Draymond Green re-signs with Golden State Warriors

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Draymond Green agreed to a one-year, $27.7 million deal to return to the Golden State Warriors, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported, with Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul telling ESPN the signing was completed Tuesday. The contract matches the same $27.7 million deal Green previously opted out of to give the Warriors roster flexibility to pursue LeBron James, who instead signed with Philadelphia. The deal locks Green into the Warriors’ frontcourt for the 2026-27 season and preserves the team’s defensive and playmaking centerpiece alongside the existing core. Commentary around the signing is mixed, with some observers calling the salary large for this stage of Green’s career while others emphasized his leadership and fit with Golden State’s identity.

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Draymond Green has agreed to return to the Golden State Warriors on a one-year, $27.7 million deal, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul tells ESPN. The contract is the same Green opted out of to give the Warriors flexibility to pursue LeBron James, but the sides land his return Tuesday.

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Courtney 🦊5

Good lord, one-year huh? Same price? What are we even doing here?!? 🤦‍♀️

Carl Gibson 🍉3

Jeez they really are cooked aren't they

Wailele Sallas1

27.7 mill for Draymond in 2027!!! Somebody call doge

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mike taddow18

the only reasonable explanation for this contract deal is that draymond has picture proof (in 4k) of someone in the warriors’ front office burying a body

burn it all down11

i don't wanna read another word about poor steph not being able to get more help or whatever

dan favale11

if that's $27m flat, it's a $21,429 raise off his player option, which might be enough to cover one of this year's inevitable fines.

Noah Shachtman6

He's 36, and one of the dirtiest players in the league. Yet Draymond will make about as much as Josh Hart, Jose Alvarado, and Duece McBride ... combined.

Sam Kamin5

Oh? The same? How bout that. Paging Smith, Joe.

BAS•TÁR•DIZER4

27.7M to lose the DPOY again to Rudy... shame.

kinefresh ✊🏽3

sign, sealed, delivered a run it back season.

Ahmed Bashir 2

They gonna be light years behind in a couple of years

Grant2

LOLOL he's gotta have some incredible blackmail material on what ownership did over the years....

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Draymond Green is the 67th player in NBA history to reach $250 million in guaranteed career earnings. He’s the only player in that group to average fewer than 10 points per game.

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Charlie Sweatpants2

Dennis Rodman was born too soon

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The Warriors and Celtics reportedly discussed a blockbuster Jaylen Brown trade months before he was dealt to the 76ers 🫨

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Bryan Toporek

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Yes, surely this is the reason and not because the Warriors currently have $70M tied up in players recovering from torn knee ligaments br.app.link/IoRb3Xya94b

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dan favale23

additionally, maybe lebron simply didn’t want to join a 37-win team that has treated steph curry’s late prime as an experimental ground for insufficient hedging

John Karalis

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New at Celtics on SI: Could the Boston Celtics Pry Steph Curry Away From Golden State Warriors? www.si.com/nba/celtics/...

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FULL COURT D7

Celtics need a starting point guard. Paul George and Sam Hauser make the $ work. The Celtics FO seem to think getting older is the way to go. Curry White Tatum Walsh Queta Pritchard Scheierman Gonzalez Garza Robinson Conley Harper Jr Is a cool 12 man rotation

Vasu3

we're really in the dog days of the summer aren't we

Diana 💚☘️🏀3

He’s a RedSox fan. He could catch more games if he were in Boston? 🤷🏻‍♀️ That’s all I got

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Could Steph Curry play this season without a contract for 2027-28? Brian Windhorst believes it might make sense 🤔

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AUgetoffmygold

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any Draymond Green Explains Why LeBron Didn't Go to GSW headline could just lose the "Explains" and be equally credible

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New "Warriors Plus-Minus" with @thompsonscribe.bsky.social Nick Friedell -- what Steph Curry thinks about the Warriors' future. Sort of important! -Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/11Ww... -Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Dalton Johnson

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LJ Cryer might already be the microwave scorer the Warriors need, but he has to be available On the small change that can have big results for Cryer after shooting 41.3% on 7.9 3s per game in summer league: “When I’m healthy, I’m able to help the team.”

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Warriors star Draymond Green returns with a new deal after previously declining player option to give team flexibility to pursue LeBron James, who ended up in Philadelphia. nbcbay.com/JSfE9gJ

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Fred Smith

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It's like Steph Curry before vs. after Draymond Green entered the starting lineup. Sometimes you need a weird guy in your orbit to go from star to serious contender.

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Danny Emerman

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Instant reax on Draymond Green returning to the Warriors: sfstandard.com/2026/07/28/d...

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NBA Daily News

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Shams: Draymond Green to sign a 1-year, $27.7M deal with the Warriors.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Draymond Green believes LeBron James didn’t sign with the Golden State Warriors because of the public backlash he would have received for joining Steph Curry.

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Khadijah "All Chain" James

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giving draymond green 28 Ms (at this stage of his career) is definitely a choice. the warriors are officially waving the white flag & wasting steph's final years. 🤷🏽‍♀️

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