Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green criticized the current state of the NBA, finding the games 'boring' due to a lack of substance and emphasis on speed and three-point shooting. Green expressed his belief that the league has become too focused on 'penetrate and pitch' and lacks the physicality of past eras.
Golden State Warriors star forward Draymond Green on Saturday ripped the current state of the NBA , calling the games "boring" while speaking to reporters during the NBA 's All-Star Weekend.
. "You don’t get that today in the NBA, often. ... You don’t just get that on a regular basis. It’s just who can run faster, who can hit more 3s, it’s no substance. I think it’s very boring.", the league-wide scoring average of 113.4 points per game is the third-highest in the league since the adoption of the three-point line during the 1979-80 season—only the 2023-24 and 2022-23 seasons were higher. And that's not all. The league, on average, is knocking down 13.
And Green, citing an interview he saw with the late Kobe Bryant, who said basketball had become all "penetrate and pitch", couldn't agree more with the Los Angeles Lakers legend's assessment.Add in the opinion held by fans and former players that this era of basketball simply isn't as physical as the sport was in the past, and it's not hard to see why some are turned off by the NBA at the moment.
And while the league's $76 billion broadcast and media rights deal would suggest that the sport is in a good place in the eyes of the public, the NBA may have work to do still, even with some of its own, such as Green.Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage.
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