Draymond Green reacts to Nico Mannion's move / News - Basketnews.com

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Nico Mannion is moving from NBA to Italy and for many in the US it was a shocking decision. Well, not for Draymond Green, former Mannion's teammate with the Golden State Warriors.

Draymond Green

Position:PF, CAge:31Height:202 cmWeight:104 kgBirth place:Saginaw, United States of AmericaProfileNewsStatistics

After learning about Mannion's contract with Virtus Bologna, Green took it to Instagram to express his thoughts.

"The terrible side of this business is that none of these "handlers" will show this to a kid and discuss how great of a move this is by Nico," Green wrote in an Instagram story. "Quite frankly because these kids listen to people that ain't done shit and don't know shit".

Mannion signed a two-year deal with Virtus Bologna on Tuesday and will play in EuroCup next season.

Last season he played for Golden State in the NBA and Santa Cruz in the G League.

This summer, Mannion had a coming-out party at Tokyo Olympics, where he was second in scoring (12.5 PPG) on the Italian national team and led the team with 4.5 assists per game. He helped Italy reach the quarterfinals.

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