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Draymond Green Reacts to Teammate Joining Philadelphia 76ers

Draymond Green sent a message to his former Golden State Warriors teammate.
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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the fourth quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center.
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the fourth quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. | Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images

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The Golden State Warriors missed the NBA playoffs last season after falling to the Sacramento Kings in the play-in tournament. It was a very disappointing finish to an overall frustrating year for the Warriors.

Golden State’s absence from the playoffs reinforced the idea that major changes are needed to this roster. While changes of that magnitude did not occur this summer, Golden State did make some marginal moves that could improve their team next season. 

One move the Warriors made in the second half of last season was converting guard Lester Quinones from a two-way contract to a standard deal. 

Quinones had some impressive moments in Golden State’s rotation last season which earned himself this promotion to the standard roster. It seems Golden State wanted to go a different direction with the end of their roster this summer, because they did not re-sign Quinones, and he has since joined the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-way contract. 

Via Shams Charania: "Free agent G Lester Quinones has agreed to a two-way NBA deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, sources tell The Athletic. Quinones averaged 4.2 points in 10.1 minutes over 41 games for the Warriors over last two seasons and will now compete for a roster spot for 76ers."

Reacting to this, Draymond Green sent a message to his former teammate on Instagram.

Via Green: “Go make the next one even more special!”

Quinones had been in Golden State’s organization for the last two seasons, getting limited NBA opportunities while also spending time with the Santa Cruz Warriors (Golden State’s G League affiliate).

This opportunity in Philadelphia could be a good one for the young guard.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.

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