Jrue Holiday is one of the best guard defenders in recent NBA history .

As you could imagine, practices over his two seasons with the Celtics were a welcome challenge.

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From All-Star forwards Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown to sharpshooters Derrick White and Sam Hauser, there were plenty of worthy offensive players for Holiday to guard.

But, surprisingly, he said none of those guys were the toughest to defend. Instead, it was Payton Pritchard giving him the most trouble.

"It might be Payton," Holiday said on FanDuel TV's "Run It Back" this week. "There's this drill we had where you have to go up against Payton, full court. Yeah, and he would just be going crazy. Speed, handle, low to the ground so he could body

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