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Inside the Minds of NBA’s Defensive Titans: What Truly Sets the Best Apart?

Inside the Minds of NBA’s Defensive Titans: What Truly Sets the Best Apart?

Draymond Green isn’t elite in every one of these categories, but he’s as close to a brown belt in all of them as anyone else in the league. 

These days, Green often starts at the five for the diminutive Golden State Warriors, making him their de facto primary enforcer (84th percentile block rate). He also uses his immense feel to read passing lanes (86th percentile steal rate), memorizes player tendencies to mirror their movements in isolation, and will switch onto anyone ranging from Nikola Jokic to Austin Reaves. 

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