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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Draymond Green Says He Should Be Union President in NBA CBA Rant

The four-time champion believes the new CBA has ended NBA free agency.

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As NBA free agency has slowed down, Draymond Green, one of the league’s most outspoken players, took to social media to vent about the league’s CBA.

Green sent out five posts on Threads late Monday night saying that the NBA’s current CBA put “an end to Free Agency” due to the presence of the second apron—which acts as a hard cap for teams. The 13-year NBA veteran believes the changes drastically affect players, but he thinks many “mismanage their careers” because they are not aware of the intricacies of the business.

“I sit here and watch so many players overplay the market and not understand what they are up against with the new rules. Which leads me to trying to understand the unstaggering percentage of guys that has no idea of THE BUSINESS they are apart of,” Green wrote.

Despite the criticisms, Green was complimentary of the NBA, saying the league has an “amazing partnership amongst players, staff, front office, ownership, and fans.” The crux of his issue appears to be the lack of education among players of the CBA and how it affects their contracts and earning potential.

Green believes he could have helped educate the players better—if he were the president of the National Basketball Players Association.

“I should’ve been the Players association president lol. I could’ve helped a lot,” the 35-year-old wrote. 

The NBPA president is CJ McCollum, who was elected in August 2021. Two years later, the NBA’s current CBA was ratified. Other players on the board include first vice president Grant Williams, who was appointed a few months before the new CBA, and Celtics star Jaylen Brown, who has been a board member since 2019.

The union’s executive director is Andre Iguodala, Green’s former teammate with the Warriors. The pair won four NBA championships together alongside Steph Curry and Klay Thompson. Iguodala took the role in November 2023, months after the current CBA took effect. 

Green hinted he may not be done opining about the CBA and free agency. “Maybe I’ll write a long piece, or maybe I’ll just do a podcast lol.” 

The four-time All-Star hosts a podcast called The Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis, which has more than 200,000 subscribers on YouTube. 

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