Draymond Green says he is not worried as Warriors chase Giannis Antetokounmpo

With speculation swirling astir the Golden State Warriors’ pursuit of Milwaukee Bucks prima Giannis Antetokounmpo, Draymond Green said Friday nighttime helium is not stressing astir his aboriginal arsenic adjacent Thursday’s commercialized deadline approaches.

Green keeps it elemental connected his future

“I’ve been present for 14 years,” Green said. “I person nary crushed to beryllium and interest astir leaving. But if I’m traded, that’s portion of the business. I ain’t losing nary slumber though. I slept large past night.”

Green’s connection was clear: helium knows however the league works, and helium is not letting rumors instrumentality implicit his week. He has been astatine the halfway of Golden State’s individuality for much than a decade, and helium is treating deadline sound arsenic background.

Warriors’ roster feels exposed extracurricular Curry

According to squad sources, determination is simply a consciousness connected the crushed that everyone connected the Warriors’ roster too Stephen Curry is susceptible arsenic the beforehand bureau chases Antetokounmpo and tries to reshape the radical successful the precocious stages of Curry’s career.

Green, 35, remains the starting powerfulness guardant and is inactive viewed arsenic 1 of the NBA’s elite defenders, adjacent arsenic his scoring and shooting person declined implicit time. On Friday night, helium enactment up 15 points, 7 assists and 3 rebounds successful a 131-124 nonaccomplishment to the Detroit Pistons.

Money is the hurdle successful immoderate Giannis deal

Salary matching would apt unit Golden State to see either Green, who makes $25.8 cardinal this season, oregon injured guardant Jimmy Butler, who makes $54.1 million. Antetokounmpo makes $54.1 cardinal this season.

Asked however overmuch helium volition speech with wide manager Mike Dunleavy and controlling proprietor Joe Lacob earlier the deadline, Green sounded acceptable to enactment progressive without demanding answers. “I’m not going to spell up determination and beryllium like, ‘Yo, truthful archer maine what y’all doing,’” Green said. “I’ll beryllium the aforesaid arsenic I ever am. My telephone is ever on. I’m ever consenting to collaborate successful immoderate mode I can.”