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?
Definitely not better than Curry.
KD is good, but Curry is the GREATEST SHOOTER OF ALL TIME. It’s why he has more rings than KD.
He wasn’t very effective his first year in Brooklyn
Sure
Obviously he was the best player on OKC and the Nets.
You can make the argument for Golden State. I do think it says something that teams thought the best defensive action was to try and limit Curry as opposed to KD. I think ultimately they are just two different types of players. But I’d argue that Curry had the better career, and Curry changed the game more.
And at some point, Booker will be considered better than KD. It might even be this season, with Booker entering his prime and KD exiting it. But that’s coming.
The cool thing about KD though - is unlike a lot of superstars. I don’t think he cares.
I’ve watched every game he’s played in Phoenix and I’m drinking that Booker Coolaid. KD has been good here but if he’s the best player on the team right now, he hasn’t hit his groove yet.
Westbrook was better player in 2015/16 season. Got more MVP votes than KD in regular season. Was slightly better in the playoffs.
No. Durant was never the best player on the Warriors.
Every other season? Sure.
When he was with the Thunder, he played alongside Westbrook, who is assertive and aggressive. KD, though people will disagree, is a LEADER, but he is a LEAD BY EXAMPLE type, and frankly speaking, he never seemed to be able to assert himself with Westbrook the way he should have to maximize that team’s success.
In Golden State, the team recognized Durant’s strengths, and knew what he wanted: To take the shots. They knew he could make them, and Curry and Klay let him take the lion’s share of the shots, knowing that their system would still work.
But it was always Curry that the other teams were most worried about. Durant never got so many open looks or opportunities to go 1on1.
He had his best individual seasons there, but Curry was always the best player on that team.
He’s Kevon Durant. Y’all know who he is.
Wait people still think that KD is better than Curry? I don’t know what you we’re watching the last postseason but Booker was better than him, not saying he’s a better player overall but in the Nuggets series it was Booker who won those two games