Now at the head of his own podcast with JJ Redick, LeBron James took the opportunity to offer a strong opinion on the Warriors’ latest title. Words which did not escape Draymond Green, who reacted to them without delay.

NBA stars Draymond Green (left) and LeBron James (right)

In 2022, the Warriors created a bit of a surprise by lifting the Larry O’Brien trophy. It must be said that many observers considered their dynasty already over following the departure of Kevin Durant and the defeat against the Raptors in 2019. Despite this, Steve Kerr’s men overcame a squad of Boston, however, is very well supplied and guided by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

Draymond Green corrects LeBron’s comments on the Warriors

Widely leading the league this season, the Celtics (57-14) once again appear destined to play the leading roles in the title race. However, this time, they will be able to rely on experience that they did not necessarily present two years ago. But according to the words delivered by LeBron James in Mind The Game , it is not necessarily this shortcoming that would have cost them dearly at the time:

I think when Golden State beat Boston in the Finals, it came down to basketball IQ. To me, Boston had more talent on their team. They were stronger, but it was a question of IQ. People talk about experience, but it was IQ.

This opinion expressed by the King reached the ears of Draymond Green , who gave his own in his podcast in recent hours:

 

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To a certain extent, this is entirely true. I think we definitely had a higher basketball IQ back then. But I think it goes further than that. We had a higher IQ, that’s for sure, but there is also a notion of habit that comes into play in these cases. Playing in the NBA Finals often is not like being used to the playoffs. Sometimes the pressure is greater than expected at these times.

And then the Celtics were much younger, they had never been that far. They had been to the Eastern Conference Finals, but they had never been to the Finals. So, I think our basketball IQ was higher. I think at that time the IQ of our coaching staff was also higher. The adjustments we made throughout this series made all the difference.

Considered the metronome of the Warriors, Green joins LeBron on the question of game intelligence but does not forget the factor of experience. After having tasted the Finals for the first time, will the Celtics manage to win them this year? In any case, Draymond and LBJ could possibly discuss it if the King accepts his counterpart’s invitation to his podcast .

Seeing LeBron James affirm that IQ was decisive in the Warriors’ title against the Celtics in 2022, Draymond Green wanted to provide some nuances. A subject that could well come back on the table in the event of a joint podcast by the two men.