Report: Warriors’ Draymond Green will seek max contract extension Aug. 3

Is Draymond Green, at this point in his career at age 32, a four-year max contract extension player?

While LeBron James has been the August contract extension headliner (because it’s a clear window into his feelings on the Lakers’ roster and his future plans), he is not the only one up for a deal. As Anthony Slater and Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic point out, the Warriors have four players eligible, including Andrew Wiggins (they want to keep him but not at his max contract number, so what is the middle ground?), Jordan Poole, and Klay Thompson.

But Green might be the trickiest of the Warriors extensions.

Green, according to sources, wants and believes he deserves a maximum contract extension from the Warriors. Aug. 3 is when he is eligible to sign a four-year deal. That is his desired length…

Green is set to make $25.8 million this coming season. He is due $27.5 million for 2023-24, but it’s a player option. He can decline it and become a free agent next summer. So the maximum extension Green could sign starting next week involves him opting out of the final year of his current deal and signing a four-year extension worth $138.4 million…

All indications, though, are that the Warriors have no plans to offer Green a maximum extension, and there isn’t any current traction on any type of extension. The typical pattern of this Golden State front office is to extend with one year remaining. Even Stephen Curry waited until one year remained before signing his max extension last offseason. Green has two years remaining on the maximum extension he signed in 2019. While he could opt out a year earlier, the Warriors’ current preference is to talk extension with Green next summer.

The question is will Green be happy with that?