Golden State Warriors re-sign Draymond Green on one-year deal after LeBron snub

[p]Four-time NBA champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/green-draymond/fDcC7RbR/"]Green[/a] had last month declined the same contract in order to free up space in the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/golden-state-warriors/SxUtXqch/"]Warriors[/a]' salary cap as they pursued free-agent superstar [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/james-lebron/nuIVxFJk/"]James[/a].[/p][p][b]But with James signing for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philadelphia-76ers/vwRW2QSh/"]Philadelphia 76ers[/a] this week, both Green and Golden State agreed to renew on the previous terms.[/b][/p][p]The 36-year-old forward, who was on the Rio and Tokyo Olympic US gold medal teams, has spent his entire career with the Warriors since being selected in the 2012 NBA Draft.[/p][p]Green played a key role alongside the likes of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/curry-stephen/xx3787qL/"]Stephen Curry[/a] in the dynasty that captured NBA titles in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022.[/p][embed guid="d429991e-f9ef-4496-aa53-02b4ab9a5d75" url="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/2082171223409393746" social-type="twitter" /][p]While not scoring as consistently as in his heyday, Green remains a leader and a vital defensive player for the club.[/p][p]He reportedly opted out of his player option last month to give his team flexibility in signing James, with the intention of signing a longer-term extension with a lower annual value if the pursuit had been successful.[/p][p]Green even made a direct recruitment pitch to James. Green told a recent podcast he had spent time with the NBA all-time scoring leader and took "the opportunity to throw my pitch in there."[/p][image alt="Draymond Green's stats in the last two NBA seasons" id="3f70d3a9-34b3-4ab1-9a9a-fbba91c4e088" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="06f3f5f4-9a20-4f6d-9384-c28991abf6aa" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][b]While Green is staying put, rumours continue to swirl that Curry is being targeted by rival teams, including the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/miami-heat/CQ7AXnT5/"]Miami Heat[/a].[/b][/p][p]The two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, 38, has also spent his whole career with the Warriors, and will shortly be eligible to sign a two-year $137 million extension with Golden State.[/p]