With the news Monday that Warriors star Draymond Green is set to opt out of his contract and become a free agent, Kendrick Perkins has his sights set on a new home for Golden State’s defensive ace.
ON ESPN’s Get Up Tuesday, Perkins broke down why he believes Green could be the piece that puts the Lakers over the top in the Western Conference, even over the defending NBA champion Nuggets.
“With [Nikola] Jokić being in the Western Conference, Jokić being the best player in the league right now, you definitely need a defensive duo like Draymond and [Anthony Davis],” Perkins said. “Can you imagine those two guys on the floor together? … [Davis] needs a guy that will bring that tenacity.”
.@KendrickPerkins wants to see Draymond play with AD and LeBron in LA 👀 pic.twitter.com/DZBcJfqNdq
— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) June 20, 2023
Perkins went on to say that Davis and Green together would make for “one of the best defensive duos we have seen in NBA history.”
Speculation about Green teaming up with the Lakers makes sense, particularly given his close relationship with Lakers star LeBron James. The two were spotted together in France over the weekend, and earlier this year, Green reportedly asked the Warriors to allow him to travel to Los Angeles and watch LeBron break the NBA’s all-time scoring record.
Still, it’s hard to envision Green anywhere other than with the Warriors, where he has spent the entirety of his 11-year career and won four NBA championships.
