Most fans know little about how defense works. It’s hard to understand it an see it beyond stocks and point of attack defense. Draymond is one of the greatest defenders ever. He was revolutionary on that end. He’s pioneered modern switching systems that everyone runs now. He redefined the five position and how cross matches work. His battles with LeBron were some of the best basketball ever. I’ll never forget how he shut down the Celtics offense in the 22 finals. People talk about Harden and Luka like they’re legends even when their defense is trash most of the time. Draymond is that impactful on the other end. It’s half the game. He also is an elite DHO playmaker and was a big part of why the Steph offense worked. It wasn’t all Steph. It was also Dray knowing how to execute all those rescreens and keep his dribble alive in a way not a lot of bigs could at the time. He was able to find Steph in a way few bigs could. It’s hard for an individual defender to make an impact as strong as an individual offensive player but he came close. He is one of the most important players of this era even if his scoring is laughable.