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NBA Trade Rumors: Warriors Shopping Draymond Green; Nuggets, Magic Interested?

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green

(Photo : Getty Images) The Golden State Warriors could trade forward Draymond Green soon.

The Golden State Warriors is reportedly shopping Draymond Green and the Denver Nuggets and Orlando Magic are rumored to be interested in acquiring the controversial forward.

Ever since Kevin Durant joined the Warriors in this summer's free-agency, rumors have emerged that anyone of the rest of the team's Big Four could be on the trading block this season. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were linked to other clubs in trade rumors and the recent one to be mentioned is the 6-foot-7, 230-pound Green.

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There are speculations that Green is unhappy at Golden State being relegated as the fourth option behind his more illustrious teammates and his mother, Mary Barbers, is said to be voicing out her opinion in social media, according to Morning News USA.

Following the Warriors' 129-100 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in opening night, Barbers tweeted "Taking Dray out of the plays is not going to get us wins.." presumably talking to the team's coaches and officials.

Although it is unclear what particular incident she was talking about, the social media post did not stop rumors from going out that Green is close to being traded.

Green has been involved in a lot of controversies both on and off the court since the Warriors won the NBA championship in 2015 and there are rumors that team officials are already sick and tired of his antics.

His suspension in the crucial Game 5 of last June's NBA Finals said to have decreased Golden State's chances of winning back-to-back titles. A month later, Green was apprehended for getting in a fight with a Michigan State football player and had to be released with a $200 jail bond.

In the offseason, he carelessly posted a photo of his genitals in social media and lately he said that he does not care about the NBA's rules on technical fouls.

With all the distractions he is causing, the Warriors may really be running out of patience for the All-Star forward.

Sportsrageous indicated that Denver and Orlando could be "possible trade partners" for Golden State soon.

According to the report, The Nuggets are willing to trade Kenneth Faried and Will Barton for Green while the Magic could send Serge Ibaka and Aaron Gordon to the Warriors.

Some analysts believe that both scenarios do not diminish Golden State's strengths as they still have Durant, Curry and Thompson as their core group.

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