Guard Quote by John Salley

If I had to single one guy out who is the most difficult player to guard in the league, it would have to be…

— Paul Pierce

Which player is the toughest to guard in the NBA? There's a lot. I'll go with Joel Embiid. I'll give it to the big…

— Domantas Sabonis

There's not a lot of guys in this league who are tough for me to guard. It's a short list.

— Marcus Smart

I've had to guard Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Dirk Nowitzki. I've had to guard the best person on the opposing team.

— Jared Dudley

Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson and Patrick Ewing will be among the best centers ever, but none of them affected the league the way Shaq…

— Jemele Hill

Pick-and-roll in the NBA is extremely difficult to guard if you have the right personnel.

— Kevin Huerter

Marc Gasol, he's one of the hardest people to guard. His ability to pass, shoot, and his size is something that can be a…

— Karl-Anthony Towns

I can't name a backup point guard better than me in the NBA.

— Patrick Beverley

I think the greatest player I've ever played against was Magic Johnson. Next, was Larry Bird. Then, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

— John Salley

I just wanted to become a better player at everything - someone who is a real tough matchup to guard.

— Kevin Knox

Guarding LeBron James has to be the hardest job in basketball.

— Steve Kerr

I never got the trust to guard those great, great players with the Wizards.

— Bojan Bogdanovic