“I think I might be the best on-ball defender in the NBA”: Steph Curry’s new teammate thinks he’s better than the likes of Jrue Holiday and Marcus Smart

Akash Murty | 08/10/2021
“I think I might be the best on-ball defender in the NBA”: Steph Curry's new teammate thinks he's better than the likes of Jrue Holiday and Marcus Smart

Avery Bradley spoke about how great Warriors are as an organization and also his defensive capabilities.

The ex-Lakers point guard recently signed a contract with the Golden State Warriors after the Houston Rockets chose not to opt-in on his $5.9 million contract.

Bradley hasn’t sealed the final roster spot of the Warriors yet, but already the ex-Celtics star feels that they are the best team he’s ever played in.

Bradley thinks Golden State Warriors are the best organization among the teams he has played in. Not even 15 days in, Bradley thinks Warriors are better than Celtics where he played 7 years. 

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Bradley has another wild claim, thinks he is the best on-ball defender in the NBA

Although he didn’t help the Lakers win their championship in the bubble, Avery Bradley was a major part of what they did in the regular season, finishing 1st in the West. He got his 1st ever ring with them but still believes that the Warriors are better than the Lakers. 

“I think I might be the best on-ball defender in the NBA,” the 2-time NBA All-Defense guard told reporters at Warriors’ media day. Curry seems to agree, 

But fans don’t,

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Not just the on-ball defense, the presence of Jrue Holiday on the Bucks’ line-up made everything tick to win a championship last season. But still, Bradley thinks he’s better than all the other on-ball defenders in the league. Quite a confidence.

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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