Draymond Green, the former Michigan State star from Saginaw, is the winner of the 2024-25 NBA Hustle Award, the league announced Friday. The Golden State Warriors forward-center also is a finalist for the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, which he won in 2016-17. This is the first Hustle Award for the 13-year NBA veteran.

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green wanted to be named the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year this season. While the veteran forward fell short of that goal Thursday night, finishing behind Dyson Daniels and eventual winner Evan Mobley,

Although he remains one of the most controversial players in the NBA, it's hard to deny the vim and vigor that Draymond Green possesses. The Golden State Warriors' 35-year-old forward has made a name for himself, for better or worse, as one of the most intense players in the league, and the results speak for themselves.