Draymond Green was drafted in the second round as the 35th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft.

His first year on the team coincided with Andrew Bogut's first year as a member of the Golden State Warriors. Bogut had already spent seven seasons as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks and was the first overall pick in 2005. 

Speaking on the Draymond Green Show, Green explained the importance of Bogut in his career.

"Andrew Bogut on my career is as valuable as anyone. Andrew Bogut taught me how to play post defense the first day I got to Golden State. Andrew Bogut helped me understand different reads on the defensive end as good as anyone has taught me."

Bogut was never regarded as a true star at the center position, but he did a lot of things to impact winning, which trickled down to Green.

"I can never overstate enough how much he meant to the beginning of my career and to the player I've become. He was that force in the middle for us. We knew, going up against Dwight Howard, a great big at the time, and going up against the great bigs in the league at the time, we knew we had a guy that could guard all of them," he said.

Coming into the league as a number one overall pick, expectations were high for Bogut. 

In Milwaukee, things didn't pan out largely due to injuries. He averaged 12.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.6 blocks.

As a member of the Warriors, Bogut had fewer expectations and was able to settle in as more of a defensive anchor and a passing option. 

Bogut helped the Warriors to the postseason in 2012-13 and 2013-14, but was unable to play in the latter playoff year. 

Bogut was a member of the 2014-15 championship team and part of the 73-9 team in 2015-16, but missed Game 6 and Game 7 against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the finals due to injury. 

"When you lose a player in a series, trying to find that fifth guy can always be tough. We didn't have Bogs and trying to find a fifth guy to plug in, we just didn't really have enough time for the adjustment. That was huge. Nobody really talks about Bogs being hurt, but missing that Game 7, that was everything."

"We needed Bogs in Game 7. I think if we have Bogs, it's a completely different story," said Draymond.

Bogut retired from basketball in December 2020 due to the various injuries in his career. 

He joined the Sydney Kings of the NBL as an assistant coach in March 2025. Bogut played for the Kings during the 2011 lockout and in 2018-19 after leaving the NBA.