Shooting Strides: Draymond Green Shares Key to Imoroved 3-Point Shooting
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has never been the most reliable shooter, often posing as an offensive liability for the team. However, Green has seemingly worked on his outside stroke, knocking down 40% of his shots from beyond the arc.
The defensive forward is a career 32% shooter from beyond the arc. His lowest efficiency from deep came during his rookie season as he made 20.9% of his 3-pointers. Since then, he’s hovered between the 30% to 40% mark. He shot 39.5% last season, his highest result from a distance.
In the 2024-25 NBA season, Green is knocking down 42.9% from long range in 3.5 attempts, tying his second-highest attempts. Rachel Nichols got to chat with the Warriors star on “Open Run” on Thursday and asked the four-time champion how he worked on his shot.
“I did a lot of work to get to this space,” Green said about his improved shooting. “Working with my trainer, Travis. But then also, I did a lot of mental work. Meeting with our sports psychiatrist, telling him the things that’s bothering me when I’m getting ready to shoot or if I’m putting myself in a space to where I’m kind of hiding a bit so I don’t get the shot.”
“I took seven threes last game. I started 0-for-3. To take that fourth three was a huge mental hurdle for me because I started 0-for-3 and I shot the fourth one. The fourth one went in, but I didn’t shoot the fourth one without any hesitation.”
Green referred to the Warriors ‘ Nov. 15 game against the Memphis Grizzlies where he had seven attempts from deep. The four-time All-Star addressed his mentality in shooting the next shot despite missing his first three attempts.
“Before, I’d be 0-for-3, ‘I can’t miss no more this game. I’m not going to shoot again.’ But it’s just a totally different way of thinking and it took me a lot of mental work to get there.”
As Green continues to shoot above 40% from deep, he’s averaging 9.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.7 assists.
