Draymond Green's trainer Travis Walton on 3PT shot critics and how Dray changed the game.
He's also a big-time believer in Andrew Wiggins.
Poor Man’s Commish invited Draymond Green’s trainer, Travis Walton, for an electric draft night conversation. Walton is a former Michigan State hooper who as a senior played with a rookie Green. Walton continues the Spartan way in his role working closely with Green to maximize the three-time All-Star and former Defensive Player of the Year.
In our interview, he went into depth on several topics: Green’s experience last year without the Splash Bros, the noisy critiques of Green’s shooting, and how Green’s playmaking/defense combo changed the game.
He also mentioned why Green is a pain in the you-know-what when it comes to playing dominoes.
Timestamps from excerpts of our 2020 Draft Night conversation with Travis Walton:
00:26 What’s the adjustment for Draymond from last year’s lost season to this season?
04:16 Travis talks about how he saw huge potential in Wiseman early on
05:25 Describing the genesis of Draymond’s emotional competitiveness/vocal leadership
09:17 Travis talks the challenge of playing dominoes with Draymond
11:23 Travis discusses the world’s focus on Draymond’s 3PT shooting being a distraction from the elite impact of Draymond’s game.
21:27 How does Travis track how to help Draymond improve?
25:16 How does Draymond lock down much bigger players consistently?
33:09 Travis breaks down the deadly Steph-n-Dray pick-and-roll
36:00 Travis reveals how he and Draymond linked up
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I know that a couple of people (probably banned at this point) took exception to the word 'revolutionary' being used in regards to Draymond, BUT keep in mind that this was the 8th draft since Draymond was selected and probably the 7th draft in which the pundits have been saying that teams are looking for the next Draymond Green.
Hey just wanted to give props to you guys for these trainer interviews. Gonna be honest and tell you that these type of interviews don't normally appeal to me BUT I actually was compelled to watch the one with Wiseman's trainer due to the aggregation on Twitter and I thought yalls questions really hit the spot in regards to what Im really trying to find out about respective players. I especially enjoyed this one with Walton.