Draymond Green Says Luka Doncic Alone Makes Dallas A Bigger Threat Than Memphis 

It's because it was a change in strategy

Right?!?

They’re only better if the game isn’t close they still need ja to closeout games cuz we seen in game 6 jaren Jackson can’t be taking the last shot

JA is a huge liability on defense. With him off the floor, teams don’t have a huge exploit they can take advantage of. What they lose in playmaking on the offensive end, they gain better ball movement and a gritty, well-rounded defense

They just play better defense without him. He has the tools to become a strong defender but right now he's a weak point

Styles make basketball

Thst doesn’t mean they’re better than them. Sometimes the worst team in the league sweeps the best in the regular season it means nothing

That’s so stupid to say. The playoff series proved Memphis was a bigger threat to warriors than Dallas.

@@Hakwbebsu26 grizzlies were way more stacked luka carried a bunch of role players and a placeholder center to the WCF its no debate dallas has the brighter future

@@wavydavey2156 you just said grizzlies are more stacked yet dallas has the brightest future. complete contradiction

Actually many people know what dudley can bring. But i know what ya mean.

he was the one who kept our 2020 laker championship squad so close together

So true. Dudz was getting memed out so much in his last year, but I was so disappointed that the Lakers let him go. Even though he wasn't playing in the bubble, everyone around the organization knows that Dudz was a key piece in that too and it said a whole lot when JKidd brought him to Dallas too.

@@geeerwin that’s what i don’t get ab memed players. if a player gets sub par stats but keeps getting contracts, clearly they have value beyond the on court stuff

@@anikinfernandez5990 UD comes to mind as well

They got Mcgee and Christian Wood this summer though

I can say same for memphis ja is the only superstar and their actually took warriors to game 6,dallas was gonna get swept but warriors wanted to end it in their hometown

Luka already getting the excuses made for him just like his idol LeBron

They had mc gee and wood. Mcgee as a steong center. Wood as a scorer pf/c

@@mhqqiqin_ none of them are all stars though

I swear he is!! I love hearing anyone who’s played the game speak facts! I lean so much! And jj is awesome! With a capital A

Bru….no he’s not lmao. He talks like his teeth have voices

@Aaron - People like you just don't know the game of basketball. Go back to fantasy sports where your world is dictated by stats.

@Aaron I can tell you don’t know anything about basketball the whole gsw offense runs through draymond he facilitates for the team and these “what if this and what if that” isn’t a take he’s not on any other team he’s the offense runner on his team so try again

@Aaron ur stupidity is hurting my brain. Please shut up & stop hurting people. Curry n Klsy wouldn't have been this great without him.

I stopped watching Stephen A show & skips show because these podcasts are more entertaining haha

@@fishcatcher96 Same here bro

@@fishcatcher96 you want a cookie 🫤

Check out bill Simmons content is great too. I’m tired of skip and Stephen a seriously

First take and Undisputed aren't good sources if you want analyzing the game. If you really want analysis on the game then watch JJ's podcast, Thinking Basketball, some Bballbreakdown and some Heat Check.

That’s old media. It’s about the new media now! 😂

I only watch First Take and Undisputed when unexpected things that are satisfying happen, like Suns Mavs game 7. Super funny to see

@@shamsielshahar120 I’m a hooper , so I wanna hear the game actually get analazyed and broken down. Thinking basketball is good

true!

Boston is more experienced than most veteran teams

Memphis plays defense

@@micahclawrence Brunson and Dinwiddie are better offensive creators than anyone on Memphis besides Ja of course

@@M3333C tyus jones was 19-4 as a starter

You don’t know that.

@@frfvr9540 but they don’t have luka

@@jjones317 This isn’t a stretch at all, Luka took his team to the conference finals with Jalen Brunson as his next best player, and a dogshit bench. Get him another all star and a decent roll man (they’ve already done this with Christian wood) and he’ll go all the way

@@TheTurtlev2 "dogshit bench" 🤣🤣 nah they dont have the best bench but calling them dogshit is an overexaggeration

Luka needs a superteam to win. Not a big three not a big four but a big five. Or he needs more time to figure this whole thing out. But it's one or the other, there is no third take.

So what else would they need

@@jordanbrownlee7667 I'd say another consistent wing. Reggie bullock was solid on season, same with kleber, but they vanished in the postseason. And they may need to replace Brunson if the Knicks get him. Who knowssss

@@jasonking971 maxi and Reggie won us both series. Remember maxi was shooting like 10% from three the last few months and then in the playoffs he has huge games where he would hit 7 threes. Maxi also played decent defense off the bench. And ima defend Reggie too bc that dude had to play like 48 minutes a game guarding a good player and still try to hit shots. I think we need someone who can help give Dorian and Reggie some rest in the postseason so a consistent 3/D guy would be perfect to add. Hopefully we keep Brunson.

@@coltondodd3086 you probably know better then me tbh. I only watched parts of that series and highlights. But ya I do hope they keep Brunson too. I feel like he's going to break off from luka tho. Which would be stupid, since you have more chance of a title in Dallas then NY. But they def do need some more consistent offensive help. Wood will def help with that

​@@jasonking971 not their fault. Luka was terrible at getting ppl involved in the post season. he's gonna end up like harden if he plays the way he does for his whole career.

You make so much sense

Luka could win a chip with that supporting cast

u think luka would win a chip with …. steven adams … desmamond banes … aaron brooks lmfao!

@@J.J.Redick He got kinda close without it 🤷🏽‍♂️

@@J.J.Redick and jjj, they will be a final team with that production and depth

who let draymond convince himself he's actually starter caliber in the nba?

@@magic1058 I can taste the salt through my laptop screen, keep it coming!

@@magic1058 you can see the difference he makes to the warriors when he's on the floor

@@magic1058 his 4 rings

That don't mean he's wrong.

He not dropping facts he’s letting his feelings get in the way.

@@6thbr871 what??🤣🤣

@@6thbr871 he literally said they wouldn’t win without kd and you think he’s honesty stops with Memphis 😂

He said Stephen A is authentic. Thats the opposite of a fact lmao

@@6thbr871 His eye test/feelings ain’t in the way, he calls it how he sees it.

way to regurgitate what draymond just said

@@chosenone543 that’s pretty much every RU-vid comment

That’s cap, Memphis took them to 6 with no Ja. Memphis gets another wing it’s wrap for the Mickey Mouse warriors

@@painnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn hard to take someone seriously using terms like mickey mouse. Golden state beat Memphis is 6 without playing a single game well. Golden state was also not whole and Memphis was getting some of the most favoritism foul calls of the entire postseason.

@@painnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn series probably would’ve only taken five games for the warriors to win if ja stayed healthy

He only said it once (he said “oblivious” the other times). And why?

@@KandiMan He said it maybe a dozen times, and I'm joking about how he kept misusing the word.

@@sloanNYC Go look up the word; whether “oblivion” or “oblivious”, he used the word correctly.

@@KandiMan that's just objectively not true, words have meaning and Dray ain't that smart. How ya doing keep it moving.

@@jimambulance5813 I think Dray has proven his intelligence many times over, both in the media and on the court. Anyway, what do you think 'oblivion' means and how was he using it wrong?

As a Mavs fan, this is a total misconception about Dallas. Early on, Cuban got the rep of spending whatever it takes. That's not been true since he broke up the 2011 championship team to pennypinch on contracts. Now, he's let Brunson get away because of money. Cuban is driving a motorboat in a yacht race, while being totally outclassed and outspent by Ballmar and Lacob/Guber.

Memphis can beat all of them next season. They have the 2nd youngest team, they have a lot potential to come yet.

@@meanmrbrownsville that’s exactly right. tired of the moneyballing. if you can’t or are unwilling to afford a basketball team, sell it! don’t hold the players and the fans hostage with your stinginess.

Lol that's cap. He helped up Boston players multiple times in the finals.

poor Jokic had to play without his two best player the whole season.

@@eddieozil21 Right but it didn’t faze him, he played his game got his 2nd MVP and just signed the biggest contract in NBA history. He will be good for next season just needs his running mates to be ready.

They lost, give it a break 😂

@@jaymoore9181 in 7. They didn’t get swept like Kyrie and KD.

They barely got past the wolves lol

The same Dallas team that couldn't challenge the Warriors??? Haha hahaha! No Mavs will not challenge the Clippers

@@jamarjennings434 dude wasn't saying Mavs would or wouldn't challenge the Clippers, he was saying that this Memphis team would never have taken that Clippers team to 7.

Media questions tend to paint a player a specific way. Its refreshing and eye opening seeing how these athletes actually are.

He's come quite a long way from his time as the nutcracker

Forreal, it also helped me that he was playing against the one team I hated the most in the finals so I was actually rooting for him for the first time 🤣🤣

on the court I still hate him but off court I love him

GAYYY

Think about that, its Luka plus a group of role players. Every team the Mavs played in the playoffs had multiple All Stars and Luka was still able to get all the way to the Conference Finals. If Luka had half the help that Kawhi has in L.A., or CP3 has in Phoenix, he would have already won the Finals.

Therefore making the grizzlies more deadly

You don’t know that for sure.

@@jackastor5265 lets not disrespect guys like Bullock, Finney Smith, Kliba, Brunson, Dinwiddie etc. They are great guys to put around Luka. He wasn't playing with nothing

@@kero2526 They're not nothing but it wouldn't be a bunch of guys you'd expect to go that deep. I think a lot of it has a lot to do with coaching. JKidd has really grown since his days in Brooklyn and Milwaukee as a coach.

If all stays healthy

@@vicdonahue4364 Nah Kawhi just finna play a few games to get that check then get "injured" so he can go back to his rap career.

😂😂😂

How is not flopping going to help?

just luka haters ig, but yes if any person grows a player they do become a better threat, very informative observation🤦🏽‍♂️

If anything he needs to get to lebron level of flopping if he wants to win a chip

lol flopping? Get that Devin Booker energy out of here, Luka has proven his mental toughness time & time again

Ice cold take. Listen to Pat Bev talk about why Luka is so hard to guard. Exaggerating contact is an important part of being a great scorer

he's from planet overrated

@@Shaheemswaggedout Balkan region IS another planet for rest of the world 😉

@@Shaheemswaggedout really overrated 28 9 9 regular season followed by 31 9 6 playoffs, leading mostly 2nd round and undrafted players. But go on.

@@Shaheemswaggedout overrated to everybody but the world class talents he plays against and the coaches who lead the greatest basketball league currently.

He makes no one around him better... except for standing and watching.

Got the title: "Second Take"

They are gonna make a new city jersey titled "lil' threats" 🤣🤣🤣

* in the West, that was the question. Otherwise he would have mentioned the Bucks and maybe the Sixers/Celtics.

Imo I think guys like SGA are better than Ja

@@duffal0 you’re crazy😭

@@duffal0 lmaoo

@@duffal0 u don’t watch the games then

@@viberdelight9553 if anything it’s the opposite. I’m a Celtics fan, but watching SGA this year made him one of my favorite players. I watched about half of both Memphis and OKC’s games, and SGA looked like the better player. Ja’s team is built perfectly around him. SGA on the other hand is playing with the worst supporting cast in the league, was the 2nd most double teamed player in the league, and has the worst spacing in the league, and still managed to do what he did. Probably the most underrated player I’ve seen in this generation. He has top 5 potential imo.

Literally everyone hails Giannis as the best player in the NBA right now. He's a foreigner too.

Should of dropped white not foreigner would of made your argument better tbh

@@jamalamirihamed442 because the nba and media keeps pushing this narrative that ja is the next big thing which in fact he is not. He a loudmoutj and cannot even backup his own words while luka lets his game do the talking for him

I think we accept it bro

@@KeySzn I think the NBA community sees Luka on a higher level than Ja.

cope. steph bailed out more than the US govt

It’s cause he said warriors were gonna win it all since the beginning of the season

Maybe he meant "autistic" :p

If you look at the league now, stars are literally on every other team. I think now it’s more of a shift of who you rather play for rather then what city would you rather play for. Dallas Front Office AND Grizzlies front office had to change. Both front offices are now well equipped to get big name stars

What’s wrong with Dallas that people won’t want to go there? (Sorry, I’m not from the US)

@@user-cx9gq2ud6t Its not that its bad but New York, LA, Chicago and Boston have a larger market meaning bigger fan bases, more and bigger sponsorships, celebrities around to be more well known and make more money. more advertising, might get better schooling for your kids as well etc. just a bit more intriguing to attract a star thats why the recent team ups of Lebron and AD, Kawhi and PG and KD and Kyrie started in bigger areas like LA and NY.

@@SanctumROTMG thanks for explaining it. I understand the places that are crazy cold but never could work out why the other places couldn’t attract stars.

@@user-cx9gq2ud6t it’s more berlin then London or paris

Your math doesn't sum up as well.. How is a basketball game decided by less than 1 point 😂😂😂

Dallas has much a higher potential ceiling than what they showed in these playoffs. Memphis might have already reached their ceiling. We don't know if Ja's body can keep up with him

Warriors have complimented Memphis a lot and they have also said with and without Ja was like playing two different teams and they got caught by surprise in Game 5 and they mailed it in by the half. They probably figured out the Grizzlies with Ja by game 3,hence their confidence.

@@riker6595 true, i meant by one point 😂

@@ValWillKay What type of Mavs ceiling?! They "easily" were the most overperforming team this year!!!

Definitely a young team who could use some veteran experience

Even in the regular season they were better without him, 20-5 with the last 2 losses being at the end of the season on a locked seed. Ja is really good, but he has no impact on his team

It’s Not Derrick Rose’s style, it’s a much more a young AI. The only issue with it injury wise is that he’s playing in a higher paced league as a smaller built guard who attacks the basket alot. The injuries come from wear and tear more than recklessness. Which is his biggest issue is that he’s too ball dominant when he’s on the floor. He’s actually a very smart player, one the smartest young players in the league (luka then him) but Memphis puts too much pressure on him when’s on the court just to play free flowing basketball when he’s off of it

Not just injury but risks one of those injuries where everyone turns around and grimaces, think UFC's Cyborg's shin kick to his head or PG's leg snap etc.

@@kenjordan954 did you see the warriors and memphis series ?

@@peixeiragamers not to take away from the 20-5 run without Ja, but most of those games were against non playoff teams or against playoff teams without their stars like mavs without luka, 76ers without embiid, heat without Bam and a couple more. The only 2 wins without Ja that were impressive were beating the bucks and the nets. And they also beat the suns starting team without 4 starters so idk what we make of that. Point is we can't say they are better without Ja especially when it comes to playoff time because we haven't seen a Ja-less grizzlies play fully healthy championship contenders and look like they can win 4 games against them. Grizzlies won't win a ring without Ja because every championship team needs a closer and Ja is the only closer on the grizzlies at the moment. Bane has potential to close but it's easy to shut him out of the game when you know no one else except JJJ occasionally will make shots. All Ja needs to do is improve his defence and learn to play off ball more. Get rid of brooks and get a good trade in, stay healthy, and they can atleast go to the western conference finals imo

It’s cause skips white

@@CH-kl9qd y does he love jj then, stope making this about race man

@@CH-kl9qd No, skip is clearly playing the troll game for years. He made a career out of it. We as an audience have no clue what he really things about certain players

Stephen A isn't authentic at all. He's the biggest flip-flopper out there. Max was a real one

Just because the guy keeps on hating on everybody doesn't mean it's authentic and it sells... Remember that lil one ✊

They directly asked him about Memphis though so of course they were foremost on his mind.

If Memphis beats them in the playoffs it could be a cool rivalry going forward though

It’s more likely they asked a leading question about Memphis as they already knew it’s forefront in his mind. There’s no denying Dallas was an afterthought. Mavs/Grizz would be a more entertaining future rivalry imo.

If they get the right pieces around Luka, then I see them winning before those big 3 retire

@@alessandromuller8671 LOL looks like Dallas fans waiting for all nba players to retire LOLLL

cubans gon get get lebron on the team next year

If he gets pieces they win with those 3 still in their prime. If Luka had a good defensive big, they beat the warriors. Luka is the best player in every series. Only player that can match Luka is playoff Lebron

@@SirJorge. A defensive big? They had Maxi Kleber a big that can protect the 3 and shoot the three. Throughout the series, Dorian Finney-smith was hounding and playing great defense. And let’s go back to the Warriors v Grizzlies series. They had JJJ, Steven Adams, Brandon Clarke, Zaire Williams, Xavier Tillman. And they still got out rebounded by the Warriors and still lost 4-2. Like Huh?

It’ll probably be Warriors Vs Celtics

He has good taste.

He got a taste of that Luka Magic

@@imhotepnixon ayo?

jj love and respect luka!!

He also has some of the best play off statistics ever right now. He will be better than Steph hands down. Just need to get some people who can actually create plays.

@@LC-jq7vn no he needs to get conditioned and start playing defense. Once he does that he’ll be unstoppable. Did you watch him against the warriors? They targeted him on defense then he got tired in the 4th and it showed

@@BigA678 I didn’t mean it was just what I said. I’m also right and you are right. His team can’t create plays. Even if he didn’t get better he could win a chip with the right team around him, though both are ideal. When they didn’t hit 3’s they completely took themselves out of the game. 2 starters went 0-15 one game. Dinwiddie scored 4 points another. They have to get to the hoop sometimes to get going but they simply can’t do that enough as a team. I could have expanded on it but didn’t see any reason. Luka definitely needs to work out this off season so he can get back on defense. His defense is keeping him from being the very best. Honestly his offense is going to be some of the best ever, but if his defense can become over average the sky is the limit. Right now it’s under average but he’s so good on offense he doesn’t care enough, hopefully getting so close will spark him to want to take that defense to another level

@@LC-jq7vn I completely agree with what you said about Luka and my Mavs. We need to get it going early and often. Luka does need to work on his defense as well. Like you said, if he comes in properly conditioned and his defense above average, in the next 2 years we'll be champions with more to come.

Who does he make better?

I can agree and disagree.. Kobe had way more talent around him and screwed up. Ja hasn't really screwed up but has a young team that wasn't as good and also got hurt. I honestly think the warriors may have lost that series if he was healthy. obviously Kobe played before social media so who knows what he would've said online. but Ja just needs to stay off Twitter with his nonsense and go to work.

@@thatsarock GS would've actually won the series in 5 if Ja played. They crushed the Grizzlies with Ja and had a harder time beating them without him.

agreed! that’s why i don’t think losing Brunson will be that big of a deal for the mavs

@@stardestroyer44 Luka needs Brunson, they have mutual respect and synergy. I will be pretty devastated to see Brunson go I am afraid of all that cap space NY is clearing.

@@mattrennie6876 luka has been around it he knows it’s business . Mavs will only get better if they get longer

@@mattrennie6876 luka doesnt need brunson

Players like bane relied on ja to create them looks, they are just better defensively without him

Luka is a nightmare for any team he goes against. The guy is 23 years old and already may be the best player in the league, he's definitely Top 5, and I would edge him closer to Top 3. He is an absurd talent and his numbers actually go up in the playoffs.

@Glory Roads Luka averaged 28/9/9 this year while averaging 0.6 blocks a game and 1.2 steals. He's only 23 years old. I think you are in for a long hard road of hating Luka and trying to figure out why people think he's so good.

@Glory Roads Wow, you are seriously delusional.

@Glory Roads 30 points per game on the warriors, what happened to the suns , the clippers went to 7 when I should have ended in5 , and I don’t know why u brought the lakers up mad beat 2-1 this season

Nah They gon sit half the time so no threat 🤣

everybody knows that except delusional Lakers fans lol

@@verasdevil1 cowards like you be hiding when they show up, ill clown your butt once you're wrong🤡 dont hide😉

Absolutely false. Kawhi cannot and will not stay healthy. He didn’t care in San Antonio and he doesn’t care in LA. He wanted to prove a point in Toronto and did it. That’s all

Just hope Denver don’t get in their way.

Finals is a different vibe. Dallas was also exhausted after the phoenix series as we dont have enought depth our players were overplaying. Usage for our wings was crazy.

@@legendparitosh This is why Memphis is better than you. They have depth, you don't.

Because Warriors and their fashion fans are afraid of the Grizzlies.

@@legendparitosh bro it was a depth issue. Grizzlies have depth. You don’t. Your 1 is better than our 1 but our 2-9 is way better than your 2-9. Plus your about to lose Brunson. That roster is trashed your lucky you didn’t get swept. We beat them 50 at home without Ja in the semi finals. The mavs have a future but they have an issue with talent, grizzlies have an issue with age. Second youngest team in the league.

@@hardliketissues7463 I don’t have a dog in this fight. I’m just impressed that every time you said “you’re,” you used the wrong version.

Brat

We got to get Luka on the squat everyday program

John wall?! 😂🫡

Hell yeah John wall as your third best player…. That’s a good team for sure

This will age like milk on a hot day

Bruh stop it Memphis on the same timing as last year the past 3 years they been getting better every season 🤡

Damnn I didn’t expect to see this John wall slander 😕

lol no hes biased asf hes salty that memphis wouldve beat them with ja

@@justineliasdottir9545 They were literally being blown out when ja was still on the court, the game he was injured. then as soon as he got injured the warriors got blown out. ill put it like this yes its impressive that ja dropped (I think) 47 however he took damn near 40 shots and barley won doing that and that in the end is prob what injured him.

The Hawks season was a fluke. They didn’t get better and the teams they played imploded from the inside out (76ers.) it’s a difference …

man, people just be commenting anything... how they will stay hungry? huh? where have they "convinced themselves the league is theirs?" the hawks won 41 games that year. the grizz were the 2nd best team in the nba. i feel like most of these "grizz are cocky" fans dont actually watch the basketball games.... nba social media iq is all over the place

I hope he does Mf old enough to be there dads lmaoo

He said in the past that Ja is one of the most intelligent players in the league

@@BigA678 ok what about the other 14 players?

@@julianbrown619 there’s only one player that’s overly emotional and that’s Dillon brooks. Are you saying Bane, JJJ, Steven Adams, Tyus, Kyle Anderson are all emotional? Please say yes so we can all know you don’t watch the games

@@julianbrown619 and those likes don’t make you right. This is a “hate on Memphis” comment section. It’s group hate that’s why people agree with that nonsense you said

Sane thing

It's because Warriors relies on tiring you out throughout a series or a game for some results,and Memphis is so young,they usually don't get tired and they come full bore all 48 minutes.

They have made a conference final you clearly don’t know basketball hater or didn’t have access to a tv in 2013

@@thurmanwilliams4774 None of those guys were on the team back then. So they shouldn't talk.

@@thurmanwilliams4774 huuuh tf are you smoking.

It's because their leader, Ja Morant, thinks he's done more than he really has. A product of the social media era. He's a reason why the team has an inflated sense of ego

as a nuggets fan i just wanted to say, don't forget about MPJ - we're gon need all the scoring we can get to match the warriors, memphis and dallas next season.

@@javislice yeah I’m interested to see if the nuggets can get over the hump. I honestly think Memphis is going to regress a bit, kind of how the Hawks did. I’m not sure why, just a feeling. prolly because the warriors, nuggets, mavs and clippers will be better than last year, I think it’s going to bump Memphis down a bit.

@@cfl4286 they will but not the hawks way they’re still young the hawks had some bad contracys like gallo and some uninterested veterans memphis is still building

Murray won’t come back looking like he did pre injury so they won’t be real contenders. Might take him a season or 2 to look like his former self

Idk how ppl sleep on the pelicans with Zion 100% healthy cj Ingram Jv

Who???

Dont take it Green too seriously man. He is drunked here and talking without seberflection as always. He is saying that only because he likes SAS but he is basically black Skip troll

not close to SAS

@@futurehofer1564 stop it. skip is so much better than SAS

Yup, warriors needed kd and kd needed warriors, I’m a warriors fan and I hate when other say that we didn’t need kd, but I also hate when others say warriors needed kd more than kd needed them which is the complete opposite, either way respect kd for us, but kinda hate how he left as soon as things started getting bad and then tried forming a super team and failed miserably