Throughout his 13 years in the NBA, Shane Battier faced up against several famous players.
Speaking with the “Knuckleheads” podcast, Battier discussed his career and the most formidable opponents he has faced.
In a video posted on Twitter, Battier stated that Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant were the three players that were most difficult to guard.
In addition, Battier expressed his opinion that James lacked a reliable shooting stroke before to joining the Miami Heat.
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The two-time NBA champion played with James during their time together with the Heat and said that James relied mostly on just muscling his way through opponents at the start of his career.
He was nearly impossible to stop when he was moving with speed, according to Battier.
Later, James started to develop a better jump shot and eventually became the fierce point-maker that he is today.
According to Battier, James learned and enhanced those skills during his tenure with the Heat.
Battier is clearly a huge fan of his former teammate and called James “the greatest transition player of all time.”
Of course, he’s not the only one who holds James in such high esteem.
Battier also added that Bryant was unguardable because of his mentality that put him at a level above everyone else.
As for Durant, he said that getting in the way of his shots seemed impossible.
This is a problem that current players in the NBA still have because Durant is able to sink shots from anywhere, no matter who is blocking him.
Even with the comments about his early shot-making abilities, James is definitely happy to make Battier’s list.
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