"Wait until the Warriors realize" - LeBron James' Friend Pokes Fun at Draymond Green for Snubbing Spurs Among West Contenders

LeBron James' friend poked fun at Draymond Green's take on which teams he sees are the true contenders in the Western Conference. Although the 2025-26 NBA season has just started, the Golden State Warriors star has already picked out which teams could contend in the Western Conference.

Early in the campaign, the Warriors have secured a 3-1 standing, while the defending champions, the OKC Thunder, remain undefeated with a 4-0 start. According to Green, there are only five teams in the conference that could be potential threats to the title.

Those teams are the Warriors, the Thunder, the Denver Nuggets, the LA Lakers and the LA Clippers. Green revealed his take on Tuesday's episode of his show, "The Draymond Green Show." The only other West team he acknowledged as "good" was the San Antonio Spurs, another team that has also remained undefeated with a 4-0 record to start the season.

"When I look at this conference, [the San Antonio] Spurs look good," Green said. "But when I look at the conference, I think the truth can tell you this. In my mind, when I think about this, it's like OKC [Thunder], yours truly, the Dubs... Denver [Nuggets]... And then I think you gotta look at both LA teams. Both of those teams need good breaks.

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"Those are the teams that I see right now out the gate... I think those are the contenders in the West."

But the friend of the Lakers star, Cuffs the Legend, trolled Green on X (formerly Twitter) for what he said about the Spurs. According to the basketball fan, he wants the four-time champion to realize that the San Antonio squad this season is better than Golden State.

"just wait until the Warriors realize the Spurs are a better basketball team than them 😂" James' friend posted on social media.

The Spurs could be a dark-horse contender this year. They have been off to a flying start, even though they haven't had their complete roster.

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Draymond Green believes Victor Wembanyama can win multiple NBA awards this season

Victor Wembanyama had one of the best starts this season for an All-Star. In the first four games, Wemby has solidified his spot as one of the best two-way players in the NBA. With that, Draymond Green thinks that the Spurs star has the chance to take over the league awards this year.

"He stay at this pace at this level, he's gonna be like MVP, DPOY, Most Improved Player. He's gonna be in position to compete for all those awards," the four-time All-Star said.

At the start of the year, Wemby is averaging 31 points, 13.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 4.8 blocks. In just four games, Draymond Green knows that the Frenchman is on a mission to take over the league.

Edited by Reign Amurao