{"id":523679,"date":"2026-03-07T01:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T01:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/523679\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T01:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T01:37:08","slug":"draymond-green-shares-10-changes-hed-make-as-nba-commissioner-nbc-bay-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/523679\/","title":{"rendered":"Draymond Green shares 10 changes he\u2019d make as NBA commissioner \u2013 NBC Bay Area"},"content":{"rendered":"

Draymond Green<\/a> recently put on his imaginary commissioner hat and laid out 10 changes he believes would make the NBA better.<\/p>\n

On Friday’s episode of “The Draymond Green Show<\/a>,” the Warriors forward noted he wasn\u2019t trying to “fix” the league, but rather suggest ways to improve it.<\/p>\n

“I wouldn’t say fix the NBA because I don’t think the NBA needs fixing,” Green said. “I think the NBA is great, but I think improve the NBA, make the NBA better.”<\/p>\n

Green\u2019s list covered everything from draft eligibility and officiating transparency to defensive rules and player recovery standards on the road.<\/p>\n

Here are the 10 changes Green would make if he were NBA commissioner:<\/p>\n

Change draft rule: High school or 2 years of college<\/p>\n

More transparency with refs<\/p>\n

Let defense have more leeway<\/p>\n

Adapt the FIBA rim tap rule<\/p>\n

Retain 2 challenges if past challenge was correct<\/p>\n

Call traveling more<\/p>\n

Call offensive foul on ball swipe<\/p>\n

Make positions a thing w\/ All-NBA and All-Defense again<\/p>\n

Make standards for arenas universal in the NBA<\/p>\n

Get rid of 65-game rule for awards<\/p>\n

Green spent the most time explaining his proposed draft change, saying he believes the NBA should move away from the “one-and-done” model.<\/p>\n

“If you don’t go straight out of high school and you go to college, I think you should stay for two years of college,” Green stated. “I don’t think there should be one and done.”<\/p>\n

Green argued the current system encourages players to spend only a few months on campus before turning their attention to the NBA.<\/p>\n

“I think what you’re teaching kids with the one-and-done rule is to go to a place for five months, be half one foot in, one foot out, and then go on your way,” Green added.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

He also called for more transparency involving referees, saying the current lack of public accountability creates doubt around the league.<\/p>\n

“In a league where you’re so transparent about everything, it’s the one thing you’re not as transparent about,” Green said. “And I think ultimately it allows people to question our league. It allows people to question the integrity of our league.”<\/p>\n

Another major point for Green was allowing defenders more freedom. He argued the NBA has leaned too far toward offense and that lower-scoring games can still be entertaining.<\/p>\n

“I think ultimately at one point the NBA tipped so far left to score more points that people aren’t really looking for that anymore,” Green explained. “Like nobody’s looking for a game to be 130 to 128. What people are looking for is a game to be 104 to 101.”<\/p>\n

Green also took aim at what he views as offensive advantages created by officiating, including uncalled travels and foul-drawing moves that put defenders in difficult positions.<\/p>\n

On one specific move \u2014 when a ballhandler swipes through a defender\u2019s arm to draw contact \u2014 Green said the league should treat it as an offensive foul.<\/p>\n

“It should be called an offensive foul,” Green said. “They’ll stop doing it.”<\/p>\n

Green\u2019s ninth proposed change focused on player participation, but from a facilities standpoint rather than a punishment one. He believes the NBA should require every arena to meet the same recovery and locker room standards, especially for visiting teams.<\/p>\n

“There’s no reason that there’s not a cold tub and a hot tub in every locker room in the NBA,” Green said.<\/p>\n

To illustrate the point, Green referenced a recent Warriors trip to Memphis, where he recalled that he lacked basic recovery tools that help him prepare physically.<\/p>\n

“If we’re talking about putting the best product on the floor, we’re talking about player participation for fans,” Green said. “There’s no reason that there’s not a cold tub and a hot tub in every locker room in the NBA.”<\/p>\n

Green closed his list by calling for the removal of the NBA\u2019s 65-game minimum for awards eligibility, arguing players should not be penalized for legitimate injuries.<\/p>\n

“If guys have a freak injury \u2026 if they’ve been good enough in a voter’s mind to get an award, let them get the award,” Green noted.<\/p>\n

While not every suggestion is likely to gain traction, Green made clear he sees room for improvement in several areas around the league.<\/p>\n

“Those are my 10 things that I would change if I was the NBA commissioner to make our league a better place,” Green concluded. “I think our league is a great place. So, I don’t think it’s a fix. I just think it’s some changes that could help our league.”<\/p>\n

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