One under-the-radar aspect of the Warriors’ chase for LeBron James is who would get custody of the No. 23.James has switched between the Nos. 6 and 23 throughout his long NBA career, but he returned to the latter in 2023 after the NBA retired Bill Russell’s No. 6 league-wide.
On the other hand, Draymond Green has donned the No. 23 for the entirety of his 14-year Warriors career.
So, who would budge first? Well, apparently Green already has as part of his pitch for James to join Golden State.
On Thursday, Green received a reply on Threads asking what number he would switch to if James took No. 23 with the Warriors.
Green’s replacement plan was pretty simple: Add those two digits together, and you get No. 5. Draymond Green says he’d switch his number to 5 if LeBron were to join Warriors and want No. 23 pic.twitter.com/JN2oiXNyJR
— TheWarriorsTalk (@TheWarriorsTalk) July 16, 2026 Seems like Green already has put some thought into it. Does that mean he knows something we don’t about James’ next destination? It certainly is possible.
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