Green: Podger hasn’t had the chance to be the core yet, and we look forward to him improving the details of the series work.

Warriors veteran Draymond Green was interviewed and gave his own advice to young player Brandon Podemski, who expressed his intention to take over the torch:

Reporter: Draymond, I don’t know if you saw Podje’s interview a week ago - he said, "I want to win everyone's trust so that you and Curry can tell Joe (owner) and Mike (general manager), 'You can hand the team to him in the future.'" What do you think about young players expressing their confidence so openly and recognizing the team culture you have established?

Green: Confidence is nothing, but lack of confidence is more worrying - Confidence is something that you can hardly give to someone out of thin air.

For Bojie, I first appreciate his "respect" - we have been building the team culture for so many years, and what we hope most is that young players can respect this heritage. We're willing to teach them a lot as long as there's respect, and we've always been happy to do that.

And Curry and I both care about the future of the team, not just this year's results. No matter good or bad, we are bound to the Warriors for life, and our names will be connected with this team, so we must care about what the team will do in the future. When I'm 45, I don't want to come and watch a bad team play, I want to see this place be as lively as it was when we were at our peak, and that's important to me.

So I was very excited to hear Bojie say this, but as the big brother in the team, I also have to remind him: "Don't talk too much to outsiders." The more you speak, the more likely others will use these words as weapons to attack you and suppress you. We all believe that he's gonna be one of the guys that can take the torch and run with it, but be careful right now. He hasn't experienced the days of being scolded when he doesn't play well - because we are still here, and now we are the ones losing and getting scolded, not them. This kind of pressure is very heavy, and there is no need for him to bear it in advance.

Some people will urge him with the tone of "You should do this now", but in our team, he has no chance to bear so much for the time being - our offensive system is not designed with him as the mainstay, it just requires him to remain aggressive. It would be unfair to him if he was pushed too hard and he had no chance to meet external expectations. My mother always told me, "Be a child for as long as you can." The same is true for Bojie now. He can stay in the growing stage as long as he can. Don't worry - when it's time to take the lead, there will be a lot to face.

We all have confidence in him, but it is not his time yet, and I will not let outsiders impose this pressure on him. He will grow up slowly, and he will be able to take over when the time comes, so there is no need to rush.

Reporter: One more question, if you want to gain a foothold in the league, you must have confidence, right?

Green: That’s right, 100% inseparable.

Reporter: How do you guide these young players who are confident but need to hold back? Neither let his confidence overflow nor dampen his enthusiasm?

Green: This is a delicate balance - you can't control him too strictly, otherwise it will change his original appearance. So I would let him go and try his best first, and then pull him back to teach him when he made a mistake, instead of setting a bunch of rules from the beginning. You can't accurately judge how much confidence is appropriate. No one can. Instead of worrying about how to correct it, do the opposite: let his confidence flow freely, and then help him adjust when needed.

The key is to establish a trusting relationship first - when he knows that you are doing it for his own good, he will be able to accept it even if you pull him back. Confidence is something you cannot give to someone out of thin air. If you suppress it because you are worried about being overconfident, it will be difficult to get it back. So I'd rather he be confident than be intimidated. He had earned this confidence through his own efforts and had no reason to "correct" it.

Reporter: Last question. In the game in Los Angeles a week ago, Bojie played very well, scoring 23 points on 10 of 16 shots, scoring from three-pointers, mid-range, and at the basket.

We know that he cooperates well with you, Curry, and Butler. Cole also said that he is a connector. Now in his third season, do you think he has grown to the point where he can lead the team even if you are not on the court? For example, when you need to take a rest tonight, can he be the core? Or does he just need to play his role well?

Green: First of all, we have to talk about opportunities - he has no chance to be the core now, so sometimes he can score 23 points, and sometimes he may only take 6 shots, which is normal. It's important for him to be aggressive, especially when we're not on the court, but also to be himself and not put all the pressure on him: "Hey, man, everyone's off, you gotta score 40 points" - that's not our style of basketball.

So, I think it 's more of an onus on him:

"How can I help JK (Kuminga) find opportunities when everyone is not here?"

"How can I pass the ball to Buddy (Hield)?"

"What tactics should I call?"

—— These are the key, not for him to suddenly become Curry, Durant or Butler, which is unrealistic.

Just like a young pitcher in baseball, no one will worry about whether he can throw a fastball or a slider - if he can enter the major leagues, he must have these basic skills. What everyone is paying attention to is how he arranges the pitch sequence, such as using a slider first, then a changeup, and finally finishing with a fastball.

For young players like Bojie, we are also looking forward to this kind of detailed growth:

"When teammates are away, how can we help JK score 20 or 25 points and let him carry part of the offense?"

"Remember the tactics, understand the opponent's defense, and know what tactics to call to open up the situation.".

This kind of growth is much more meaningful than 40 wild shots when we are away - both for him and the team.