Danny Green (basketball)
Daniel Richard Green (born June 22, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In his NBA career, Green has played for six teams. As of 2020, Green is one of just four players in history to have won NBA championships with three different teams; he won titles with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014, the Toronto Raptors in 2019, and the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020.
Green with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2023 | |
Free agent | |
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Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
Personal information | |
Born | North Babylon, New York, U.S. | June 22, 1987
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | North Carolina (2005–2009) |
NBA draft | 2009: 2nd round, 46th overall pick |
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |
Playing career | 2009–present |
Career history | |
2009–2010 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
2010 | →Erie BayHawks |
2010 | San Antonio Spurs |
2011 | Reno Bighorns |
2011–2018 | San Antonio Spurs |
2011 | →Austin Toros |
2011 | Union Olimpija |
2018–2019 | Toronto Raptors |
2019–2020 | Los Angeles Lakers |
2020–2022 | Philadelphia 76ers |
2022–2023 | Memphis Grizzlies |
2023 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
2023 | Philadelphia 76ers |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Green spent his college basketball career at the University of North Carolina (UNC) from 2005 to 2009. He played in more games (145) and had more wins (123) than any Tar Heel before him. In 2009, during his senior year at UNC, Green won an NCAA championship.
Green was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 46th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft. After being waived by the Cavaliers, Green played for the San Antonio Spurs, the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Developmental League, and KK Olimpija in Slovenia. Green became a starting guard for the Spurs during the 2011-2012 season and remained with the Spurs until 2018. During the 2013 NBA Finals, Green set an NBA record for most three-point field goals made in a Finals series (23). He then won an NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014. Green is just the third player from UNC to win an NCAA championship and an NBA championship, the other two being James Worthy and Michael Jordan. Known for his perimeter defense, Green was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in the 2016–17 season. In 2019, he won a second NBA championship in his only season with the Toronto Raptors. Green won a third championship in 2020 with the Los Angeles Lakers.