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Draymond Green and Pascal Siakam

The last tier of this article finds the pairing of Pascal Siakam and Draymond Green. One has many championships and a few accolades, the other is a fresh face but has the trophies to back it up. These two round out the rough top-6 power forwards in the NBA.

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Green, a second-round pick in 2012, has had an NBA career that wasn’t expected. Three rings, three All-Star appearances, a two-time All-NBA player, and the 2016-17 Defensive Player of the Year. He might not be appealing in the box score, as last year he averaged seven across the board for points, rebounds, and assists per game, but he’s been one of the more impactful players of the last five or so years, playing a vital role in the success of the Golden State Warriors.

Green’s defensive prowess has helped the Warriors post a top-five team defensive rating in four of his seven seasons with the team. His 7.4 points per game in 2018-19 are his lowest since his second season in the league, a number that I would imagine increases this season with the loss of Klay Thompson and the departure of Kevin Durant. Though, Green’s never been much of a scorer.

Siakam just completed his career year, which was capped off with an NBA Championship and being voted Most Improved Player in just his third season. Last season, Siakam saw an increase of 11.2 minutes per game which was reflected in his output on the court. He averaged nearly 17 points per game to go with almost seven rebounds per game. He shot 55 percent from the field and 37 percent from beyond the arc.

The Toronto Raptors, led by Kawhi Leonard, Siakam, and Kyle Lowry, toppled Green’s Warriors in five games to win the 2019 NBA Finals. With the departure of Leonard for the Raptors and the aforementioned losses of both Thompson and Durant, both Siakam and Green will need to kick it into the next gear if both players want to meet again in the NBA Finals. Siakam becomes the man in Toronto while Green will return to being the third man of the big three with Stephen Curry and newly acquired D’Angelo Russell.

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