This past NBA postseason, Draymond Green became a fixture on TNT’s Inside the NBA. And based on a recent admission from Green’s agent Josh Pyatt, the four-time NBA champion may be preparing for life after basketball with a full-time move into an NBA analyst role on a major network.
In a recent conversation with Front Office Sports, Pyatt detailed how Green views a role in sports media as a “big part” of his future as his NBA career winds down. Green has already begun talks with “several NBA media partners,” per Pyatt.
“He looks at media as a big part of his future and is excited about the opportunities that exist out there for him,” Pyatt told Front Office Sports about his client.
After this season, ESPN, NBC, and Amazon will share the new NBA media rights deal while TNT closes up shop.
Inside the NBA is set to remain a prominent pregame show within NBA media, but it will be shown on ESPN through a sublicensing deal with Turner.
With this in mind, perhaps the move that makes the most sense for Green would be a more permanent role on Inside the NBA. The likes of Blake Griffin and Dirk Nowitzki have already found a home on Amazon’s studio crew. Perhaps Green could work alongside some former players of his era on the streamer.
Regardless, Green has certainly set himself up to be a prime candidate to move into a studio analyst role immediately after his playing career is done. On top of his appearances on Inside the NBA last postseason, he also hosts his podcast alongside Baron Davis on The Volume network.
It’s interesting to see Pyatt publicly discussing Green’s media aspirations right now given the obvious struggles of the Golden State Warriors this season. Currently, the Warriors are outside of a play-in spot in the Western Conference. If this holds up, it would be the second-straight season where the once-powerful Warriors dynasty misses out on the postseason.
Green still has two years left on his contract that would net him $25.9 million and $27.7 million respectively should he opt into the players option in the final year of his deal. That kind of money may be too much to pass up for a media gig.
However, Green has openly shared in the past that this season may be his last. When you consider these latest comments from Pyatt and the fact that the Warriors dynasty appears to be nearing its end, it may not be all that much of a shock to see him call it quits in favor of a studio analyst role next season.
About Reice Shipley
Reice Shipley is a staff writer for Comeback Media that graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Media. He previously worked at Barrett Sports Media and is a fan of all things Syracuse sports.