The back-to-back Spurs-Warriors games last week was fun. Let’s do that again. Preferably in a postseason setting. Draymond Green probably would be the most enthusiastic. Even though Victor Wembanyama embarrassed him. The two games though were a defensive masterclass from the former DPOY and the 2025 DPOY-apparent. There were blocks, rebounds, trash talk and poster dunks. And though the Warriors swept them, Green seemed to have loved the energy.

Right after beating the Spurs twice, Green was back on his podcast to talk about this game. He disclosed the unheard details around the moment Wemby posterized him at the second game and was all praise for the young core of San Antonio.

“What I will say about that young Spurs team though is like that’s for sure a playoff team, obviously, you know, barring they stay healthy, that’s a playoff team.” Green might be in the minority. While Wemby is in contention for multiple end-of-the-season awards, most don’t feel the Spurs are championship contenders despite two winning streaks at the start of the 2025-26 seasons.

Dray though does not have that belief. “They will be reckoned with sooner than everyone realizes, happen to be reckoned with sooner than everyone realizes. That team is not a fluke. That’s a very good ball club.”

Besides Wemby, it’s Stephon Castle and Carter Bryant who are keeping the Spurs at the top. Bryant didn’t play against the Dubs but Castle and Victor together created franchise history with their statlines. Yet those who saw the games claim that the undersized Green shut Wemby down and prevented him from matching Stephen Curry’s 45+ point games. Wemby went 8-of-21 with six turnovers while guarded by Green over the two games.

35-year-old Green must’ve enjoyed Wemby putting him to work because he said, “They’re young, they’re still really learning how to win, but that’s a good team they got going over there, and they’re gonna they’re gonna have something to say sooner rather than later. So, like I said, looking forward to continuing to see their growth, but I definitely expect to see that team in the playoffs this year.”

Right now, the Warriors apparently left Wemby injured but Green looks ready to play against the Spurs again. Especially after Wemby fed his fiery personality.

Victor Wembanyama rose to Draymond Green’s challenge

Victor Wembanyama doesn’t come across as a trash-talker or provocative. He’ll pull off a 360-degree windmill dunk and walk off some days. The second game between the Warriors and Spurs showed a rare side of him.

It may have been Draymond Green constantly on his heels since the last game and losing to the Warriors before that. In the fourth quarter, Dray was sticking close to Wemby. They were both battling for position under the rim. Wemby pivoted to his left, caught an inbounds pass from Stephon Castle, and dunked with his left hand over Green through contact. He then proceeded to have a standoff with Green who’s a whole foot shorter than him.

It was so insane, the Spurs bench fell off their seats. Too bad it didn’t count because a foul was called on Green right before the dunk. Wemby still managed to posterize the Warriors forward though.

Dray revealed on his show that a lot of tension built up to that dunk though. He revealed he had gotten under his skin after blocking a shot, a few expletives, and a “crazy look.” Wemby apparently responded with, “what, huh, you are too small.” Green provoked the 7’4″ center by calling “too little.” 

At that point, Wemby responded with that poster. What should’ve been humiliating left Green impressed. Wemby was an adrenaline-pumping challenge that fed Draymond Green’s fiery style. But it his work ethic and improvement that convinced Green that this Spurs team is the one to beat. Proving Dray right would be making a lot of people feel stupid by Wemby & Co.