Analysis: Even though Draymond Green is a free agent, the Warriors essentially chose the veteran star and his contract ambiguity over up-and-coming, young star Jordan Poole and his contract certainty.
-- one of his favorite players -- in Sacramento to help guide a defensively deficient team with a chance to be very good for many years.
Several other teams, including the Lakers, are thought willing to consider payroll manipulation that would create enough cap space to make a serious play for the four-time All-Star and eight-time All-Defensive team member. The Warriors, however, have the sentimental edge, and sentiment matters to Draymond. They drafted him, making them the first to believe in him. To know the road Draymond has traveled from Flint, Mich., is to know trust is crucial. Only the Warriors watched him play his way into their starting lineup and become an essential ingredient in winning multiple championships.
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