Mailbag: NBA All-Star fixes, load management, Steph Curry vs. Magic Johnson | Draymond Green Show

[@nickjones5495]

Draymond & Jason doing game breakdowns together is a MUST

[@kratiksolanki9894]

Him and Jason should do a show together that would be far better first take Or Undisputed

[@dennisajalie5096]

Facts

[@donaldwtb]

Definitely

[@Dinglemcberryburg]

Facts

[@magfromrags2873]

I hear you but Stephen A is 500 times more box office.

[@596beastmode]

🛑

[@hectorwoodslopez]

Draymond x Jason Timpf breaking down games, please the volume make it happen

[@dennisdixon2062]

Dray is on to something when it comes to the 3 pt contest. Every few years, 3-5, they should have the past 3pt champions compete against each other. Then they can give something big as a prize and incentivize players to enroll

[@ZimMill]

Why The League Gotta Pay Players To Give Effort In An ASG? I Saw Guys Hooping 10x Harder This Summer At Free Rico Hines Runs & Free Drew League Games Hoopers In The 80’s & 90’s Got Nowhere Near The Amount That Hoopers Make Now & They Still Didnt Need David Stern To Incentivize Them In Order To Give A Fucc… Lol & Somebody Show Me The Last Time A Anyone Suffered A Real Injury In The ASG… Players Nowadays Just Ain’t Got As Much Competitive Pride Fr. That’s Really What It Come To

[@rickyrobinson6653]

Soft! They just love the lifestyle the NBA provides. Very few players love the game now days! I think get rid of the dam Allstar weekend.

[@iamtheonlywilly]

@@rickyrobinson6653 I think this is true…all they want is “the bag” after that most could care less. Smh

[@ArnoldValentino]

Love the explanation of when the money actually comes in for draftees. People think when players get selected, they are “instant millionaires.”

[@xxfrank12]

Love the idea of Steph, Dame, Klay etc in the 3 point contest. Super happy for Mac having watched him for years, wish him further success. As far as the All Star Game.. I got into arguments with friends complaining about the game sucking. We cannot expect them to go out there and try to compete like it's the Finals. These guys spent months playing hard in the regular season they deserve the time to take it easy and recharge before the push into the Playoffs. The draft, as a fan, was enjoyable. I like the way they did it but it could be moved along a liiitle bit faster. But I enjoyed it very much and even watched it again the next day on KZbin lol. AND Draymond apologized for giving more info on that first paycheck question, no need to apologize that was some good insight and interesting info I personally didn't know.

[@bobbycottingham4619]

Cant believe it's been over a year of this great content. Congratulations, it has been awesome to hear the both of you share your opinions on life and basketball so far. Keep up the great work!

[@kb824fan]

Add in One v One. King of the court. Players will try in that guaranteed

[@mikeng30]

When it comes to the ASG, I respect your point Draymond but I have to disagree. It's a celebration that is for the fans and for charity. I know that money talks, but the best players in the world shouldn't need to be paid more to compete on that stage. We are not asking yall to get hurt but to give more effort by actually hooping. These dudes were flatout chillin on the court which was tuff to see. Anyways, great show as always. Keep up the great work!

[@kwesip6267]

Good show! Glad to hear the insights.

[@Cruzylife]

Great pod, listened to entire thing. The volume is amazing

[@hond4h34d]

Getting hurt? How many guys that “played hard” in past All Star games ever got hurt? ZERO, c‘mon people!

[@abj0531]

This is crazy.... Millionaires want more money to play hard. Don't ever compare this generation of players to any other generations! This is why you have the problems you do. Guys are getting paid to sit out games and now they want more money to play hard in the Allstar Game. Michael and Kobe and a lot of players from previous generations would play hard in a preseason game! Simple remedy to load management: when you want to rest a player let them play the first quarter and sit the rest of the game. No one would complain about that..... You rich folks are messing up the game.

[@KAET93]

Well done this episode man

[@johnnyhuizar7]

on load management I think players over 30 should only get that luxury. an the team needs to state before the season starts when said players will take time off. so the fans can purchase tickets accordingly. maybe have a deadline after the season schedule is released for players who will take the day off due to load management.

[@tellitlikeitisfresh6541]

Cap

[@lexis4490]

I actually think scheduled days off is a good idea. I would also prefer a rotation. So not have all the starters out at once; just 1 starter. That being said, I like seeing the bench players get some time to play. It's the only way to check out their true skills.

[@jejenner123]

To all folks who can watch games live: is it true that the NBA does not allow ticket refunds?

[@creedbratton1267]

I'm sorry but it would be PR nightmare if stars playing for charity doesn't get them to play hard, but stars playing for extra cash when they all got multi million dollar contracts is.

[@rezhaadriantanuharja3389]

The thing is, whether they win or lose, both charities get the money. Whether they win or lose, one charity get more money than the others. So it kind of doesn’t matter, unless they are personally affiliated with the charity or something similar.

[@rolandchestnut9076]

A DRAYMOND WE NEED PLAYERS TO PLAY ONE ON ONE AGAINST EACH OTHER FOR THE ALL STAR GAME THAT WOULD BE BETTER THAN MOST NBA GAMES CAN YOU IMAGINE RUSSELL WESTBROOK VS JA MORANT OR JAYSON TATUM VS KEVIN DURANT THAT WOULD BE GREAT

[@diegobromfield]

7:00 So Draymond thinks more money is the answer? Dude a guy who is making say 50 mil a year or 20 mil a year, you'd have to offer too much to get those guys to compete. The superstars are already rich. If I'm making dozens of millions per year already, offering me the possibility of getting an extra 2 or 3 mil to play hard in a game is not enough. You're gonna have to push about 7, 8, 9 or 10 mil which is too much money. Cash alone is not the answer and the pathetic display in the allstar game is not even close to some of these guys training sessions or summer games so the whole injury thing is no excuse. The answer is to let the all star game close the season. Play that after the post season and you'll have guys wanting to win hardware before the season is officially over. Simple.

[@marquismcghee]

I would love to see the All Star game in NY... Don't think I have ever experienced one being in NY and I'm 40... I could just not remember

[@petergriffinowl]

1998

[@Ai-gc5xy]

@@petergriffinowl 2015 was the latest

[@petergriffinowl]

@@Ai-gc5xy I actually had to google that, thanks... Haven't paid attention to this abomination in years, hence.... I vividly remember the 98 game, it was incredible.

[@Ai-gc5xy]

@@petergriffinowl yessir no problem

[@chiraqsavagesunseentweets2370]

Bro said the team doctors said if he plays a back to back it’s a 70% chance of injury lmao starting to hate my own era. That’s some bs dray

[@tellitlikeitisfresh6541]

Bruh 🤦🏿‍♂️weakest lil ngs ever bruh shit they want 30 mill a year but wanna play 50 games a year

[@xman9190]

Dray sounds stupid. "Pay us more money, put us in nicer cities, give us more, more, more and maybe we'll play harder."

[@rickyrobinson6653]

@@xman9190 Thank you! Glad someone can think for themselves! This is why the NBA ratings are down and guys are softer! That's why I appreciate Kobe, Jordan, Bird, Magic they wanted to take your heart and tell the world I am the man! I will prove it!

[@jejenner123]

@@xman9190 Yep. That sounds off and self-entitled. Why should fans care about your All-star break vacation plans?

[@angelajohns2853]

Did a great Job , Hosting the Challenges , Picking the Rookies they lost , Call 3 point contest about, getting tired quickly , So Funny and real ! Sitting at the table with Reggie Miller and Crew Hilarious!

[@noluv4u445]

Y’all need more incentives than them guaranteed millions? What about the fans?

[@lummymanpix]

as someone who was drunk the draft didnt feel that long and was pretty funny

[@abbasrizvi60]

Nothing annoys me more than millionaires crying abt money while the media salary in the US is $50,000. U need more money to do ur job? 95% of the time, all stars are top tier players with exoberant contracts, ridiculous take

[@davidleestrange4900]

Labron is the one that killed the stars not dunking in all star game that's why mj is the goat

[@thekanthalkid4273]

Kuminga needs to do the dunk contest!

[@redpillproductions7187]

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE

[@jackarcher6094]

KAT won 3pt contest last year not Steph

[@ericp8533]

Lame as hell that professional competitors and millionaires need more money to incentivize performance.

[@TheShinyHaxorus3D]

Agree with a few others here, would love to see you and Jason Timpf do a show or two together!

[@Lora-G]

It took years for me to afford to go to a warriors game then I finally went during a win streak and yup they lost😢so I wish the tkts were cheaper but I can see better on TV. Oh well...

[@lapx1]

"Absolutely Incredible !"LOL! "AMAZING!

[@thelowroad216]

This content is a kick in the nutz.

[@papi-sauce]

dray throwing shades at the Memphis cubs is gold

[@SaniBanks]

Yea, “quite frankly” is for sure his favorite phrase lol

[@killout18]

Millions of us fans would play entire seasons with mind screeching pain, broken limbs you name it, if we could be guaranteed to make even 1 million dollars a year, yet you nba players in your high chairs and bibs and pampered bottoms too scared to fight to the death in the all star game? Don't you make more money in 1 year than we make in our whole lives?

[@MVP-JB]

Let's go Dubs nation let's come out and show these haters your not the team to mess with let's get this win tonight forever rolling

[@floyd700]

Players needing more incentives to dunk a basketball is insane to me. It really just comes off as soft and they take themselves way too seriously.

[@daedae3917]

Thats exactly what it is. Needing a reason to do the dunk contest. Instead of just going out having fun is crazy. This generation is taking the fun out of basketball. Me personally i only watch highlights now. No reason to watch full games until the playoffs

[@desaun08]

Its crazy how they think now. Where is the pride in showin the world you that dude with the bounce! Where is the foresight of winning the dunk contest can propel your career with more opportunities! What happened to following the ones before you and wanting to be the best! These new athletes all about money. Bring them street ballers in and have them play for an NBA contract. I bet we get the competition we deserve then!

[@floyd700]

@@desaun08 The worst part is the whole "my brand" thing. Who has lost a dunk contest and then it was all down hill after that? Literally no body!

[@lexis4490]

I think players are afraid to get embarrassed. I truly believe a player like Ja Morant would of lost to Mac McClung.

[@lexis4490]

@@desaun08 I don't think it is a fun contest though. It is a contest that could embarrass players.

[@LordDigz12]

NBA ALL STAR GAME -East vs west - winning region gets home court advantage in the NBA finals SLAM DUNK contest - put up and coming kids from the G-League and college vs the NBA players/all stars. Final round, best scored player either side face off for a million dollars. Promote the spirit of competition for better entertainment

[@rezhaadriantanuharja3389]

Regarding the draft, as awful as it was, it was still more interesting than the actual game at this point. Four quarters of players doing warm-up layups, dunks, and shoot arounds were way more dragging than 1+ hour of the draft

[@fadianton1181]

Everything draymond said to improve the asg is a selfish thing to help the players. How about you respect the game of basketball and fans and play hard regardless of the incentive.

[@ZekeSage3]

Yess. Let’s get the guys in there

[@blackcurlmagicgrey-sloan8640]

I wanted to go back to the east versus west coast format. We can still do the team captains. I would also like to see a game with retired players. At least 2 quarters A basketball. I feel like If they get a little bit of that attention that they are so desperately missing and craving they wouldn’t spend so much time talking shit aboutt current players

[@trav8787]

Retired players could be Interesting

[@colinrko]

2 Seasons in Playoff Games, damn that's crazzzzy

[@DiosanXaquerry]

Please start adding timestamps so I can watch the video because otherwise I won't bother because I tend to only be interested in some of the topics under discussion

[@learningisgrowing]

lol the all stars on the roster probably make a minimum $25,000,000 per year, and Dray is talking financial motivators to play... Also, the logic to give players more money to compete hard, but if they compete hard, their chances of injury increases, which is the logic Dray has for why they don't play hard (and if they do get injured, fans will complain that it should be cancelled, the players will miss games etc...). Not a very well thought out argument

[@learningisgrowing]

Follow up - if the primary issue for the lack of competitiveness due to injury/risk management, then can the whole event. Also, can the play in tournament too as 82 games is more than enough games to determine who makes the cut and who doesn't. Less games. Less chances of injuries. Same amount of money earned per year

[@magfromrags2873]

Not only do fans drive , they plan full international flights and hotels around a player being on the court. To the players, Don't get hurt but don't take advantage please.

[@DbeeM]

Play harder for $? …..please , they should play harder because they’re the best at what they do and have self respect.

[@bigsamkay]

Exactly. I thought that point was... pointless. Might as well scrap the game. Or viewers should not bother watching. His point about being exhausted from commitments is a good and valid one though

[@Hmmm_B]

Why are we out of nowhere talking about injuries in the All Star game? That’s never been a thing until now. DWade broke Kobe’s nose in the game and kept it pushing. Dudes playing 25 minutes at most out there. All the game needs is one player that sets the tone. Kobe used to set that tone. Who will now?

[@andysauro1500]

Where do we send questions for future Mailbag Q&A?

[@sush139]

ohhh a 3 point contest featuring Steph, Klay, Dame, Trey...that would be *sooo* much fun

[@iamtheonlywilly]

If these mass contracts and extensions aren’t enough to showcase your skills at the slam dunk contest then maybe the NBA should open it up to street ballers. 500k for 1st place 200k for 2nd place and 100k for third. Then NBA players don’t have to worry about incentives or getting hurt.

[@tellitlikeitisfresh6541]

What is the fkin chances you really get hurt in all star game 😥

[@edmundgil6008]

Epic show bro! Loved it ! 💙💛. Blessings 🙏🏽 to you on locking in, and leading the team like you know you can do! 💯 Team DayDay! 🔥💪🏽🥊🎶💙😘‼️🏀

[@Offthegrid91]

Draymond should be the NBA CEO or Ambassador!

[@Gabrielvong]

in front of the all star billionaires, incentives is just like salary raise- it wears out sooner than you think

[@TheBlitzgundam]

I agree, with a couple of your points Draymond. Mac McClung going Mac 10 on that dunk contest. Aside from not missing that dunk, that verticality is amazing too! Case in point, that dunk on that 3 person stack could have gone wrong, but Mac’s leaping ability got through that. The All Star Game though… it did lack defense. It was a bonafide shootout. The entertaining thing about it was the one on one between Jalen Brown and Jason Tatum. Lebron got hurt blocking a shot. In summation, I understand why they won’t play that hard as it is just an All Star game, but I kinda expect they’d still play competitively as I’d always compare it to the All Star games during the 90s where MJ and co. is always competitive.

[@Iamwetheppl]

Ngl if y’all get paid millions to play a game at the end of day can’t put up some effort in the all star game that’s sad. The location change gives fans across the nation a chance to experience all star weekend which I got to enjoy because it came to a city near me, which had it not I would not have had a chance to do

[@NMxCrazySkills]

Agree we need to see Lillard vs Steph vs Klay in the 3 pt contest! All the best in all the formats! I like the idea of adding bigger prizes to make it worth it. For the actual game, it was trash. A good move or dunk isn’t exciting if it’s vs 0 d. What can be done to change it? I hate the common responses of “nothing can be done”. Also hate the excuse worries about injuries. These are the best of the best athletes. Such a low % chance of that happening. Where is the pride in their craft n wanting to put on a show for the fans and respect for the honor of being named an all star???

[@Cruzylife]

Complaining about the Allstar experience is crazy . Multimillionaires can’t spend a week in a city that isn’t Miami or Vegas….c’mon mannnnnnn

[@DJCalimovement]

Perfect commercial for vacationing in Utah

[@George10s]

Draymond “absolutely incredible” Green

[@briizy300]

Dray which city is better to play in Oakland or San Francisco or is it equal ? Your opinion As far the all star I think it la San Francisco the Texas cities Phoenix Miami Atlanta New York

[@zaxway8619]

Imagine if we had a NBA chumps tournament, where the 20-30 worst NBA players gather to play a game with the leaders being the worst and 2nd worst player in the NBA.

[@CoverArtAI]

losers get sent to shanghai sharks

[@patrickficklin]

Who got hurt in the ASG? Ever?

[@RobWill5864]

I mean Dray just rattled off the same reasons everyone says with why they don't compete, yet no one ever addresses how many injuries happened when they played much more competitive before it became a 48 minute layup line. They keep acting like we don't have anything to compare it to. For example the 1998 All-Start game with 2 of the most competitive players in NBA history, MJ and Kobe, setting the tone. They competed at a significantly higher caliber.. but how many players got injured in that game? Compared this year, no competition and LeBron gets "injured". I'm just saying, make this "if someone gets injured" stance make sense. 🤷🏾‍♂ There's a lot of irrationality around injuries all together in this era. Players are resting, taking DNPs more than ever, yet they stay injured. Y'all really need to go back to the drawing board on this cuz the math ain't mathing. lol

[@DaInfantOne]

What does it matter if you played 11 seasons or one? You still choose to take the money from the sport don’t you? So why the hell aren’t you out there playing. Load management is goofy, unless you are actually injured

[@hachimlamrhari856]

if you want to make it more competitive it has to be west vs east and the conference that wins gets to have an advantage over the other conference either in the playoffs or the regular season next year. Something has to be on the line and people who are afraid of injuries like are you serious ?? you play 82 games you could get injured in any of those games. probably you won't get injured in the all-star game but you will get injured the first game after it

[@isaiahhaqq7330]

Dray says the wildest shit sometimes😂😂 “u know ultimately I miss games for my kids”

[@phoenix2959]

What if you somehow made the All-Star game count as a game added to your regular season record.

[@jeremyhart557]

Dray bro bring back detail I wanna hear bron do one

[@travelswithted]

Change the schedule for,at so every team plays every other team twice, one home and one away. Then at the end of the season, top 16 teams make the playoffs. No more stupid east west and all that crap

[@milwaukeeslim5211]

So throw more money to make them actually compete? How much money do they get to play hard in the drew league? Or Rico Hines?

[@danelukic2911]

Jason is great student of the game. It would be awesome

[@BRUJ012675]

More money to play??? I can bring guys around the country will play like the 90’s for half of the money

[@joeschmoe5009]

Can we also have different captains every year, make it more interesting to watch as well as your idea of pick em like a real school yard pick

[@87antonina]

When the celebrity all star game is more competitive than the NBA player's all star game you have a problem. The fans are forgotten by this league and their loyalty will wane.

[@87.9fmgrantvillenewsgradio2]

Yes magic ..kept the ball/bounced the ball highter so he could have a stronger pass...he was a bigger guard that knew the position

[@azagoren235]

Ja said he’d need Zion and Ant in there for him to do it, he wants to compete against heavy hitters himself

[@iamtheonlywilly]

He better hurry while he still has good knees.

[@rudyjobe498]

then get rid of the ASG. If cats don't want to give effort, then why bother?

[@FoolTubetv]

I hope u did something about the ads on spotify . They play ten mins of ads for every 3 mins of content . Became unbearable to listen to when i gotta keep pulling out my phone to fast forward

[@gnotaylor3495]

Load management needs to be handled but I don't know what can be done about it. I'd be so angry to pay my money and the people I wanted to see are not playing.

[@bilogskii2216]

Crazy solution: Make the incentive that the winning side would get a +1 on their actual team's Win record. I don't know if it'll have a negative affect on the standings but hey at least each and every player can treat it as a regular game and would play accordingly. The losing allstar team will also have a +1 on their Loss record and the teams with no all star will remain the same.

[@jejenner123]

Not good. This will put too much pressure on the selected coaching staff as well just for the preparation. As Draymond said, there are a lot of marketing stuff going on behind the scenes so you won't have time to prepare.

[@sunilmohammed9995]

I have great respect for you, Draymond. How about doing it for the fans. It's always about money for you players. You guys have no appreciation for the fans. Your thinking is just wrong.

[@deklove4957]

Hey Draymond, u my favorite player on the squad by far. Just wanted to say, make sure u add kumingas name in the hat for the slam dunk contest. 🔥🔥

[@musatheleader]

All star competitiveness.... More money 🤔 that's crazy. The crazy thing about hoop is that most would play it for free. What happened to just wanting to be the best man on the court! Money ruined yall

[@bobwilson2407]

At the game. Where are you and Curry? How was dinner?

[@Cranicus]

3 point contest for sure should have all the best shooters in it. We all know Draymond would easily win it.

[@nottart331]

They should just cancel the regular season, and have the playoffs right off the bat. All teams can enter, best out of 7. Charge playoff prices for seating and reduce player salaries. Every team will try to compete and people will get the competition they are craving to see.

[@rickyrobinson6653]

I agree! But that will be a problem because now its hitting their pockets. Many of these guys really don't have a reality thought. The money they make but fans have to deal with it and still be charged. I say when you pay for tickets and you see players are sitting out you can go ahead and cancel and get your money back. Your tickets are pending until 30 min before the game. If you see someone is sitting out for like personal, rest, or didn't even travel then go ahead and get your money back! Make that rule. The big thing is NBA players never lose or have no consequences that's why they all talk like this.

[@nottart331]

@@rickyrobinson6653 That's a good idea. Though sometimes they don't seem to announce injuries or benching until game time despite the rule that they have to announce by 5 pm the day before a game. I've been to two games where the stars I wanted to see sat out and never again am I going to pay to attend an NBA game. The uncertainty is just not worth it. But the NBA doesn't care about nosebleed ticket buyers, only the wealthy season ticket holders.

[@timothyturner2829]

I think the All-Star Game should be split between East and West Conferences. For the winning conference, they receive home court advantage in the NBA Finals and each team represented should win an additional game (the teams not represented aren't affected). For the losing conference each team represented in the game lose an additional game (the teams not represented aren't affected).

[@xman9190]

Teams and players don't really care about the regular season because 10 teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs anyway.

[@timothyturner2829]

@@xman9190 In that respect, I also think the playoffs should revert back the top 8 teams in each conference.

[@diegobromfield]

22:00 here is an idea. If it is decided that a superstar player will sitout a game it should be public knowledge as soon as possible and there should be a discount for those fans depending on the time the news is announced to when they made their purchases. Mindboggling how these guys can dance around things when some of the solutions are simple. Everyone talking about this whole load managing thing like it is some extra terrestrial level of equation to figure out and decipher. Smh.

[@marquezjones5417]

Let the guys play that wanna play or do more competition games like a shooting contest much like the skills test but u put the best like dame vs Steph trae young vs hailburten

[@Tiktak7otfisac]

Thank you Dray!! Always lightening us with your Knowledge of Basketball. It's time for you to do for us a winning streak where Steph, Klay and you sit out the entire 4th qtr. Miss those days!!

[@Tiktak7otfisac]

I guess it Right ^^ 5 games winning streak, best yet to come

[@lfdavinci]

Imagine if they win $ for each pair of stats like 2 BLKS then the player gain more $$. Gets double digits in points, more money. Then you'll have a battle between stat padding, which I think is great for ASG

[@nikolay94-cc4]

HELLO RESCPET!

[@orlandomoore1172]

I gotta go with Rhianna

[@laniharris2038]

TheAllStar games is suppose to be fun not serious. An opportunity for fans to meet their favorite players in a relax environment and just having fun

[@brendanhunter389]

Not when the tickets are hundreds of dollars.

[@mikvisionztv]

Man nba players really are entitled 😭😭😂💯 he say the only way for players to compete in dunk contests & play hard in the game is more money like they don't already all have millions. How about play hard for the fans that pay your salary

[@trejoseph9837]

Entitled? Their health is their source of making money imagine if your team's star tears an ACL during the dunk contest just because people like you think they're entitled ? Are you going to give the contract he would have gotif he was healthy?

[@brendan.supreme5189]

I understand what you’re saying but also you have to look at it like they get payed to play basketball, the dunk contest, 3 point contest, etc. is not really in their contract cuz it’s extra and not really mandatory and they don’t really get evaluated on how they do and it doesn’t go into their salary. So if you want them to do “extra work” you should have to pay them more no matter how much they are making now

[@tippylosojos]

The dunk contest has been dead since JRich lost. All Star game is a joke nowadays, at least play with some effort it won’t end your career.