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Can you make an argument that Kevin Durant was the best player of his team in every season of his NBA career? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Beautiful_Ad55@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Obviously, a season like 2014/15 doesn’t count, where he was out injured almost the whole season.

Durant joined the SuperSonics in 2007, averaging 20 PPG in his rookie season. He then played for OKC for many years together with Westbrook and Harden. Then he went to Golden State, playing with Curry and Thompson. After that, he joined the Brooklyn Nets and played with James Harden and Kyrie Irving. Lately, he joined the Suns with Devin Booker.

So I would say there are not many players in NBA history who had more star teammates over the years than KD. Can you still say that KD always was the #1 guy at the end of the day? Especially when it goes to the clutch time?

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[–] JoeyPeePee24@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Of course you can. KD in his prime was clearly better than Curry in a 7 game series. Height matters in a sport with 10 foot rims. Game on the line, you want the 6’2 Curry running off screens and most likely taking a tough 25+ footer, or do you want to give it to arguably the best midrange shooter of all time who can shoot over anyone? Seems like a no-brainer

[–] Impossible-Being4922@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (5 children)

In a 7 game series Curry beat KD directly off on an injury the doctors said would take months to heal.

Curry out created and scored much more efficiently than KD while we watched KD shoot league average and have more turnovers than assists.

[–] JoeyPeePee24@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Not sure what this sample size is from. But Curry was never better that KD and I explained why. Sure the best shooter ever sure has had many amazing moments. But there’s also a thing called defense

[–] runningraider13@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Your explanation is "height matters"?

[–] JoeyPeePee24@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

No, that is one important fact out of several you chose to use. My explanation is the history of their time together and KD in OKC. That is the prime that is only disputable if you are looking to argue.

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