One of the popular opinions from the Charles Barkley-Draymond Green beef is that Barkley was better in his Houston career than Green was in his best season.

This is a baseless claim .

I'll explain why it's not true before going into the bigger-picture discussion of how underrated Green was in his prime.

Peak Draymond>Houston Barkley

Barkley played four seasons with the Rockets, and though he was clearly steps below his prime, he was still a very good player.

He averaged 16.5 points, 12.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists. His effective field-goal percentage was just .502, which was just above average for that time frame.

Meanwhile, Green's peak was the 2015-16 season. He averaged 14.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 7.4 assists. His effective field-goal percentage was .551.…