“Name 200 Players Better Than Draymond?” — Inside the Explosive Kenyon Martin vs. Draymond Green Debate

If you thought NBA debates couldn’t get any more heated, Kenyon Martin just proved otherwise. What started as a simple conversation about power forwards spiraled into a full-blown verbal war — stats thrown like punches, legacies questioned, egos bruised, and no one backing down.

It began when Martin was asked to list the best power forwards he played against. He dropped over 50 names, and before he could even finish the list, the interviewer pointed out the obvious:
“You listed 52… then added yourself. That’s 53.”

But the real explosion came when Draymond Green’s name entered the conversation — not by Martin, but by the interviewer. And that was all it took.

“Yes, they’re all better than Draymond.”

Martin didn’t flinch.

He insisted that every single player he named was a better basketball player than Draymond Green once you remove team success and look at pure skill.

“Take off the four championships. We’re talking about basketball skill, not the Golden State Warriors system.”

What followed was a scorching breakdown:

Draymond’s zero-point games:
“46 games with z

His draft position:
“You were the 35th pick for a reason.”

His offense:
“You wouldn’t have m

Martin argued that Draymond — stripped of Curry, Klay, KD, and the Warriors system — would be an “afterthought” in the era of Duncan, KG, Dirk, Amare, and prime power-forward warfare.

Kenyon’s résumé flex — and it was brutal

Once Draymond called him an underachiever, Martin came back swinging like it was Game 7.

He reminded everyone:

He was the No. 1 pick.

He reached the NBA Finals in his second year, leading his team in scoring.

Only legends like Baylor, Walton, Kareem, Magic, Hakeem, Duncan have done that at his age.

He returned to the Finals at 23 years old.

He played through two microfracture surgeries and a patella surgery — and still had better numbers than Draymond at his peak.

Then he delivered the “fight me if I’m lying” line:

“Go ask Tim Duncan. Go ask KG. Go ask Dirk. Go ask Amar’e.
They know you couldn’t do nothing with us.”

Defensive Player of the Year? Kenyon wasn’t impressed

Draymond often highlights his defensive accolades. Martin dismantled that too:

In Martin’s era: Ben Wallace, KG, Dwight, Artest, Camby, Zo, Kawhi dominated DPOY conversations.

Draymond has one.

Rudy Gobert has four in Draymond’s era alone.

Then he hit him with the dagger:

“If you’re such a great defender in a NON-defensive era, why don’t you have more DPOYs?”

The crew tried to jump in — and got torched too

When someone suggested Draymond could’ve thrived in the early 2000s, Martin shut it down with straight disrespect:

“None of y’all could bring the ball up. None of y’all could make plays.
All y’all did was hook shots and rebound.”

Draymond’s defender fired back with the famous Game 7 stat:

“He had 32-15-7 in Game 7 of the Finals!”

Martin didn’t blink:

“And they LOST. I had 35 in the Finals, too.”

The backpack moment — pure chaos

One co-host pulled out a fake luxury backpack and waved it around mid-argument.

Martin didn’t care.

“Chinatown, your mama town, pound town — whatever town. Still cost money.”

From there, the room devolved into chaos — jokes, threats, accusations, everyone yelling at once like a barbershop at closing time.

**Kenyon: “Jason Kidd carried you.”

Co-host: “And you the reason you ain’t got a ring.”**

This was the final explosion.

When someone claimed Jason Kidd carried Martin to the Finals, the gloves came off:

“You the reason YOU ain’t got one.
Draymond got more rings than your whole draft class.”

And just like that, the argument turned nuclear.

The bottom line

Kenyon Martin’s stance is clear:

Draymond is a Hall of Famer.

But individually, he’s nowhere near the top-tier power forwards Martin battled.

His success is tied to the system, not standalone skill.

And he would’ve been “an afterthought” in the early-2000s bruiser era.

Draymond hasn’t responded yet — but when he does, the NBA internet might explode again.