Warriors' Draymond Green Discusses His Jump Shot: 'I Can Shoot the S--t Out the Ball'

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is never one to lack confidence in himself and his ability on the basketball court. 

Speaking to Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Green likes where his jump shot is at in the early going of the 2021-22 season. 

“The shot feels pretty good,” he said. “I think when you go so long without shooting, it’s a mental hurdle you have to get over. I’ll say that’s where I am. But I can shoot the s--t out the ball. I know that.”

Since his high-water mark in 2015-16 when he shot 49 percent overall and 38.8 percent from three-point range, Green's shooting touch has come and gone over the years.

It reached a nadir during the 2019-20 season when Green made just 38.9 percent of his field-goal attempts. He ranked 307 out of 327 qualified players in true shooting percentage, per HashtagBasketball.com. 

The start of last season seemed to indicate another difficult road for Green as a shooter. The three-time All-Star made 34.9 percent of his attempts in 16 games in January, but he told Slater there were mitigating circumstances around that slow start. 

“Coming off being sick and my foot f--ked up,” Green said. “This thing and that thing. It impacted me quite a bit, from my conditioning to my rhythm. I had an issue over here (points at outside of his right foot, toward the lower part of his big toe). It was kind of a toe, foot sprain. That thing bothered me for a while.”

Green told reporters in January he was struggling to get his conditioning back after missing one month with a foot injury and being in the NBA's COVID-related protocols. He did get better as the season went on, shooting 51.7 percent of his field goals on 6.7 attempts per game in 23 starts from April 1-May 16. 

That has carried over to the start of this season. The 31-year-old currently ranks 13th in the NBA in field-goal percentage (59.0) on 6.5 attempts per game.  

Green remains a terrific all-around player for the Warriors. He leads the team in rebounding (8.7 per game), assists (7.0) and blocks (1.2) so far this season. 

As Golden State continues to wait for Klay Thompson to return, Green's offensive contributions has helped the team get off to a 5-1 start.