It's often been prognosticated that KD would rule the NBA for many years as the best player and inevitably surpass Lebron. Problem is, their relative primes are not that far apart.
By the time Lebron declines, Anthony Davis will be at the top anyway.
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04-19-2015, 05:35 PM #1NBA rookie of the year
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It's safe to say Kevin Durant will not be the best player in the NBA at any point
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04-19-2015, 05:36 PM #24 ring - 4 FMVP - 4MVP
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Re: It's safe to say Kevin Durant will not be the best player in the NBA at any point
I was thinking about this yesterday too. With KD's health issues, it's most likely that AD will be the best player in the league when LeBron's real decline begins.
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04-19-2015, 05:36 PM #3Bran Fam Member
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Re: It's safe to say Kevin Durant will not be the best player in the NBA at any point
He was the best just last season and arguably in 2012
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04-19-2015, 05:37 PM #4NBA Legend and Hall of Famer
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Re: It's safe to say Kevin Durant will not be the best player in the NBA at any point
Too late. As a LeBron fan, I can admit that he was the best player in the world last year, bud.
Quit being stoop.
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04-19-2015, 05:37 PM #581
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Re: It's safe to say Kevin Durant will not be the best player in the NBA at any point
He was already the best pre-injury....
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04-19-2015, 05:38 PM #64 ring - 4 FMVP - 4MVP
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Re: It's safe to say Kevin Durant will not be the best player in the NBA at any point
Originally Posted by ImKobe
He was the best just last season and arguably in 2012
He wasn't really the best last year despite winning MVP. Him and LeBron ended up with the same ending to their season, getting beat by the Spurs. It was basically a wash between KD and LeBron
That's not enough to crown him the best player in the world.
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04-19-2015, 05:38 PM #7NBA rookie of the year
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Re: It's safe to say Kevin Durant will not be the best player in the NBA at any point
Originally Posted by ImKobe
He was the best just last season and arguably in 2012
Yet nobody in sports media ever says that.. strange..
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04-19-2015, 05:39 PM #8NBA lottery pick
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Re: It's safe to say Kevin Durant will not be the best player in the NBA at any point
you mean the same year Lebron sent his ass home after beating him 4-1 in the finals even though Durant had Westbrook AND Harden on his team?? Originally Posted by ImKobe
He was the best just last season and arguably in 2012
yea i guess its arguable
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04-19-2015, 05:39 PM #9Keep it Trill
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Re: It's safe to say Kevin Durant will not be the best player in the NBA at any point
Kind of sucks that injuries might rob us of another great player in his prime/peak. Hopefully he can stay healthy, would hate to see him go down like that.
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Re: It's safe to say Kevin Durant will not be the best player in the NBA at any point
Even his biggest haters like Simmons or Bayless don't call KD > LeBron Originally Posted by Kingwillball
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04-19-2015, 05:41 PM #11Banned
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Re: It's safe to say Kevin Durant will not be the best player in the NBA at any point
Durant should have went to Germany for his foot surgery.
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04-19-2015, 05:41 PM #12NBA Legend and Hall of Famer
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Re: It's safe to say Kevin Durant will not be the best player in the NBA at any point
fixed Originally Posted by PistonsFan#21
you mean the same year Mike Miller, Shane Battier, Mario Chalmers, and LeBron sent his ass home after beating him 4-1 in the finals even though Durant had Westbrook AND Harden on his team??
yea i guess its arguable
KD and Bron were a wash in that series. Miami's other guys stepped up, and OKC's didn't. Simple.
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04-19-2015, 05:42 PM #13NBA Legend and Hall of Famer
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Re: It's safe to say Kevin Durant will not be the best player in the NBA at any point
zooooom, my buddy! I agree. Originally Posted by zoom17
How you been?
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04-19-2015, 05:45 PM #14Embiid > Jokic
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Re: It's safe to say Kevin Durant will not be the best player in the NBA at any point
Originally Posted by ImKobe
He was the best just last season and arguably in 2012
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04-19-2015, 05:49 PM #15Bran Fam Member
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Re: It's safe to say Kevin Durant will not be the best player in the NBA at any point
Multiple game winners in the Playoffs, 29/7/4/2/1 on 52/37/86 shooting Originally Posted by PistonsFan#21
you mean the same year Lebron sent his ass home after beating him 4-1 in the finals even though Durant had Westbrook AND Harden on his team??
yea i guess its arguable
31/6/2 on 55/39/84 shooting in the Finals while being defended by Lebron
I didn't say he was the best player in 2012, I said it was arguable. Lebron's teammates happened to perform better than KD's. KD had 35 combined points in the two 4th quarters in Games 1-2, they got screwed by the refs on a non-call, where Lebron hacked him late in the 4th that sealed the game for Miami + Russ blew Game 4 with an intentional foul on a jump ball.
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