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Why Charles Barkley-Draymond Green Beef Shows How Underrated Peak Dray Was
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Why Charles Barkley-Draymond Green Beef Shows How Underrated Peak Dray Was

Golden State Warriors On SI·Joey Akeley·23 days ago
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One of the popular opinions from the Charles Barkley-Draymond Green beef is that Barkley was better in his Houston career than Green was in his best season. This is a baseless claim . I'll explain why it's not true before going into the bigger-picture discussion of how underrated Green was in his prime. Peak Draymond>Houston Barkley Barkley played four seasons with the Rockets, and though he was clearly steps below his prime, he was still a very good player. He averaged 16.5 points, 12.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists. His effective field-goal percentage was just .502, which was just above average for that time frame. Meanwhile, Green's peak was the 2015-16 season. He averaged 14.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 7.4 assists. His effective field-goal percentage was .551. Even adjusted for the improvement in scoring efficiency from 1996-2000 to 2015-16, Green was more efficient in his peak season than Barkley was in any season in Houston.…

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