Draymond Green is one of the most outspoken individuals in all of the NBA. This is exactly why it comes as no surprise that he has now decided to chime in on the raging debate about who the real GOAT truly is between Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and the great Michael Jordan. Interestingly enough, the Golden State Warriors talisman brought up a very compelling argument as he attempted to drop the mic on all of this LeBron vs. MJ talk.

In a recent episode of his podcast, The Draymond Green Show, Dray heaped praise on LeBron for recently passing Karl Malone for the No. 2 spot on the all-time scoring list. Green said that it's only a matter of time before the Lakers star overtakes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the top spot on this prestigious list. This prompted the Warriors star to get into the whole GOAT debate:

“Everyone talks about when LeBron passes Kareem does that make him the GOAT,” Green said. “I don’t think him becoming the No. 1 scorer makes him any more of the GOAT than he already is.”

Naturally, Michael Jordan was dragged into Green's monologue. According to Draymond, he does not appreciate the GOAT comparisons between LeBron and MJ. He then explained his point with a very interesting take on this polarizing issue:

“What I don’t like to get into is, ‘Oh, is LeBron the GOAT over Michael Jordan?’” Green continued. “No, LeBron is a GOAT. And Michael Jordan’s a GOAT. And they’re both incredible, and they never played against each other. So how can we ever settle that? It’s all subjective, and I hate that in sports no one’s running around talking about, ‘Well Google’s a better company than Apple,’ or ‘Apple’s a better company than Amazon.’ No, we all just appreciate those companies for what they bring to this world.”

Draymond Green clearly doesn't like the question about who the “real” GOAT is between James and Jordan. In his mind, they are both all-time greats. Green also argues that the fact that these two icons won't be able to play against each other simply means that we won't ever be able to truly determine who the better player is between them. The Warriors star's Google vs. Apple vs. Amazon analogy is also an excellent way of putting this issue into perspective.

Interestingly enough, another all-time great in Kevin Durant also had a similar argument when he chimed in on the GOAT debate. According to KD, there's just no way to comprehensively settle this matter:

“MJ would never play against LeBron in a game,” Durant stated. “Why the hell are we always comparing these guys like they’re gonna play against each other?” Durant said. “… When you look at what they’ve done separate of, like, the comparisons, it’s some unbelievable s–t from both of them. And that transcends the game of basketball, you know. I’ve heard people say ‘You’re the LeBron of this,’ so, you know, he’s in that realm, too.”

Green and Durant were once teammates with the Warriors and they continue to be good friends to this very day. Clearly, they're on the same boat when it comes to this LeBron vs. MJ debate. It wouldn't be surprising if they actually talked about this at one point or another.

Dray then ended his sermon by saying that he just hopes we all just appreciate both LeBron and MJ instead of trying to determine who has a better GOAT claim between them:

“But yet we get in sports and we get in basketball, and it gotta be LeBron James against Michael Jordan as the GOAT and who’s the best,” Green said. “They’re both incredible. They’re both great. They’re both GOATs. So when talking about the GOAT and which one, man that’s bulls—. I respect both of those guys. I appreciate both of those guys, and at some point, I hope this world of basketball catch up and appreciate that as well.”

Draymond Green will go down in history as one of the greatest defenders this game has ever seen. As he said, he's been to battle against LeBron on more than a few occasions and this has allowed him to have a very high level of respect for a man who he considers to be his brother. These two have been known to get into it on the basketball court, but in the end, Green knows where to give credit where it is due. The same can be said about his high level of regard for Michael Jordan.