Draymond Green Reportedly Declines $27.7M Warriors Contract Option Amid LeBron, Anthony Davis Rumors
Draymond Green has declined a $27.7 million contract option with the Golden State Warriors as the team explores potential moves for LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
📍 The outcome
Draymond Green declined his player option to become a free agent, though sources expected him to return to the Warriors. Simultaneously, the Warriors reportedly eyed moves for LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
Epilogue added 39d ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
Draymond Green has declined his player option, officially becoming a free agent. Despite this move, sources indicate Green is expected to return to the Warriors.
Coverage from ESPN, Bleacher Report, The New York Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle emphasizes that the Warriors are eyeing a reunion with LeBron James and Anthony Davis. The timing of these rumors coincides with Green's decision to decline the option.
Future developments center on Green's free agency status and whether the Warriors will pursue moves for James and Davis.
Synthesized by Newsylist from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. ✓ fact-checked: all claims supported by sources Updated 46d ago.
Who reported it (12)
- New NBA Rumors on LeBron, Anthony Davis Pursuit from Warriors as Lakers, Wizards Enter Free Agency Bleacher Report · 46d ago broke it first
- Warriors Rumors: LeBron, Davis, Butler, Draymond HoopsRumors.com · 46d ago
- Sources: Hawks decline Kuminga's $24.3M option www.espn.com · 46d ago
- Sources: Warriors eyeing LeBron, AD reunion www.espn.com · 46d ago
- Warriors Will Need Third Team to Pull Off Blockbuster Anthony Davis Trade: Report Yahoo Sports · 46d ago
- Warriors cap breakdown: Draymond Green, Kristaps Porzingis, and salary gymnastics The San Francisco Standard · 46d ago
- Would LeBron and Anthony Davis on the Warriors work? Who knows, but we’d all watch The New York Times · 46d ago
- They would presumably swap Jimmy Butler and picks for … Yahoo Sports · 46d ago
- Draymond Green declines player option but is expected to return to Warriors: Source The New York Times · 46d ago
- Warriors’ Draymond Green declines option, becomes free agent. Here’s what it means San Francisco Chronicle · 46d ago
- Sources: Warriors eye LeBron, AD moves as Green declines option ESPN · 46d ago
- Draymond Green Reportedly Declines $27.7M Warriors Contract Option Amid LeBron, Anthony Davis Rumors Bleacher Report · 46d ago broke it first
Quick answers
What was the value of the contract option Draymond Green declined?
The contract option was valued at $27.7 million.
Is Draymond Green leaving the Warriors?
While he has become a free agent, a source cited by The New York Times indicates he is expected to return to the team.
Which other players are the Warriors reportedly interested in?
According to ESPN, the Warriors are eyeing moves for LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
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