Draymond Green on LeBron: 'Arguably the smartest guy to set foot on the court' / News - Basketnews.com

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The Golden State Warriors All-Star Draymond Green was asked to compare the mental challenges of the final series vs the Boston Celtics to the finals vs LeBron James-led teams in a press conference a day before the NBA Finals Game 6.

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The Warriors forward did not hesitate to praise LeBron.

"It doesn't compare. He is arguably the smartest guy to set foot on a basketball court," said Green. "To say that it compares to that, it's disrespectful to LeBron, and it's a lie to you."

Green compared playing versus LeBron to a chess match and thought of LeBron's head as a computer.

"Not as much as a chess match as it is when you are playing LeBron, who dissects every play in the computer of his [points at his head] in real-time," Green added.

4-time NBA-All-Star continued praising LeBron and his basketball mind.

"Not many people can come and sit here and find a random stretch from 7 minutes to 4 minutes in the second quarter and give you every play like to the tee and not miss any beat," said Green.

Green, however, did single out one Celtics player as being a smart player.

"They do have a guy that is very smart, though, it's Marcus Smart. He's kind of the brain of that team," Green praised the Celtics guard.

Green and the Warriors are leading the series vs the Celtics 3-2 but will play the next game away at TD Garden in Boston on Friday at 3 am CET.

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