Beijing time on April 15, to say that today's NBA is really super giant, I believe most of the fans will say these names: James, Leonard, Alphabet Brother, Durant and Curry. This season's Harden and Thick Brow Brother have gradually fallen out of the super-giant ranks, affected by injuries, and these two are more or less disappointing. This season's Ha has averaged 21.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and 10.5 assists, and the data looks very comprehensive, but the scoring is a new 11-season low, the shooting rate is very average, only 40.2%, and the three-point shooting rate is not high, only 32.6%.
Many people think that Harden has passed his peak and is no longer the familiar beard of the past. On the other hand, Thick Brow can still cut 23.2 points, 9.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists this season, yet he has only played 40 games and only played 36 games last season, and there is no doubt that injuries are a stumbling block to prevent Thick Brow from becoming a superstar. Although Durant is recognized as a superstar today, in O'Neal's eyes, both Harden and he need to lead the team to prove themselves.
Last year, O'Neal listed players who are active in the NBA who don't need to prove themselves: James, Curry, Alphabet Brother and Leonard. Today, a year later, O'Neill has once again forwarded his own dynamics, and these four names have not changed, or James, Curry, Alphabet Brother and Leonard. O'Neal's implication is obvious, although Durant won the championship, he joined the peak of the Warriors, not convincing enough, whether in the Thunder or in the Nets, KD has not been able to lead the team to win the championship, so he still needs to prove himself.
As for Harden, not to mention, although he got the MVP and often played epic statistics, but without championships, everything was empty talk, so O'Neal did not add him to this list. James once teamed up with Wade and Bosh to form the Big Three at the Heat and won a championship, which has caused him controversy, and Durant's experience is somewhat similar to his. However, when James returned to the Cavaliers, he led the team to the championship, and after joining the Lakers, he led the team to the championship.
This is where James is stronger than Durant, plus James is the top two scorers in NBA history, honors and others, Durant is difficult to look back on, so it is not surprising that "Kings of Los Angeles" entered this list. If either Durant or Harden can lead the team to the championship this season, I believe that their names will be added to O'Neal's list.