DRAYMOND on Kuminga: “even when he's on the floor with Steph (Curry), we're all looking for him”
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00:00 I feel like we've had a few press conferences with you over the years talking about, like, is this the breakthrough moment for, Kuminga, but where are you at on him, especially after the last two nights?
00:12 DRAYMOND GREEN: Same place I've been. He's one of the most talented guys on this team by far. And it's good to see him playing the way he's playing. And we just need him to stay that aggressive. When he's on the court, we're gonna feature him. And it's on him to do the rest and he's doing that. And he's more than capable. And he'll continue to get better. And he'll continue to do more.
00:41 How challenging, I mean, it seems like we, again in the past, we've had these conversations and then sometimes it kind of waxes and wanes a little bit. I mean, how committed do you guys need to remain to, like you said, featuring him?
00:54 We're always committed to that. He's on the floor with me, even when he's on the floor with Steph, we're all looking for him. Like, it's not just, like, it's all, it's one of us guys who doesn't shoot the ball as much. When he's on the court, we all want to get him the ball. And it's on him to keep that mindset to come get the ball. And it's on him, no matter what happens, continue to try to score the basketball. We don't — He had three assists tonight. That's cool. If I'm honest, we don't need him to have much more than that. Go score the basketball. And that's what he's doing for us.
01:36 Obviously, Steve's praised him, but he's also at times pointed out things that he should do differently and very poignantly recently don't need those mid- range jumpers with 12 seconds on the clock. How have you seen Kuminga kind of deal with this? Do you think it's been just the normal progress for a young player or is it a little different just because of all the talent he has? Where's his mind been do you think?
01:58 He — I saw what he said before. He's strong. He don't waver, stays the course. He don't complain. He just stays the course. And so his mind is great. You go through things in this league. The path to the top for everybody isn't — I don't think, really, for anyone, but I know for everyone it's not linear. There's dips and peaks and then you dip. That's just, that's the nature of the game we play. You got a lot of great guys in this league, if you want to put yourself in that category. James Harden, who we played last night, one of the greatest players this game has ever seen. He spent four years, three years coming off the bench. What did he turn out to be? So everyone's path isn't straight up. Steph Curry, first four years, three at least, weren't the most glamorous three years. And where is he today? So, we all get caught up in the here and now, judging everything as it happens, not give things a chance to play out. And that's just the world we live in, where everything is under constant scrutiny and it creates that. But I just hope that he stayed committed to his process on his path to greatness. If he stays committed to his process, which I have zero doubt that he will, he will be great.
03:38 On another guy, a small sample size of Schroder, certainly had not been shooting the ball great, didn't shoot the ball great in this game until the very end. The ball pops in his hands for that three- pointer, are you feeling real good and what do you think…
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FROM DEC 28, 2024, postgame after Phoenix Suns at Golden State Warriors, held at Chase Center in San Francisco, CA.
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