Former NBA guard Isaiah Thomas named Russell Westbrook , not Stephen Curry or Kyrie Irving, as the toughest player he ever had to guard during his career.

Speaking in a recent interview, Thomas explained that Westbrook’s physical dominance and all-around explosiveness during his prime years with the Oklahoma City Thunder made him uniquely difficult to defend — even compared to some of the most skilled guards in NBA history.

“The hardest guard, I would say OKC Russell Westbrook,” Thomas said. “It looks hard to guard Steph and I’m not saying like it’s not – it is hard to guard Steph. It is hard to guard Kyrie, all those types of guys. But when Russell Westbrook was in OKC and he was faster, stronger, jumped higher than everybody, getting triple-doubles – that was probably the most di

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