There are plenty of superstars in the NBA that have not won a championship in their career. Especially those that are in advanced stages of their careers get pressure for not having a ring.
According to Draymond Green, that is not the case when it comes to European players who may be just as good if not better than their American counterparts. The four-time NBA champion says that this has to change.
“I saw a list today Stephen A. put out. It was like players with under the most pressure to win a championship,” Green said on his podcast. “I think James Harden was one, CP was two, Jayson Tatum was three, Joker was four. And Luka wasn’t even on the list…
“I feel like over the years European players has not caught the same flak of winning a championship as US players and I don’t understand that.”
“These guys are top 10 guys in our league. I didn’t even think about it from the perspective of you saying like it’s a knock. Like, I didn’t even think about that,” Green added in response to Gilbert Arenas.
“But what I will say is whoever is knocking them, at some point you gotta stop. Like, these guys are as good as anyone in the league if not better. If the thing is, ‘Oh it’s a knock’ and we don’t hold them to that standard, that gotta go.”
