Where JJ Redick ranks Steph Curry among the hardest to guard scorers in the NBA

Former NBA sharpshooter JJ Redick gave his take on the hardest players to guard in the NBA, and Warriors superstar Steph Curry was the only guard to make the list.

Redick didn’t assign numbers to his list and explained that the actual ranking is “fluid,” but he listed Curry among the top five hardest players to guard in the NBA.

“The amount of mental awareness, the mental exertion, the physical exertion of chasing him through screens. Able to shoot in the blink of an eye – but once he gets the ball, your work is not done, because he uses his dribble package, his hesitation to either shoot step-back threes or get all the way to the basket.