Draymond says the Celtics’ triumph in the Finals will cause a minor “depression.”
Warriors player Draymond Green has four NBA titles under his belt, so he is no stranger to the feelings associated with victory.
Therefore, Green discussed his predictions for what Boston’s players would probably go through emotionally in the upcoming weeks and months after the Celtics won the NBA Finals on Monday night.
Green added of Boston star Jayson Tatum, “The feeling that he’s going through right now and experiencing — that high, that cloud that he’s rolling through in life — in a few weeks, he’ll go through this space of almost a depression.”
Tatum’s current state of dominance, according to Green, will remain for “three to four weeks.”
However, as the honeymoon period wears off and the advantages of being a recent NBA champion fade off, things will get harder for the best players on the Celtics—Green particularly mentioned Tatum.
“‘Man, that feeling felt so nice,’ is what fuels that despair. “To never feel that feeling again is my biggest fear right now,” said Green. And guess what? There’s nothing at all that you can do about it at that very time. .. At the very least, a full year must pass; at the very worst, an eternity.
With nearly every member of the squad staying in the rotation, the Celtics have every potential to be back atop the NBA podium the following season.
Nevertheless, nothing is ever assured in the NBA since top players sometimes request trades, sometimes even away from the league’s best teams, and injuries can happen.
Because of this, Green’s remarks seem to be directed at Jaylen Brown, the most recent Finals MVP, and Tatum. Few players have had the same amount of luck as Green to experience that championship feeling several times, so now that they’ve entered a new stage of their careers, it’s critical for these young Celtics stars to maintain composure.
