Draymond Green has been instrumental in keeping the Warriors competitive in the West, emerging as a top Defensive Player of the Year candidate. Still, he credited Jimmy Butler for elevating the team’s defense,

The Warriors were fully expected to win this home game against a shorthanded Spurs side that did not have the services of Victor Wembanyama and De'Aaron Fox, to name a couple. In the end, however, San Antonio stole an unlikely win via a Harrison Barnes buzzer-beating triple as the Warriors fell outside the playoff picture in the West with just two games remaining in the regular season.

As the Golden State Warriors’ chances of making the playoffs have increased since Jimmy Butler arrived at the trade deadline, so has Draymond Green’s chances of winning the Defensive Player of the Year award.