Breaking: Draymond Green Makes Huge Decision On Player Option

With a $27.5M player option for the final year of his contract, the Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green had a big decision to make. That, he's now done, officially declining that option and becoming a free agent. 

BREAKING: Draymond Green is declining his $27.5M player option for 2023-24 season and will enter unrestricted free agency, per @ShamsCharania pic.twitter.com/G3jDHTuOhY

— NBA Retweet (@RTNBA) June 19, 2023

Green has been part of the Warriors' core during their four-title run over the last nine years, and what this decision means for the future of the Dubs will be heavily speculated on, though he has said he wants to stay in The Bay.

Klutch's Rich Paul to ESPN on Golden State's Draymond Green declining player option: "We will continue to talk to Golden State and explore all options," Paul said. It was expected Green would opt-out and now he can talk with Warriors, explore sign-and-trades and free agency.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 19, 2023

According to Insider Adrian Wojnarowski, Green's agent Rich Paul says "We will continue to talk to Golden State and explore all options." 

Fellow ESPN Insider Marc Spears has already reported that "the Warriors are going to do everything in their power... to bring him back."

Nevertheless, teams will come a-calling, notably the Los Angeles Lakers. 

Green 33, averaged 8.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game last season.

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