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6. Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors
Last Rank: No. 7
Position: Power Forward
Age: 25
Slash Line: .489/.419/.672
Season Averages: 34.2 MPG, 14.5 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 1.7 ORPG, 7.4 APG, 1.4 BPG, 1.4 SPG, 1.4 3PM
Many players can be described as, “Complete,” but few adequately meet that lofty standard. It’d be very hard to make a cast against 2016 All-Star and 2015 All-Defensive First Team honoree Draymond Green fitting the bill.
If only one number can accurately illustrate Green’s immense value and ability, it’s 10—the number of triple-doubles he’s recorded with 33 games remaining on the 2015-16 NBA regular season schedule.
Setting a franchise record for the Golden State Warriors is quite the feat. Players who have come before Green include Rick Barry and Wilt Chamberlain, who were legendarily well-rounded triple-double threats unto themselves.
Just 48 appearances into the 2015-16 season, Green has passed both men by making franchise history with an incomparable 10 triple-doubles.
Aside from leading the NBA in that significant statistic, Green is pacing the Warriors to a historically great season. He leads the team in rebounds and assists per game, and ranks in the Top 3 on the roster in blocks, steals, and 3-point field goals made per contest.
If Green could start making free throws at a reasonable clip, there wouldn’t be an identifiable flaw in his game.
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