Draymond Green on being embarrassed to be around Warriors last season: I was probably late 20 times on purpose because of the Jordan Poole incident

NBA Central: Draymond Green said it hurt him to see Jordan Poole get a new contract with the Warriors and not being able to celebrate that accomplishment with him (🎥 @TheVolumeSports ) pic.twitter.com/rBMwEqlILe -via Twitter @TheNBACentral / June 10, 2024

“The ball isn’t in my court,” Looney said. “I don’t have full control over my destiny, so I kind of have to play the waiting game, control what I can control. I’ve been here my whole career. I don’t know nothing else. You always want to finish what you started and be somewhere for your whole career, but I’ve been in this business long enough to know that’s not realistic. I’m preparing myself for whatever. My family’s out here, the Bay’s been great to me. They treat me like family, I grew up here. “I haven’t really thought about it too far. I’m trying to see what they’re going to do first before I push the envelope and see what I want to do.” -via NBC Sports Bay Area / June 10, 2024

Kevon Looney hit a roadblock in his ninth NBA season, a year after the best of his career. He’s doing everything in his power to make sure it was an obstacle and not a dead end. Looney also knows what’s next isn’t entirely up to himself. The Warriors’ center joined his longtime teammate Draymond Green after Game 2 of the 2024 NBA Finals on the “Draymond Green Show” to talk about the Boston Celtics’ win against the Dallas Mavericks and different stories over their near-decade together in Golden State. The last question Green asked Looney wasn’t about looking at the past, but what’s next for him and the Warriors. -via NBC Sports Bay Area / June 10, 2024

Steve Kerr on Warriors dynasty coming to an end: “There’s no recipe for how to end it. These things all end however they end. In the Bulls’ case, it was ‘Alright, everybody’s a free agent, see ya later,’ and it was over. In San Antonio’s case, they found a way to revive it, win another title, and then guys ended up retiring and now they’ve been in a situation where they haven’t made the playoffs in a few years. So you can describe it however you want. I think what’s important to me is that our guys do it the right way. With dignity. With grace. I understand that we haven’t always done that. There have been moments where – with Draymond, the incident with Jordan (Poole) last year. That’s not dignified. Obviously. The stuff that happened early in the season.” “So a part of my conversations with Draymond were, ‘You owe it to yourself but also to the franchise to do this the right way. To go out competing as best you can. Be the best version of yourself. Lead the younger guys. Teach them what being a pro is about.’ And he responded beautifully. In the whole second half of the season, I thought he was amazing. I thought he played well. I thought he handled himself well. Took on a leadership role. And it was fun to watch.” -via Audacy / April 25, 2024

Chase Hughes: Jordan Poole on what he hopes to add this offseason: “Couldn’t tell you that because I’d be giving out the sauce.” But he told the young guys to approach this summer with the mindset of: “Today would be the day we start a new season.” -via Twitter @ChaseHughesNBCS / April 15, 2024