During the 2015-16 season, Draymond Green averaged 14.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.4 blocks per game, while shooting just under 39 percent from deep.
He was an All-Star, runner-up for Defensive Player of the Year, All-NBA Second-Team and placed seventh in the MVP voting.
Last year he averaged 10.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, 7.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.4 blocks per game, but his 3-point shooting dipped eight percentage points to 30.8.
He was an All-Star, All-NBA Third-Team and won the Defensive Player of the Year.
"I've heard I've reached my ceiling since I was a sophomore in high school," Draymond told ESPN's Chris Haynes. "Every year. It never fails. But the one thing I've never understood is how someone can say I've reached my ceiling when I know I'm one of the hardest-working players in the NBA.
"And I'll continue to hear that for the rest of my career. Reached a ceiling, reached a ceiling. And one day I will ... eventually I will reach my ceiling, but I know I'm nowhere near that right now.
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"I think I'm just starting to scratch the surface of the player that I can be."
As a rookie, Draymond averaged 2.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.3 blocks over 13.4 minutes per game, and shot 21 percent (14 for 67) from 3-point territory.
In Year 2, he improved to 6.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.9 blocks in 21.9 minutes per contest, and shot 33.3 percent (55 for 165) from distance.
His breakout season came in 2014-15 when he supplanted David Lee in the starting lineup -- something that originally happened only because Lee injured his hamstring in the preseason.
Remember when Steve Kerr's plan was for Draymond to play around 12 to 15 minutes per game? Crazy how things can change.
"I know I'll continue to get better. There's a lot of things that I want to accomplish," Draymond told ESPN. "I want to continue to win championships. That's always the No. 1 goal for myself, is to try to win championships. Continuing to try to be an All-Star, especially in this stacked Western Conference. Continue to be an All-NBA performer and, most importantly, trying to build a résumé to one day that I can possibly enter into the Hall of Fame."
So how can Draymond get better? Is there anything in particular he worked on this offseason?
"Every summer I pick two to three things to work on. One of those things is always my shooting. I always think I can improve that," Draymond told NBC Sports Bay Area this week. "I worked on my post game a lot this summer, and I did a ton of ball-handling ... when you're balling-handling is crisp you're a better passer."
Draymond will turn 28 years old in March.
Drew Shiller is the co-host of Warriors Outsiders and a Web Producer at NBC Sports Bay Area. Follow him on Twitter @DrewShiller
