Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has never been shy about sharing his thoughts, and this week, he made it clear which teams he believes are built to contend for a title this season.
The four-time NBA champion broke down his early impressions of the 202526 campaign and revealed the five Western Conference teams he currently sees as legitimate championship threats.
When I look at the conference, I think the true contenders in my mind, when I think about this, is OKC, yours truly, the Dubs. Back in The Dubs Invitational, Green said on the latest episode of The Draymond Green Show. Denver, obviously [Nikola Joki], champion, always going to give them a chance, theyre always going to be right there. A matchup nightmare for everybody. The way [Aaron Gordons] been playing, [hes] looked good. Theyre always right there, theyre going to make a run for it.
And then I think youve got to look at both LA teams, both of those teams need good breaks. Obviously youve got [LeBron James] starting off the season on the bench, unhealthy. We just found out Luka [Donis] going to be out for at least a week with some injuries. So theyll need the break, and then obviously the Clippers, theyll need Kawhi [Leonard] to be healthy.
Green added, Those are the teams I see right now out the gate that Im like, Yeah, those are the contenders in the West.
Those five teams, the Thunder, Warriors, Nuggets, Lakers, and Clippers, currently sit among the top half of the Western Conference standings. Greens list notably left out last seasons No. 6 seed Minnesota Timberwolves and the Houston Rockets, who added superstar Kevin Durant over the summer.
Right now, OKC are the only undefeated team in that list. However, a team that Green didnt mention was the Spurs.
They are on a historic 4-0 run to start the season and Victor Wembanyama is doing everything he can to make it 5-0, which would be in line with the Thunders record.
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