The rationale behind Draymond's continued assistance to young Warriors selected to succeed himThe rationale behind Draymond's continued assistance to young Warriors selected to succeed him

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Draymond Green probably is the most passionate teammate in the NBA. That comes with some issues, but a lot of greatness — like, four NBA championships great.

Part of being an elite teammate is mentoring younger, inexperienced players, even when some are drafted to take your job. An aspect of Green’s game that doesn’t get talked about enough is his service to younger Warriors over the years.

In talking to one of his mentees, Kevon Looney, on the “Draymond Green Show” on Sunday, Green discussed being a helpful veteran, particularly when knowing Golden State has tried to replace him.

“Since [Looney] arrived in San Francisco — Oakland, actually — with the Golden State Warriors, he arrived to take my spot,” Green told Looney. “The Warriors kept drafting people to get me out of there for five, six years. I can just name the names, I won’t remember the order. It was like Loon, then [Jordan Bell], Eric Paschall, [Alen Smailagić] and the list went on. The Warriors kept drafting people to replace me.

“And I get it, by the way. It was never like a, ‘Ah, that’s bulls–t,’ or ‘F–k that, I ain’t going to teach this man.’ It was never that for me.