What’s the greatest era in NBA history?
That’s a question that will be debated until the end of time and a lot of people already have strong opinions about it.
One of those people is Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors.
He recently argued that the period featuring Kevin Durant with the Golden State Warriors is the greatest of all time.
“From 2015 to 2019, in my opinion, that was the best era of NBA basketball. The best five-year stretch. You may say it was the Showtime Lakers, but at the very least, it’s in the top three. And you coming to the Warriors elevated it. That era of basketball wouldn’t have been the same if you hadn’t joined. Your presence forced teams to build to compete against you. It elevated the game,” Green said, per NBACentral.
Draymond Green says Kevin Durant joining the Warriors made 2015-2019 the best era in NBA history
“From 2015 to 2019, in my opinion, that was the best era of NBA basketball. The best five-year stretch. You may say it was the Showtime Lakers, but at the very least, it’s in the top… pic.twitter.com/ZO49IxOkzm
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) February 27, 2025
Green has plenty of reasons to love that time because it resulted in two championships.
That was a period when the Warriors dominated the rest of the league, and Durant was a huge part of that.
When he came to the Warriors, people thought they would be able to beat any other squad in the league.
And, sure enough, that is what they did.
Durant immediately impacted the Warriors and elevated an already great team.
For his efforts, he got two championship rings and two Finals MVPs too.
While Green feels this was the best era in league history, others feel that it hurt the game of basketball because Durant coming to the Warriors was another example of a “superteam.”
There is still great debate about superteams and how they affect the rest of the NBA.
But the Warriors found a ton of success and media attention when Durant was on the roster, so one can understand why Green is so fond of this era.
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