Draymond Green on Porzingis: “In our minds, we’ve moved forward with the players that we have here”

Draymond Green has clarified the Golden State Warriors’ stance on Kristaps Porzingis. The Latvian big man, whose physical issues have affected his ability to stay on the court consistently, has announced a step back from basketball. Speaking to The Athletic, Green explained that there is no room for controversy or finger-pointing within the locker room.

“Since I’ve been here on this team, it’s never been about bickering, never about ‘Shame on this guy,’ ‘Shame on that guy’. We’ve never had that culture here. So the same goes for (Porziņģis). No one’s sitting around bashing this guy or even worried about him, for that matter. In our minds, we’ve moved forward with the players that we have here.

Green then went on:

“Does everyone in here think he can help us? Of course. We know what type of player he is. But I don’t think anyone in here is sitting around waiting on him to walk through that door. Everybody’s moved on in their mindset.”