Draymond Green

Green is married to Jelissa Hardy. The duo met at Michigan State University. Jelissa is a model. The couple has a daughter, Kyla, and a son, Draymond Jr. In the summer of 2012, Green moved into an apartment in Emeryville, California, reasoning that he prefers to stay away from a lavish lifestyle and to save money instead.

On September 14, 2015, Green donated $3.1 million to Michigan State University. It is the largest individual donation by an athlete to the institution till date. Green indicated that his donation should go towards building a new athletics facility and to establish a scholarship fund.

Green was born to Mary Babers and Wallace Davis on March 4, 1990. Green stayed with his mother after her divorce and is said to be very close to her. He grew up in Saginaw, Michigan and attended Saginaw High School.

He has two brothers: Torrian Harris and Braylon Green, and three sisters: LaToya Barbers, Jordan Davis, and Gabby Davis. Torrian Harris played basketball for Nebraska-Omaha from 2009 to 2011.

His talent for basketball was discovered by the school coach, and Green kicked off his formal training after that.

At Saginaw High School, Green was coached by Lou Dawkins. In 2006–07, he led Saginaw to the Class A State Championship and a 26–1 record.

As a senior in 2007–08, his contribution to the game led the Saginaw High Trojans to a 27–1 record, a No. 4 national ranking by USA Today and a Class A State Championship for the second straight year.

Following this success, Green was invited to captain the ‘Detroit Free Press’ All-State Dream Team. He was also ranked No. 36 in the ESPN 150, including the No. 13 power forward. On November 14, 2007, Green signed up to play college basketball for Michigan State.

He briefly played football at Michigan State University. He practiced with the Michigan State Spartans football team and was in for two plays during the 2011 Green-White spring football game and played tight end.

On March 10, 2012, Draymond passed Johnny Green as the second all-time rebounding leader at MSU, finishing the game with 1,046 career rebounds.

Green won his first NBA Championship with the Warriors in 2015. He was an NBA All-Star and All-NBA Team member the following two seasons.

In 2017, he won NBA Defensive Player of the Year and his second NBA Championship as a member of the Warriors.

Green got the Big Ten Conference Sixth Man of the Year award as a sophomore at Michigan State University.

He was recognized as consensus All-American and NABC National Player of the Year honors as a senior.