Draymond Green Quotes

Tony Allen is a good defender, very smart.

I was a guy that had a lot of tools and could do a lot of other things, but my main thing was controlling the defensive end of the court.

I think I'm underrated on defense. I try to use my length and feet and put pressure on players.

You look at Kawhi Leonard, Tony Allen, Draymond Green: they are great on ball, and they are great team defenders as well. You want to be both of them, not just one.

I just play hard on the defensive end. For me, being a good defender is someone who plays very hard on defense and just tries hard.

I like playing size per position defensively.

I think I am a good help defender as well as just bringing a lot of communication to the floor.

I feel the need to really get after a guy defensively and showing that.

I'm a 6'1' guard, but I'm blessed to have a wingspan of 6'7'. I have good lateral movement. For me, fighting over screens and using my hands, I kind of get tips on the ball. People don't understand getting a hand on the ball - not just stealing it - means a lot, especially in this league because everything happens so fast.

I think I stand up more often than I should on defense. I've got to be solid and continue to get better.

I think I'm a great defender, to be honest.

With all the talk of the 3-point line, it's still most important to build your defense inside to out.

Defense is one man guarding the ball and four others helping him

Anytime you're a defensive player and your eyes aren't on your key, you're going to have an issue.

Being a presence on the defensive end, I know that's important to me, I have to establish that.

I look at like this: Any player I guard, long twos or shots like that, if they make them I still think that's good defense. You can't make those shots at a high percentage the whole game. It's just hard to make long two-pointers, step-backs, fadeaways, off-the-dribble crossovers.

I feel like I've improved immensely in terms of my defending, not only in one-versus-ones but also with my positioning.

Any good defensive team has a strong anchor, because he cleans up mistakes.

Being able to guard the pick and roll makes you a high asset in the NBA.

The bigs are there on the help-side if the guy goes by me, and I'm able to switch to other offensive players.

Think about the deflections. The offense can't score every play. They're just trying to get a good shot. If I can deflect a pass, even if it doesn't cause a turnover, it will throw their timing off half-a-second. That half-a-second might mess up their shot.

It's just always been a knack for me to play defense.

I think my wingspan helps me out on defense, because I can cover a little more ground and block a few more shots.

If you commit to the defensive end of the floor, you're going to have a chance to win every night. And if you're a great defensive team, you're going to go to the playoffs.

You can ask all the best players in the NBA - there's not one player in the NBA that guards them like me.