Overview
- Draymond Green signed a one-year contract worth $27.7 million to return to Golden State after earlier opting out to create salary flexibility.
- Green confirmed on his show that he did not secure a negotiated no-trade clause and said he chose not to fight for that protection.
- Reporting says Green waived no-trade protection for a reported 15% trade kicker, and Spotrac notes standard NBA rules prevent him from being traded before Dec. 15, 2026.
- The one-year deal keeps Green extension-ineligible until 2027 and, combined with earlier offseason moves, places the Warriors over the NBA’s first luxury-tax apron and limits short-term roster flexibility.
- The signing followed the Warriors’ failed pursuit of a mid-level star this summer, and Green framed his stay as a conditional partnership saying he will accept a trade if the team decides to move him.