Over the years, it has become common to see coach Steve Kerr and forward Draymond Green arguing on the sideline, regardless of whether the Golden State Warriors are winning or losing.

Kerr has learned to embrace the volatile nature of Green, knowing that the veteran forward plays with passion—sometimes to a fault. It has been a balancing act, but Kerr fully trusts Green and vice versa.

The 36-year-old Green has always been competitive, even when he was still at Michigan State. In a report from The Ringer's Logan Murdock, the 60-year-old Kerr shared that he sought help from coach Tom Izzo in the beginning on how to handle Green, a move that has aided his “collaborative” relationship with the mercurial forward.

“If Tom Izzo’s like a father figure for him, I’m like an uncle. I’m family. I could never replace Tom Izzo because of what Tom did for Draymond at a time in Draymond’s life when he was just figuring out who he was as a player, as a human being. Coach Izzo changed Draymond’s life forever. He prepared him for manhood, for the NBA, for what his role needed to be, for how to channel his gift to winning,” said Kerr.

Green has remained the emotional leader of the Warriors, and Kerr has allowed the former Defensive Player of the Year to be himself, while also making sure that accountability is not compromised.

Plus, Kerr has a secret blueprint.

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“I learned a lot from Phil Jackson. Draymond and Dennis Rodman are not the same guy. I want to make that clear. But I watched Phil get the best out of Dennis Rodman. Dennis was a complicated person, different from Dray, but in both instances, Phil had to ask himself the same thing I have to ask myself: How badly do I want to win?” added Kerr, who was handled by Jackson and played with Rodman on the Chicago Bulls.

“If I want to win, I have to make it work with one of the players in the league who impacts winning in the first percentile. That's Draymond Green.”

Kerr and Green have won four titles together, and while the Warriors' dynastic run may be over, they will always have high regard for one another.