Welcome into the Lockdown NBA, 2023, free agency special.

Nick Engstead here from Lockdown NBA and Lockdown Mavericks.

I'm joined by Kylin Mills with the Lockdown Warriors podcast to talk about

Draymond Green, re-signing, the first name off the board in free agency.

Signed for four years, $100 million,

according to Shams Sharania as of right now.

Kylin Mills, your initial reaction to Draymond returning to the Warriors.

Okay, my initial reaction, Nick, good to see ya.

Not a huge shock.

I mean, all reports and everything I was hearing leading up to this free agency madness day

was that the intent was for

Draymond Green to return to the Warriors. His agent had said that there were multiple reports out about

that as well. And then the Warriors knew front office. I say new because general manager Bob Myers

out, Mike Dunleavy Jr. in now leading the charge, was very upfront and talking with the media

and saying that he wanted Dream on Green back with this organization and that that was a big focus for this front

office as they approach free agency. So both sides were pretty upfront going into this that

they wanted there to be a reunion. Dremont wanted to stay with Golden State and the Warriors

are not ready to break up the big three. The core that is Clay Thompson, Steph Curry,

and Dremont Green green so all signs are

pointing to these two sides coming together the big question was going to be what is the dollar

amount there have been so many rumors swirling about what draymond green is going to ask for dating

all the way back to last summer where rumors were swirling that he was going to ask for a max extension

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