How Draymond Green Evolved into an Elite NBA Defender

Measuring progress, or even success, is difficult on the defensive end of the floor. 

Outside of pure one-on-one, isolation defense, it's difficult to judge performance without knowing the schematics behind what a player's team is doing.

Sometimes bigs are asked to defend ball-handlers in the pick-and-roll far away from the basket. Other times, they hang back and wait for penetration. Some teams have their guards shade offensive players toward the baseline, which can sometimes result in slight penetration. Other teams play chest-to-chest, meaning they're trying to eliminate any dribble drives. 

Assigning blame is a tricky business. But if there's one signifier of...

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