Rival star clearly runs out of things to hate about Thunder after new slander attempt

As far as team makeup is concerned, this 2024-25 OKC Thunder squad is damn near perfect.

From their headline talents that are either established superstars like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or budding studs such as Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams, to their world-class, elite role players like Luguentz Dort, Alex Caruso, and Isaiah Hartenstein, Oklahoma City boasts arguably the deepest and most well-rounded roster the NBA currently has to offer.

Of course, their promise as a collective exceeds mere on-paper expectations, as they've shown just how dominant they can be when on the hardwood during these infancy stages of the new campaign.

Through four games played, the Thunder rank third in the association in Net Rating (17.1), first in Defensive Rating (91.3), and are one of only two teams that remain undefeated at 4-0.

While there may be a few areas in their game that could still use a bit of refinement, for the most part, it's easy to make the argument that Oklahoma City is as close to flawless as a team can possibly get.

However, this still hasn't stopped one of the game's most infamous trash talkers from attempting to take a slanderous jab at the organization

Draymond Green reaches for low-hanging fruit with latest Thunder dig

During a recent episode of his podcast, The Draymond Green Show, the Golden State Warriors star, along with former NBA star Baron Davis, were seen discussing who among the remaining undefeated teams should be placed at the top of the proverbial totem pole.

When talking about the Thunder, right from the jump the duo heaped praise upon the club, highlighting Shai Gilgeous-Alexander rightfully being in the discussion for MVP and the continuing development of guys like Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams.

However, in regular Draymond Green fashion, the veteran just had to find at least something to put Golden State's direct conference rivals down. That said, in a hilarious turn of events, the only thing that he could make an argument for as being "alarming" was... OKC's postgame interview antics?!

"The one thing I see about the OKC team that is a little alarming for me is their postgame. Seven guys in the interview. There’s a certain seriousness that it takes to win in this league, and there’s a certain fear you have to instill in teams in order to win. I just don’t know if they’re instilling that fear in teams with all the bromance and stuff after the game," Green said.

Now, in all fairness, Green clearly knows what it takes to win in this league -- after all, he's been a part of four separate championship runs with the Golden State Warriors and has made it to a total of six NBA Finals throughout his 13-year career.

However, his paths and practices that led him to ultimate glory aren't necessarily the end all, be all of doing so.

To Green, Oklahoma City's on-court interviews could, in theory, have them come across as soft and unintimidating to opposing ball clubs.

Sure, this may be the case if it weren't for the fact that they have three of the game's most menacing defenders in Chet Holmgren, Luguentz Dort, and Alex Caruso, lead the league in both blocks per game (9.0) and opponent points allowed (94.8), and aren't even at full-strength yet (expected core rotation players like Hartenstein, Jaylin Williams, and Kenrich Williams are still rehabbing from preseason injuries).

On top of all this, they, too, have someone within their midst who knows what it takes to win an NBA Championship in Caruso, who played a key core in the Los Angeles Lakers' title run back in 2019-20.

Now, this is not to say that Green is completely off base with his comments. In the end, it appears he's mainly stressing that the Thunder need to have a clear and well-established hierarchy within their locker room and when on the floor.

However, based on the club's own comments throughout their time together, coupled with how coach Mark Daigneault's scheme operates, it seems that Oklahoma City's chain of command is quite apparent: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is top dog, followed by either one of Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams, then Lu Dort, then so on and so forth.

Frankly, if Draymond's biggest fear about this Thunder team is how they take part in post-game interviews, they seem to be in quite an enviable position as they make their way through the 2024-25 regular season.