No. 1 pick Ross talks about why James is the strongest opponent he has ever met, and the perfect combination of strength and IQ

Derek Ross was the No. 1 pick in the 2008 draft. As the youngest MVP in league history, he conquered a large number of fans and media with his outstanding speed, strength and control of changing rhythms. He was once regarded as the superstar who is most likely to lead the Bulls to a new dynasty in the post-Michael Jordan era of the Chicago Bulls.

Moreover, Chris Paul was the league's number one point guard. However, even though he is favored, he still can't cross the mountain of LeBron James. Recently, Derek Ross was also asked on the show, "Who is the toughest opponent in his career?" Derek Ross said without hesitation that it was LeBron James.

Derek Ross said, "LeBron...it's not like a point guard. I mean, too, point guard, because I want to surpass point guard, but I don't think if you're a shooting guard, if you're averaging 30 points, if I'm making you averaging 25 points, we can win the game."

"If you get 25 points, we'll win the game. Because you can't find a way to get another 5 points with assists, because you're not an assist."

{1 Derek Rose during the Chicago Bulls era had many wonderful matches with LeBron James during the Miami Heat era, which always brought exciting games to fans.

Moreover, at that time, many fans and media were optimistic about Derek Ross, believing that he could surpass LeBron James and become a better superstar. Unfortunately, Derek Ross fell in front of injury and could not become one of LeBron James' strongest opponents for a long time.

"I mean, look at the scores, I scored 22 points. My average score is 25. I may not be able to reach 25 tonight, but I can find ways to get more assists."

"LeBron is the only person who thinks like a point guard. He is not a point guard. He doesn't score early, or sometimes he scores early, he is smart enough to make adjustments, I hate it."

In fact, in the eyes of Derek Ross or many fan media, LeBron James is not just a striker with both offense and defense. Sometimes he is like a point guard or like a center, and he always brings different challenges to his opponents.

LeBron James, with his excellent ball quotient and reading ability of the game, will make corresponding adjustments based on his opponent's playing style, so that he can stand in the right position and help the team defeat his opponent. Most players help the team, and they focus more on scoring or defense, and they can only help the team alone. LeBron James is completely different from them. He can choose the position that is best for helping the team win this game in five positions.

Derek Ross' showdown with LeBron James has won the love of a large number of fans and media. The two have played 40 games in their careers, and LeBron James has achieved a record of 25 wins and 15 losses. In the game with relatively close regular season scores, LeBron James won 13 wins and 11 losses. In the playoffs, LeBron James scored 12 wins and 4 losses.

LeBron James averaged 27.3 points, 9.4 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game when facing Derek Ross. When Derek Ross faced LeBron James, he scored 20.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game. Derek Ross said he didn't like playing against LeBron James because LeBron James was too strong, mainly due to his duel and he couldn't win more games.