Ex-Raptor Danny Green still can't stop talking about Toronto teammates years later
There's no debate that the vibes on the 2019 championship-winning Toronto Raptors team were special, and a few of the players from that team still stand out to former Raptor Danny Green to this day.
Speaking with L.A.'s Spectrum SportsNet, Green was asked who he'd put on his Mount Rushmore of teammates from his 15-year NBA career.
Green played for six different NBA teams and had hundreds of different teammates, so narrowing it down to just four wouldn't be easy.
"LeBron [James] and Tim Duncan are definitely up there for me. The next two are where it gets really dicey," Green said.
The 39-year-old said there were plenty of other guys who stood out, including Manu Ginobili and Patty Mills, who he played with in San Antonio, but neither compared to Kyle Lowry.
Lowry was the leader of that 2019 championship-winning Raptors team and is a player Green has previously described as a "great, loyal teammate."
Rounding out Green's Mount Rushmore was another former Raptor from that championship team, but not one you'd immediately expect.
While Green said he had strong bonds with Kawhi Leonard, Pascal Siakam, and Fred VanVleet, it was a now two-time NBA champion who got the final nod.
"This kid is still playing to this day, and he's just funny. He'd show up to my house all the time — OG Anunoby," Green said.
"He's a great kid. I've seen him grow, and he was a part of our championship team, but he was hurt. He's just a great man."
Despite only playing one season with Anunoby and the Raptors, Green went on to say that he and OG still talk on a regular basis, usually with Anunoby texting him "something crazy" every two or three months.
"I love hearing from him," he said.
Green was acquired by the Toronto Raptors in the 2018 Kawhi Leonard trade. (Chensiyuan/Wikimedia Commons)
Green won three NBA titles with three different teams during his career and announced his retirement from basketball ahead of the 2024-25 season. He's stuck around the game, though, just from the media side.
Last season, Green moved into sports broadcasting with ESPN and NBA Today, and has even called a few Los Angeles Lakers games for Spectrum SportsNet.
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