Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving is the toughest player in the NBA to defend, says newly-signed Detroit Pistons guard Avery Bradley.

In fact, Bradley, responding to questions from fans on the Pistons' Twitter on Thursday, said it's "not even close."

Bradley, who was traded to Detroit from Boston last week to make room for Gordon Hayward's max contract, has been tasked with guarding Irving many times in the past. Despite being one of the top perimeter defenders in the league, Irving got the best of Bradley on multiple occasions — most recently in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, where he dropped 42 points.

"He's able to shoot the ball. You can't get into him too much, you can't back off him," Avery said of Irving after the game. "He's a great finisher. He's a good player. He's one of the best point guards in the NBA. You can tell he puts in a lot of work into his game. A lot of respect from myself, my teammates."

As it stands now, the Celtics will have even more trouble containing Irving — who's coming off the best season of his career (25.2 points, 5.8 assists, 47.2% shooting) — when the two teams meet next season.

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