I'll take both on this team. Green and Rondo would be absolute worldstoppers on our team. Give us that extra intensity that we're looking for. Now we just need Perkins to go back into a time machine, lost 25 pounds, and smile less.
Rondo, absolutely.
Green, definitely not.
Call me crazy, but I prefer to actually like the players on the team I root for. There are some guys I would never want in green and Green is definitely one of them (all-time is Wade though).
You wouldn't want 3x Allstar, 1x time DPOY, and 7x First All-Team defense, just because you don't like him? Funny. A lot of people said the same exact thing about Kyrie. Oh how people change their tunes quickly..
Green reminds me a lot of KG. Someone you would hate on your team, but once he joins your team, you absolutely fall in love with him.
I will admit, it is quite impressive to be 7x All-Defensive team in just six seasons in the league. I guess accolades matter, but it’s really all about the Warriors success and that clearly can’t be attributed to any one player.
I knew the KG comparison would come. Except KG earned that right to be who he was. Green stepped in
Edited. Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline. by being drafted in the second round by the Warriors. KG was the man on his own team before he rejuvenated the Celtics. Draymond wouldn’t be anything on a mediocre team. Yet he runs his mouth both on and off the court hiding behind a stacked team.
So no, I wouldn’t want him on my team. Even if we were better with him, I care more about enjoying what I’m watching than just winning at any cost. I was not one that hated Kyrie simply because we traded IT for him or because he forced his way out of Cleveland. I put Green on the very short list of players I would NEVER want to see in a Celtics uniform. That’s not to say he isn’t a good (albeit overrated) player, but I zero interest in rooting for him.