Draymond Green Gets 'Open Invitation' from Kenyon Martin to Squash Beef After 'Underachiever' Call Out by Warriors star

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Draymond Green Gets 'Open Invitation' from Kenyon Martin to Squash Beef After 'Underachiever' Call Out by Warriors star (Image source: Getty)

The feud between Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green and former NBA forward Kenyon Martin is not yet over.

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The back and forth started last week when Martin called Green a "fake tough guy" for allegedly choosing whom he wants to have an on-court altercation with. Green responded by calling the 2000 No. 1 pick an "underachiever." Martin has since fired back at Green, saying there are 200 better power forwards than the Warriors star.

Martin then discussed his beef with Green on Tuesday's episode of "Gil's Arena." Host Josiah Johnson asked Martin if there was a chance he could "sit down" with Green.

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"There is an open invitation, brother," Martin said. "The invitation is an open invitation. ... But, you are not going to call me an old underachiever is what you're not gonna do. I'm saying, I stand on it, man. I played 15 years for a reason, man."

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Martin's NBA career spanned from 2000 until 2015. He most notably played for the New Jersey Nets, the team that drafted him. Alongside future Hall of Famer Jason Kidd, they reached back-to-back NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003.

However, Martin did not win an NBA title and was named an All-Star only once. He posted career averages of 12.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game on 48.3% shooting.

Meanwhile, Draymond Green is in his 14th season with Golden State and has already won four championships. The 6-foot-6 star has also been named an All-Star four times and was an All-Defensive Team selection nine times.

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Kenyon Martin says there are 200 players better than Draymond Green

In a video that went viral on social media on Saturday, Kenyon Martin went off on Draymond Green, saying that there are many players better than him at his position.

"I can name 200 people better at basketball than Draymond Green," Martin said. "That's people. I dumbed it down to power forwards. ... I was going to cut it short, but then my basketball savant-ness kicked in, and this is where we are with this situation, right? So here is Kenyon's power forward list, this 50."
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Martin then named several legends like Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis, Dirk Nowitzki, Charles Barkley, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Dennis Rodman, Karl Malone, Chris Webber, Amar'e Stoudemire and Chris Bosh.

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Martin added that while Green was an essential cog of the Warriors' championship runs, he was just a "glue guy" on those teams. Per Martin, Green was just an ordinary player with career averages of 8.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg and 5.6 apg.

With both players hosting their own podcasts, the feud between Green and Martin may not end soon and may even reach a wider audience.

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