DRAYMOND
- 5 personal fouls (the maximum before fouling out)
- At least 1 technical foul
- At least 1 flagrant foul (type 1 or type 2)
- The player must remain in the game — not ejected
Note: a flagrant type 1 counts as a personal foul as well, so the criterion is precisely 5 personal fouls (one of which may be a flagrant 1), plus at least 1 technical foul. The implicit fourth requirement — staying on the court — is what makes it uniquely Draymond.
"Draymond Green is the most controversial player in the NBA. One undeniable thing about Draymond is his ability to stay on the court seemingly against all odds. I wanted to see if the stat line of 5 personal fouls, 1 technical foul, and 1 flagrant foul was uniquely a Draymond thing. Even if it wasn't unique to Draymond, I assumed he would have the most occurrences and had Claude think of a new stat acronym for the DRAYMOND. I think Claude did a pretty good job considering how long his name is."
| Rank | Player | DRAYMONDs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Draymond Green | 5 |
| 2 | Brad Miller | 3 |
| 2 | Karl-Anthony Towns | 3 |
| 4 | Danny Fortson | 2 |
| 4 | Marcus Smart | 2 |
| 4 | Jaren Jackson Jr. | 2 |
| — | 51 other players | 1 |
Golden State is 2–3 when Draymond commits a DRAYMOND. KAT's three DRAYMONDs all occurred within a 24-day span — the most compressed burst in the dataset.
Most foul-related stats measure volume. The DRAYMOND measures something different: the specific combination of maximum personal foul load, demonstrable aggression (flagrant), and enough referee frustration to warrant a technical — all without getting thrown out. It's a portrait of a player operating at the absolute limit of the rulebook while somehow surviving to play the fourth quarter.
That only 57 players have done it across nearly three decades and 73,000 games makes it genuinely rare. That Draymond has done it five times makes it his.