Three-time NBA champion who earned $104million during career wakes up unemployed and struggling to find team

THREE-TIME NBA champion Danny Green has made $104million during his 14 seasons in the league.

However, it hasn’t been easy for the 36-year-old shooting guard to find an NBA team to sign with.

NBA veteran Danny Green has found it difficult to find a team to sign with in the offseason
NBA veteran Danny Green has found it difficult to find a team to sign with in the offseasonCredit: Getty

Green is a three-time NBA champion and made at least 100 three-pointers in 11 of his 14 seasons
Green is a three-time NBA champion and made at least 100 three-pointers in 11 of his 14 seasonsCredit: Getty


A product of North Carolina, Green was drafted 46th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2009 NBA draft.

He won titles with the San Antonio Spurs (2014), Toronto Raptors (2019), and most recently the Los Angeles Lakers (2020).

Green made at least 100 three-pointers in 11 of his 14 seasons.

And he was an NBA All-Defensive Second Team selection in 2017.

But Green finds himself unemployed in the offseason after signing a deal with the Cavaliers for a second stint in February.

In 2022 the veteran played 11 games for the Memphis Grizzlies and Cavaliers and averaged 5.5 points and 1.3 rebounds per game while shooting 43.2 percent from three-point range.

Green had limited playing time in the postseason with the Cavs.

He had three total points on five shots in 40 minutes during the team’s first-round loss to the New York Knicks in five games.

This past year’s playoffs were a far cry from his past in the postseason.

Green shot 39 percent from three in the previous 165 playoff games in his career.

His 165 playoff games are the 3rd-most of any active NBA player.

Throughout his playoff history, the 36-year-old Green played with All-Star teammates from the likes of Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, Joel Embiid, Kawhi Leonard, and none other than LeBron James.

He owns career averages of 8.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 25.3 minutes per game while shooting an impressive .399 from the three-point line.

Green’s 1,465 career three-pointers rank 14th among active NBA players.

Green's most recent championship ring came with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020
Green’s most recent championship ring came with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020Credit: Getty