JaMychal Green says he couldn’t say no to Golden State Warriors after calls with Steve Kerr

JaMychal Green said that a call from Golden State Warriors Steve Kerr convinced him to join the NBA Reigning champions.

Per ESPN, “He told me that [the Warriors] were interested, that they wanted me here, wanted me to be a part of the program,” Green said Monday at his introductory news conference.

The call took Green by surprise. He was already preparing to join another team. But his conversation with Kerr made him change his mind.

“After talking to him, I couldn’t tell him no,” Green said. “The organization and what they built over here, I’d love to be a part of it.”

He then picked up the phone and called Draymond Green, whom JaMychal has known since the eighth grade through AAU basketball. Draymond has long been somewhat of a salesperson for Golden State, frequently calling prospective players to sell them on joining the team.

His call with JaMychal wasn’t exactly a pitch, but it helped seal the deal.

“He was just excited,” JaMychal Green said. “We both know what we bring to the table, and we just had a good conversation about everything and he made it easy for me to come here.”

JaMychal Green sees Draymond’s role with the Warriors as somewhat of an outline for how he wants to fit in with the team.

“Just come in and play hard,” he said. “Be a dog. Do the dirty work — help Draymond out with the dirty work. Knock down shots and play defense. I feel like if you come here and handle your business, you set yourself up for life.”