Kobe Bryant says Steph Curry is the 'toughest' player to guard in NBA
Kobe praises Steph and says he is currently the "toughest" player to guard in the league.
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Leading the league in scoring and shooting a ridiculous 45.5 percent from three, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is perhaps the best scorer in the league and is, at times, virtually unguardable. The reigning MVP, rather amazingly, has actually improved from last year and is on pace to break his own three-point record of 286 makes in a single season.
At one point in his career, Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant was on the same level of Curry, leading the league in scoring and being a nightmare for defenders. So when Bryant was recently asked who is the toughest player to guard, he responded by saying it was Curry.
Toughest player to guard in the NBA? @kobebryant says it has to be @StephenCurry30.
— Baxter Holmes (@BaxterHolmes) February 23, 2016
Unfortunately due to their differing ages, we have never seen a prime Bryant vs. Curry matchup. Bryant was an excellent defender when he was in his prime, so it would've been interesting to see how he would guard the present day verison of Curry.
But it is not hard to argue with Bryant on this one. When you have a player like Curry who can hit shots from a step over half-court with ease, there is no true way to guard that.
