SAGINAW, MI -- Former Saginaw High and Michigan State star Draymond Green was the star attraction at a parade and rally Saturday in Saginaw.

Green, who helped lead the Golden State Warriors to the NBA Title, was the guest of honor in a parade that included more than 30 entries, beginning at Saginaw City Hall and ending at First Merit Event Park.

At the park, a rally celebrating Green included his aunt, former Saginaw High and Michigan State basketball standout Annette Babers, who admitted the her nephew had one-upped her during their basketball careers, except that she had a banner hanging in the Saginaw High gym.

Officials then unfurled a Draymond Green banner that will also hang in the Saginaw High gym.

Green thanked the fans for their support and urged them to use the rally to catapult the city to new heights.

He asked them to "take the negativity away" and "raise our kids in the right way."