Whose better right now: Kevin Durant or Lebron James?

[BigBoss]

Whose the better basketball player entering the 14-15 season?

[Fudge]

Kevin James

[KirbyPls]

The guy who was the best player in the entire playoffs when it actually matters and didn't get outplayed by his own teammate, so Lebron.

[KirbyPls]

Kevin James

Love the new avy pleighboiiii!

[Marchesk]

The guy who was the best player in the entire playoffs when it actually matters and didn't get outplayed by his own teammate, so Lebron.

Kevin didn't get outplayed by Kawhi though.

[KirbyPls]

Kevin didn't get outplayed by Kwai though.

Forget to look at the stats did we? Pretty surprising coming from Wilt's publicist.

[MP.Trey]

Kevin James

Cracked me up way more than it should have.

And honestly, it's the closest it's ever been, but I don't want to cheat and say it's a tie so I'll go with the one with the championship experience. It's really a:

1a. LeBron
1b. Durant

type thing though.

[Mr Exlax]

I'll say LeBron because he still dominates them in the head to head games.

[GODbe]

It's still Durant easily.

[3ball]

Durant is still on the ascent with a lot of capacity to improve while Lebron is not.

Even without ANY post game whatsoever, Durant already passed up Lebron statistically last season.

Once he gets a post game to go along with go-to scoring moves out of a pre-dribble stationary position (triple threat position), so he can dominate against the tightest of defenses like Dirk and Bird did, and so he can't be exploited by guys like cp3 and Bellinelli guarding him - then he will REALLY show separation from Lebron.

[KirbyPls]

Durant is still on the ascent with a lot of capacity to improve while Lebron is not.

Even without ANY post game whatsoever, Durant already passed up Lebron statistically last season.

Once he gets a post game to go along with go-to scoring moves out of a pre-dribble stationary position (triple threat position), so he can dominate against the tightest of defenses like Dirk and Bird did, and so he can't be exploited by guys like cp3 and Bellinelli guarding him - then he will REALLY show separation from Lebron.

Or maybe when Durant plays to his regular-season standards in the playoffs? Oh yeah, he was tired from all the regular season minutes.

[Cocaine80s]

Durant is still on the ascent with a lot of capacity to improve while Lebron is not.

Even without ANY post game whatsoever, Durant already passed up Lebron statistically last season.

Once he gets a post game to go along with go-to scoring moves out of a pre-dribble stationary position (triple threat position), so he can dominate against the tightest of defenses like Dirk and Bird did, and so he can't be exploited by guys like cp3 and Bellinelli guarding him - then he will REALLY show separation from Lebron.

durant will never get a post game

[3ball]

Or maybe when Durant plays to his regular-season standards in the playoffs? Oh yeah, he was tired from all the regular season minutes.

This is very true.... part of the reason he struggled at times in the 2014 playoffs is because defenses play much harder and scheme better, so they don't allow the same type of buckets in the postseason -

For Durant, this would be any long dribbling foray and open shots off screens - in the playoffs, these ways in which Durant likes to score get shut down more often once a defense is playing really hard.

This is why when the defense takes these things away, he has to be able to dominate a game from the block with post moves and a killer turnaround jumper, like all the other greats.

[russwest0]

Durant averaged 30/10 in the playoffs vs the Grizzlies/Clippers/Spurs. Don't tell LeBron stans that though, LeBron who, cramped up, gassed out, sat the final 8 minutes of the final game, had more turnovers than assists, and got outplayed by Kawhi Leonard, was apparently some sort of monster in the playoffs.

But no, Durant who dropped 40 on the Clippers one game, and 39/16 in the elimination, and who SLAYED the Grizzlies in both elimination games.... and led the playoffs in scoring despite not even making the Finals.... Yeah... That Durant apparently got "shut down."

LeBron stans are so deluded it's really just comedy at this point. Durant was easily the best player in the NBA last season and LeBron's peak was 2 years ago. If that somehow gives you a reason to believe that Durant won't be the best player in the NBA next season, then go ahead. Just don't expect not to get laughed at.

[Smoke117]

Lebron James.