The Golden State Warriors haven’t got much work to do seeing as they’re NBA Champions and all, but they literally do have one job. Lock up Draymond Green, they do that and they should be alright. But according to Yahoo! Sports, they may have blown it even though Dray mentioned that he’ll re-sign in a heartbeat if the meet went well.
Draymond Green and the Warriors have broken up their meeting, leaving Dray to go meet some other teams.
The Warriors met with Green and agent B.J. Armstrong in Los Angeles after 12:01 a.m. ET on Tuesday when NBA free agents could first begin negotiating with teams, a source told Yahoo Sports. The Warriors were given the first opportunity to reach a contract agreement before Green considered talking with other teams. But with the breakdown in talks, Green is now open to meeting with other franchises immediately, the source said.
The Warriors can still match any offer sheet Green signs because he is a restricted free agent.
Now the fact that he’s a restricted free agent really gives the Warriors some leverage. But can they risk another team making an offer? What if a team makes an offer and the Warriors can’t cater for it?
Draymond was the Warriors key player, if he wasn’t there, everybody else would have to put a shift in. He was their lock down defender, with him on the floor, I was confident that the Warriors had it in the bag. I don’t think they can afford to lose such a key player.
