The much-awaited second episode of LeBron James and J.J. Redick‘s ‘Mind the Game’ podcast is finally out. The episode focused on the Golden State Warriors’ post splits, and how their power forward acts as a hub on the roster. What’s more interesting is that the Akron hammer came up with his take on the Warriors’ tricks and the trickster, Draymond Green—a statement that emerged a week after a difference of opinion became evident between two of the NBA’s finest.

On the show, J.J. Redick admitted, “That team[Warriors] is like the hardest action to guard… Draymond was at the top of the list for a bunch of years. In 18-19 he had the highest efficiency on post-ups of any player in the NBA…” He asked James how he guarded it for four straight years.

King James revealed that one must focus on Draymond’s eyes to tackle the warrior’s IQ-powered gameplay and said, “When Draymond catches a ball in the post, the first thing you have to do is you have to track his eyes.”

The Akron native further added that the  Warriors started to take out a swipe-through technique and said, “You can’t track the ball because Draymond has the ability… This a swipe through so obviously he has his back towards the basket. You have to track his eyes because if you track the ball with your hands, he gonna hit your arms and get that foul.” Notably, if one tries to track the ball, it won’t help much.

While responding to James’s previous statement about how the Warriors’ IQ helped them secure the 2022 NBA title against the Boston Celtics, Draymond expressed his disagreement shortly after. The Draymond Green Show saw the 34-year-old lamenting James’ claim with a layered understanding. He said,

“That to a certain degree is very true. I think we definitely had a higher IQ at the time. But I think it’s more than just a higher IQ though, we had a higher IQ, for sure, but it’s also IQ in the moment, in these situations… Sometimes those lights can be a little bit brighter than you expected and then they (Boston) were much younger… Also, our coaching staff IQ was higher, the adjustments we made throughout the series, it made all the difference…”

However, when Green found out that his friend, James, was starting his own podcast, he said, “I’m excited to check it out because I love a great basketball conversation… I must say I am a little um upset that LeBron James is like going on the podcast and he still haven’t been on the Draymond Green show… I guess I’ll live with it for now pick the bone with him that I got to pick with him later.” Maybe Green wanted the Akron Hammer on his podcast and have a basketball-centric exclusive interaction.

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Furthermore on ‘Mind the Game’, LeBron James delved deeper, providing a precise breakdown to counter the star-studded offense of the Golden State Warriors. The absence of Draymond Green in game 5 of the 2016 NBA finals proved to be the turning point for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who famously came back from a 3-1 deficit. 

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Describing more about the formidable squad of Warriors, James added, “The second thing you have to do, you have to get the bodies right away, and you can’t get to the top side. Steph (Curry) and Klay (Thompson) are great at back doors and getting to the rim.” To tackle them, one needs to get to the lower side of them, and the one who sets the screen should maintain a proper space to avoid slipping.

James further added, “The guys that’s guarding either Steph or Klay that’s coming off, you have to get to the bottom hip of their shoulder and trail them all the way out.”

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He then mentioned another NBA sensation, Kevin Durant, and how it became impossible to guard him when things got out of hand. So much so that Durant scored an average of 35.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game in the series in 2017. 

In fact, it was happening even when he was guarded by LeBron James throughout the game. Safe to say, Green remains a perfect team player for the Golden State Warriors and the success they earned throughout the years. 

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