"Dennis Rodman cannot f**k with him" - Brandon Jennings Draws Heat With Draymond Green Top-10 IQ Nod While Snubbing Celtics Legend

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is one of the most underrated players in the league despite his role in the Warriors’ dynasty. Former player Brandon Jennings on a Monday episode of the “Gil’s Arena” show drew heat when he named Green among the top 10 high-IQ basketball players, while snubbing Celtics legend Larry Bird.

Jennings ranked Green above Chicago Bulls legend Dennis Rodman. He asserted that the four-time champion affected the game more than Rodman despite his physical limitations.

“Dennis Rodman ain’t better than Draymond Green,” Jennings said. “Draymond Green can shoot the three, spread the ball, guard everybody from one through five. Dennis Rodman cannot f*** with him.”

Green and Rodman are both known for being defensive specialists. They’ve both carved out their careers by being crucial to their teams despite not being elite scorers. The argument for Green over Rodman is that the Warriors star is more versatile, averaging more assists, steals and blocks than Rodman, who was known for his rebounding.

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Warriors coach Steve Kerr once compared Green to Rodman. He noted his competitive side as a player who always wants to dominate a game.

“He’s got a little Dennis Rodman in him,” Kerr said. “Not as crazy as Dennis. He’s a great rebounder and he’s got a good feel, Dennis always had a great feel for the game. That was an underrated aspect of his game. … Draymond’s got some of that in him. He wants to dominate the game emotionally. It’s a great trait to have.”

Draymond Green is averaging 8.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game in his career so far. Rodman averaged 7.3 ppg, 13.1 rpg and 1.8 apg in his 14-year career.

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Draymond Green's shocking admission about Warriors dynasty

Draymond Green on his podcast on Monday made a shocking admission about the Warriors’ dynasty.

“It’s true, dynasties don’t last forever,” Green said. “What you do is you try to prolong them as long as you can, you try to build on them as much as you can.

Green and Kerr had an argument during a timeout during a game against the Orlando Magic on Dec. 22. Green walked off the court and went to the locker room and did return to the bench but did not play again in that game. Coach Kerr later said that Green’s decision to leave was his own to cool off, as both Green and Kerr apologized to each other and to the team.

Edited by Ubong Richard