Warriors: 2023 Nba Free Agency Grades for Every Signing

The Golden State Warriors made it clear that they intend to go all-in on a veteran core alongside Stephen Curry and company next season when they traded away Jordan Poole, the 24-year old combo guard, for Chris Paul, the 38-year old veteran. Then came the Dubs' free agency moves, which put it beyond reasonable doubt that the team is hoping that the team's collective basketball IQ and experience makes up for the team's waning athleticism.

All in all, the Warriors, in addition to re-signing Draymond Green to a four-year, $100 million deal in free agency, also added Cory Joseph and Dario Saric, two players who should flourish in the Dubs' ecosystem thanks to their skillsets. The team also signed rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis to a four-year deal, the last two seasons of which are non-guaranteed.

But let's take a deeper look at how the Warriors fared with their moves in free agency by grading every one of their signings.

Warriors free agency grades

Re-signing Draymond Green to a four-year, $100 million deal: A

There's not a lot that hasn't been said yet about Draymond Green's importance to the Warriors' chances of competing for the 2024 NBA championship. Green may be 33 years old, and he's clearly in athletic decline, but his skillset allows him to fill a role on the team that perhaps only he can around the league.

Green plays sweet string music on offense with Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. The mind-meld of those three are in full display whenever the Dubs run dribble handoff, or their patented low-post split action, or even simple pindowns or curls off of screens. Green almost always finds the open man.

And then there's the matter of defense. Despite standing at just 6'6, Draymond Green's defensive versatility is hard to match. Green guards anyone, from the LeBron Jameses or Anthony Davises of the world. His ability to communicate on defense and his sublime positioning make him an invaluable pillar for the Warriors — a marriage of two parties who will be worse off without each other.

The only drawback of Green's contract is that it could run until the Warriors veteran is 37 years old. Will Green age well? Only time will tell. But in the interim, bringing back the team's heart and soul was a must with the goal of competing for a championship next season in mind.