Jeff Green

“It’s rare that you have seen a guy who is a legit 7-foot who can handle how he handles but also stop. He stops under control to get to a shot. You can’t block it. … I’ve never seen — in recent history, today’s game — a guy that tall with the handle that he has [and] that’s super smooth that can do what he does. Obviously he’s a volume shooter, but the efficiency of how he scores, it’s not like he’s going 6-for-25. He’s going a cool 13-for-19, 14-for-20. It’s not like people are making him miss. If he misses, it’s because he missed. And he makes a lot of tough shots.”

James Harden

“His change of pace, change of direction … he’ll get you leaning one way and once he crosses back over, he’s so tall that if you’re not on his hip, he’s shooting right over you or he’s getting to the basket. That right there automatically is just a different type of a handle for a 7-footer. You really don’t see that. I don’t see [another] guy at 7 feet that can shoot it fluidly like him and handle the rock and do the things he do. He don’t care where you at. You could be a tall defender, shorter defender. Once he raises up, all he sees is that rim. It’s unbelievable.”

Royce O’Neale

“He’s stronger than you think and he looks. He uses his body and his athleticism to shoot over you, to get to the elbows. His hesi (hesitation) pull, you might know it’s coming, but he’s still getting it off. It’s just all the hard work and routine for him and the craft that he puts in. Once he gets there, you better hope he misses, but it’s tough. You can’t block it. It’s a high-arching shot. I always say he’s the toughest player I’ve had to guard. He knows exactly where he wants to get and what type of shots he wants to shoot. I think the fact that he’s unpredictable in a lot of it matters. You never know if he’s going to hit you with a pull-up, drive, fadeaway. He’s just got so many things that he can counteract with. That makes him so tough to guard — just his counterattacks versus you, the way he sees the game and the way he shoots the ball.”

Spencer Dinwiddie

“He’s just really good at, no matter where he is at on the floor, just kind of getting square up to the basket and then [shooting with a] high release point. And obviously you’re not going to block it. The balance, the rhythm and all that stuff, it’s just something you’ve never seen from a 7-footer before. KD’s just pure skill. He’s just smooth. We ain’t never seen nothing like it. We probably never will, to be honest.”