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on october 3, beijing time, warriors player draymond green accepted an interview with the athletic. during the interview, green gave his advice to young warriors player brandin pozzimski.

"he played a big role last year," green said. "i would remind him, he's blandin. you can fall into the trap of a lot of people saying klay leaves, you have to do this, you have to do this. no, be you be yourself. he has a better chance of success by being himself than trying to fill someone else's role."

"i can say this, i never wanted to be david lee," green continued, "because i couldn't. number two, it's not what i'm good at. it's not how i can have the greatest impact on the game. so i would warn pozzimski, if you do something that stands out on the field, if you do something well, then do it, the team, the offense. and the organization will adapt to you because it requires adjustment.”

"trying to be klay or trying to be someone you're not is not going to work for you. that's my message to pozzimski," green added. "anything you're good at, do it to the best of your ability." just do it. if you have more time, you'll do a lot better than trying to be klay. klay has a very specific skill set that, honestly, no other nba player has. . just be the best version of yourself that you can be.”