{"id":889629,"date":"2026-09-12T18:24:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T18:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/889629\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T18:24:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T18:24:19","slug":"draymond-green-on-talent-dilution-in-the-nba-we-had-13-teams-tanking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/889629\/","title":{"rendered":"Draymond Green on talent dilution in the NBA: ‘We had 13 teams tanking’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green addressed potential NBA expansion to 32 teams on his show. Green stated that talent dilution is a concern for ownership rather than players, emphasizing that revenue growth is ultimately what drives the league’s decisions.<\/p>\n

NBA expansion plans are trending as of recent with the league slowly preparing for the expansion to 32 franchises at some point in the near future.<\/p>\n


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In a section for Questions and Answers on The Draymond Show<\/a>, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was asked to comment on the expansion.<\/p>\n

To be more precise, he was asked to voice his opinion about talent dilution that could come with expansion:<\/p>\n

“I don’t think that the dilution of talent is necessarily a worry for the players. That’s a worry for the league, ownership, front offices. I don’t care how talented is the next guy on the next team, I don’t give a damn,” Green started.<\/p>\n

Green clarified that last season already we had a situation with 13 teams tanking or being able to tank.<\/p>\n

“From the ownership standpoint, yeah, that always has to be a worry. We had 13 teams tanking last year. We had 13 teams being able to tank.”<\/p>\n

In the end, Green noted that everybody will agree that an increase in the revenue pool and more money in the bank can only be a positive thing.<\/p>\n

“When you look at the talent pool,is it substantial to add two more teams? Maybe, maybe not. Ultimately, money talks, BS walks, and everyone is obviously a fan of increasing the revenue pool,” Green concluded.<\/p>\n

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