Draymond Green will make just under $17.5 million this season and then just over $18.5 million next season.
He is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2020 but he is actually eligible to sign an extension right now.
Because the 2017 Defensive Player of the Year still has two years remaining on his current contract, the maximum amount he could sign for today is just under $100 million over four seasons (starting in 2020-21). It's very unlikely Draymond agrees to an extension now because he would be leaving a lot of money on the table.
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Whether he inks a new contract sometime this season, or next summer or in July 2020, he told Anthony Slater of The Athletic that he will be a very active participant in the negotiations:
Sometimes, you get guys who leave it up to somebody else, leave it up to an agent and then blame the agent when it doesn't go how they like. First off, you need to understand the business. You need to understand whatever it is you need to know.
The most important thing in contract negotiations as a player is understanding what's in front of you. So often, guys don't. That's one thing I'll always be.
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When I took less money (on my last contract) when KD was coming, I knew everything I was doing. And then I made my decision. I would never look back and be like, 'Ah, I took less money, (my agent) B.J. (Armstrong), screwed me.'
Nah, I knew everything that was going on - I knew how much money we had, I knew our books, I knew what we'd have next year, I knew what the cap would be, I knew what was the most I could take, I knew what the max was. I knew everything. Then I made my decision. That's how it should be.
Just learn the business. You're a CEO of your business. You are a business and you are the CEO of that.
This should not come as a surprise to anybody. Draymond is the guy who reportedly filed for a "Hampton 5" trademark.
It will be fascinating to see how the contract situations with Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond play out.
But that's a conversation for another day.
"That is something we'll all talk about when that time is here," Draymond told The Athletic. "But it's not now. We're trying to win a championship. We're not focusing on that now. But that's something we definitely will talk about."
Drew Shiller is the co-host of Warriors Outsiders. Follow him on Twitter @DrewShiller
