It’s no secret Warriors forward Draymond Green takes pride in his defense.The nine-time All-Defensive player and 2016-17 Defensive Player of the Year has owned his reputation as one of the best on the floor at covering all five positions during his historic NBA career.On Thursday, Green joined streamer Kai Cenat and spoke about what players have been the toughest to guard over the course of his career.“The hardest player I had to guard in my career is KD,” Green said, speaking of Kevin Durant. “KD in OKC. After that, I figured him out, right. Slim can’t score on me no more – nah, he going to score on everybody, but I got better and learned more about his game. But, in OKC and just coming into the league and figuring — oh my God. No chance.” Durant, who’s eighth all-time in NBA scoring with 30,571 points, hasn’t been figured out by anyone, so it’s no surprise Green gave him his flowers.The topic then shifted to who currently gives the 35-year-old forward fits.“The hardest now is Joker,” Green said of Nikola Jokic. “I play with Steph so I don’t have that headache. Joker — Luka...
Warriors star Draymond Green reveals toughest defensive assignment of NBA career
Published September 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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