And even if the Warriors got Jeff Green, he would be only a rental for the playoff run. D. Green is their future SF. I would like to get D. Green but i agree, they can't afford to let him go
Why move Draymond Green to small forward? I think he is doing very well at PF.
His chemistry defensively with Bogut is fantastic. Bogut is more of a plodder at center but has good physical presence in the paint and is very smart team defender. Draymond Green as an undersized quick PF provides a great contrast to Bogut's slow footed ways as a quick-footed PF. Providing similar defensive chemistry as Bogut had in Milwaukee with Mbah a Moute as starting PF when Bucks had a top 5 defense under Scott Skiles.
Draymond Green's jump-shooting, passing and ball-handling has also been important to opening up the Warriors offense. They got bogged down in the halfcourt last year with two prototypical big men in David Lee and Andrew Bogut.
Bogut is not a good jump-shooter and is a limited scorer away from the basket. That puts a lot of pressure on the PF player to provide strong spacing and outside scoring. Lee is pretty solid at this but he wasn't enough either. This despite Golden State having the best jump-shooting backcourt in the league in Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.
The Warriors have been much better off with a more perimeter orientated PF in Draymond Green than a more prototypical PF in David Lee. Green has helped open up their offense more in the halfcourt. He has made it easier for Steph Curry and Klay Thompson to get into the paint which is why they are scoring more interior hoops and getting to FT line more often. Clearing David Lee out of the paint and elbow areas has also allowed Bogut to be much more involved in the offense as a passer which was an underutilized strength of his previously.
The chemistry is fantastic with Draymond Green at PF as an undersized quick PF.
Why change and put him at SF?
The situation is already works brilliantly. It is more likely to create additional problems than make things work better.