As one of the best scorers in the history of the league, Durant said in a recent interview that he is a top ten player in history, and James and Jordan will choose themselves if they choose teammates.
This remark naturally caused a heated discussion among the media and fans, because the competition for the top ten players in history is extremely fierce, and although Durant is capable, it is also a huge controversy to try to reach the top ten.
So 14 seasons in his career so far (not a season not included in reimbursement), can Durant enter the top 10 in history? The COMPARISON of the 3 files in the US media gives a clear answer.
First gear comparison: Durant is sure that it is not the top five in history
Even for Durant fans, it is difficult to put Durant in the top five in history, because the 33-year-old Durant has not accumulated enough honors.
The first is that Durant is simply not on par with Jordan, whether it is 6 championships, 10 scoring champions, or 6 FMVP and countless personal honors, Durant is behind Jordan.
Then there's James and Abdul-Abdul-Jabbar, who are in the top two of the league's all-time scoring list and are absolute superstars, and Durant could only be discussed if he wins two more titles.
Durant then compares himself to Players like Kobe, Magic, Bird and Bill Russell, as the four players are often mentioned in the top five and are all vying for the 4-5 spot.
Similar to the situation above, Durant is not as good as Kobe And the Magician in terms of style and influence, so he can only hope to catch up with the two as much as possible in terms of hard honors.
While Kobe Bryant and Magic both hold 5 titles, Durant can only win another 2 titles to barely reach the threshold of the top five discussions.
Second gear comparison: Durant is also difficult to get into the 6-9th place
With the scramble to fall out of the top five in history, the next gear is the 6-9 ranking, of which Russell has 11 championships, and Durant can't compare with it.
Bird also has an absolute advantage in the comparison, because Bird is in the same position as Durant and James, and when James became the first small in history, this title belonged to Bird, plus Bird has 3 championships and 3 MVPs, which makes Durant unable to compete with Bird for the time being.
Durant then has to compare with O'Neal and Duncan, who have always been reasonably in the top ten, with Duncan holding 5 titles and O'Neal having 4 titles, as well as a three-game winning streak.
Therefore, the two have completely crushed Durant in terms of hard honors alone, not to mention that Duncan is the representative of one man and one city, and O'Neal is the most dominant interior player, both of which occupy an absolute advantage.
Third gear comparison: Tenth place battle
The competition for the tenth place is still fierce, and both Chamberlain and Olajuwon are seen as reasonable contenders.
Among them, Chamberlain has 2 championships, 4 MVPs, 7 scoring kings and 11 rebounding kings, and in the case of the same number of championships, Chamberlain has an absolute advantage in MVP.
Combined with 100 points in a single game, 50.4 points in a single season, 55 rebounds in a single game, 50+ in 118 games, 60+ in 32 games and 70+ in 6 games, he has an absolute advantage.
Then there's Olajuwon, who has won 2 championships, 2 FMVPs, 2 players, 1 MVP, and 9 all-team teams.
In terms of hard power, Durant does not seem to be inferior, but Olajuwon is the representative of one person and one city, which gives him a certain advantage.
This means that Durant's ranking is definitely outside the 11th place, but whether he can get the 12th place depends on the different evaluations of different people, but he will definitely not enter the top ten.
So, in Durant's current state, he is definitely not in the top ten of history, but he still has a certain chance before the end of his career.
That is to win at least 2 more championships, 2 FMVP and 1 MVP, and he will be able to shake off Chamberlain and Olajuwon.
And it is best to win the championship as an absolute boss, Durant can attack the top ten with an absolute advantage, but at present he is definitely not in the top ten, probably ranked around 12-13.