Despite missing out on the Defensive Player of the Year award, Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green got some consolation after he was named the recipient of the NBA Hustle Award. According to the NBA, it's an honor given to "a player who makes the effort plays that do not often appear in the box score but help determine team success."

Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors is not the 2024-25 Defensive Player of the Year, but he got a consolation prize of sorts the day after he found out that he'd finished third. Green is the winner of this season's Hustle Award, the NBA announced Friday.

Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors is this season’s winner of the NBA Hustle Award, the league announced Friday. The award has been presented since 2017.