA championship drought. The team won the first two games in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Indiana Pacers. But New York’s playoff run has also faced criticism, with Green becoming the latest person to express concerns about the Knicks’ future.
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Draymond Green, No. 23 of the Golden State Warriors, watches during a game against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on March 20, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images)
Green argued that the Knicks’ playoff success was at least partially due to the mediocre competition the team faced this year.
“In the Eastern Conference, you can get to the conference finals by playing like a very ‘middle-of-the-pack’ team, like the Atlanta Hawks. That’s what you guys are doing right now,” he said. said on a recent episode of “The Draymond.” green show. ”
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The four-time NBA All-Star added that Knicks fans will be disappointed.
“And I think what this is preparing you for is what happened three years ago when the Atlanta Hawks made it to the conference finals and then never went back.” Hawks said. They reached the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021, but lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in five games. The Bucks went on to win the NBA Finals that season.
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green jogs off the court after being ejected during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Phoenix. 23 years old). (AP Photo/Rick Scutelli)
Green also used the Portland Trail Blazers’ miscalculation after reaching the Western Conference Finals in 2019 as a warning to the Knicks. He also shared a pessimistic prediction for the Knicks: “They’re going to be miserable for years.”
No. 0 Donte DiVincenzo, No. 11 Jalen Brunson, and No. 3 Josh of the New York Knicks during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference second round playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 6, 2024. – Hart reacts against the Indiana Pacers. York City. (Sarah Steer/Getty Images)
“…Another team that did this just to give perspective was the Portland Trail Blazers a few years ago. At the time, they had Al-Farouq Aminu and Allen Crabbe. All of them “We got to the conference finals and we pretty much beat them all without Stephen Curry,” Green said.
“Then Portland ran away and paid all those players because they thought they were a team with a chance and it was a fluke and the Knicks are going to do that. Maybe later. It’s going to last 15 years.” It’s going to be tragic and we’re all going to sit back and laugh at the delusional Knicks fans because that’s what actually happens. ”
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The Knicks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round. New York leads 2-1 in the conference semifinals. The Pacers will host the Knicks in Game 4 on May 12th.
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