Danny Green (basketball)

Danny Green

Green with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2023
Personal information
Born	(1987-06-22) June 22, 1987 (age 37) North Babylon, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	North Babylon (North Babylon, New York) St. Mary's (Manhasset, New York)
College	North Carolina (2005–2009)
NBA draft	2009: 2nd round, 46th overall pick
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career	2009–2023
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Number	4, 14
Career history
2009–2010	Cleveland Cavaliers
2010	→Erie BayHawks
2010	San Antonio Spurs
2011	Reno Bighorns
2011–2018	San Antonio Spurs
2011	→Austin Toros
2011	Union Olimpija
2018–2019	Toronto Raptors
2019–2020	Los Angeles Lakers
2020–2022	Philadelphia 76ers
2022–2023	Memphis Grizzlies
2023	Cleveland Cavaliers
2023	Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
3× NBA champion (2014, 2019, 2020) NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2017) Slovenian Cup champion (2011) NCAA champion (2009) Third-team All-ACC (2009) ACC All-Defensive Team (2009) McDonald's All-American (2005) Second-team Parade All-American (2005)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Daniel Richard Green Jr. (born June 22, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. In his NBA career, Green played for six teams. As of 2020, Green is one of just four players in history to have won NBA championships with three different teams; he won titles with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014, the Toronto Raptors in 2019, and the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020.

Green spent his college basketball career at the University of North Carolina (UNC) from 2005 to 2009. He played in more games (145) and had more wins (123) than any Tar Heel before him. In 2009, during his senior year at UNC, Green won an NCAA championship.

Green was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 46th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft. After being waived by the Cavaliers, Green played for the San Antonio Spurs, the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Developmental League, and KK Olimpija in Slovenia. Green became a starting guard for the Spurs during the 2011–2012 season and remained with the Spurs until 2018. During the 2013 NBA Finals, Green set an NBA record for most three-point field goals made in a Finals series (23). He then won an NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014. Green is just the third player from UNC to win an NCAA championship and an NBA championship, the other two being James Worthy and Michael Jordan. Known for his perimeter defense, Green was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in the 2016–17 season. In 2019, he won a second NBA championship in his only season with the Toronto Raptors. Green won a third championship in 2020 with the Los Angeles Lakers. He also played for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Memphis Grizzlies.