Draymond Green has agreed to a one-year, $27.7 million contract to remain with the Golden State Warriors, a deal announced on July 28, 2026. The move keeps intact a partnership that has defined the franchise for more than a decade, even as the roster around it has changed shape this offseason.
The number itself carries a backstory. It matches the value of the contract Green opted out of on June 29, a decision he made specifically to hand the Warriors salary-cap flexibility as they pursued LeBron James. That pursuit did not pay off. LeBron instead chose to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers rather than reunite with Green and Stephen Curry in the Bay Area.
Chasing 1,000 Games Alongside Curry
Should he appear in at least 51 games this season, he will join Curry as the only players in Warriors history to suit up in 1,000 games for the franchise.
This will be Green’s 15th season with the Warriors, the club that drafted him in the second round back in 2012. Along the way he has collected four championships, the 2016-17 Defensive Player of the Year award, nine All-Defensive selections, two All-NBA nods and four All-Star appearances.
A Diminished Role Behind the Milestone Chase
Last season told a more complicated story on the court. Green averaged 8.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists while playing 27.5 minutes per game in 2025-26, his lowest minutes total since becoming a full-time starter. According to advanced data cited by the SF Standard, the Warriors actually performed 3.9 points per 100 possessions better when Green was off the floor last season.
Those numbers arrived alongside a rough finish. Golden State went 37-45 in 2025-26 and missed the playoffs entirely after a play-in loss to Phoenix, part of a stretch in which the franchise has not advanced past the second round of the postseason since its 2022 title run.
What the New Deal Actually Locks In
Green’s new contract does not include a no-trade clause, and it sets him up for unrestricted free agency again in 2027. Golden State’s roster commitments now sit at roughly $213 million for 12 players, a figure that clears the first luxury-tax apron and lands about $8 million shy of the second apron threshold.
NBA.com confirmed the terms of the agreement as part of its free agency coverage.
