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#2 Draymond Green says the Warriors will need time to adapt

Draymond Green will once again play an important role for the Warriors

The Golden State Warriors have reached five consecutive NBA Finals, although many analysts have written the team off following a summer of changes. Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala, and Shaun Livingston all exited the team, while Klay Thompson is set to miss much of the campaign through injury.

Nevertheless, Draymond Green believes that the Warriors can still compete, but is well aware that the new roster will need time to mesh:

A lot different. But it's fun, though. Just the lack of familiarity. You get used to a certain thing for so long, and then it's not that. Everybody's not on the same page, which is to be expected, so just getting everybody there is the difference.

The 2019-20 season will be Green's eighth in the NBA, and the 29-year-old will be hoping to return to the All-Star picture after missing out last year.