Rivals on court, Draymond Green and LeBron James are actually Austin Reiter Jersey good friends off it.The two have commended each other on social media and have even vacationed together.MORE:So it should come as no surprise that when asked how the mental challenge of facing the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals compares to playing against James on the same stage, the Warriors big man took the opportunity to lavishly praise the Lakers superstar."It doesn't compare to mentally playing against LeBron James, who I think is arguably the smartest guy to ever play this game," Green told reporters on Wednesday. "Not one of, he is arguably the smartest guy to set foot on a basketball court. To say that it compares to that, it's disrespectful to LeBron and it's a lie to you."Green's compliment of James may raise eyebrows but he's also not wrong.James is an extremely cerebral player equipped with unrivaled reaction timing thanks to his amazing ability to break down plays while they're happening. He's even shown that he has a photographic memory.Green's appreciation Drew Brees T Shirts of James comes from going up against the superstar forward in four straight NBA Finals from 2015 to 2018 when the Warriors and Cavaliers kept facing each other. The Warriors won three of those matchups but James led his Cavs back from a 3-1 deficit in 2016 and brought home a championship to Cleveland for the first time in franchise history.With that many high-profile battles under their belt, it's easy to see why Green is so complimentary of James. And that's why he wasn't done commending James,noting that while the Celtics are a tough opponent, they pale in comparison to the future Hall-of-Famer."Now in saying that, it is a challenge mentally because these guys are super athletic," Green said about the Celtics. "They are super young and fast and strong, and all the things that we know and have Sam Mills Jersey heard throughout the course of this series. They are those things. And then obviously they are super talented, and so when you are facing that, you have to try to out-think a guy. If a guy is faster than me, how can I beat him to a spot? I have to anticipate and I have to think. I have to try to understand what he's trying to get to. So I think that's been huge in this series from a mental standpoint and just trying to understand and be a step ahead of them."But not as much of a che s match as it is when you're playing LeBron, who is di secting every Tanoh Kpassagnon Jersey play in that computer of his, like in real-time. Like that's just a skill that not many people po se s. Not many people can come and sit here and find a random stretch from seven minutes to four minutes in the second quarter and give you every play like to the T and not mi s a beat. There's not many people that can do that."James is truly a one-of-one, a singular talent that at times, is in a league of his own. And according to Green, James is truly one of the greats."So the challenge is there, but you can't put it up there against LeBron's," Green said. "Like I said, he's probably the smartest guy we've Steve Gleason T Shirts ever seen play basketball."