Widely regarded as one of the top 15 players in NBA history, Durant has all-time top offensive talent without dead ends, scoring four times in his career, 12 All-Stars and nine all-team teams, as well as two championships and two Finals MVP. It's just that Durant as a top star, he is still a significant gap compared to Jordan, Kobe Bryant and James, etc., and now the US media has carried out in-depth interpretation from five levels, analyzing that Durant is the most overrated superstar in history.
1. Born scorer, but other aspects of the flaws
Without a doubt, Durant is one of the most talented scorers of all time, averaging 27.2 points per game in his career, shooting 49.6 percent from the field, shooting 38.4 percent from three-point range and 88.4 percent from the free throws, and is considered an offensive killer without dead ends.
It's just that throughout Durant's career, once he struggles with shooting, he gets into disappearing mode. We've seen countless superstars struggle with shooting but find ways to help their teams win games. Durant is not a player who can do that, as we've seen in the series against the Celtics, being limited offense means Durant is relegated to second-rate stars. Superstars like James, Bryant, Jordan and Bird the Big Bird can find a way to dominate the game even when shooting struggles, and Durant has shown that if he shoots, he can't lead the team to victory.
2. Not a good team leader player
Durant is a good guy at heart, which is why he was popular when he entered the league and why he now has a huge fan base. Durant is a true love of the game and is a very popular star in the world. It's just that Durant looks back on Durant's career and he can't be considered a natural leader with the best guidance for his teammates.
Durant eventually parted ways with Westbrook during the Thunder period because Westbrook was too self-centered. As for Durant after switching to the Warriors, although he led the team to the Finals 3 times, and won two Championships MVPs twice, his contradiction with Dream Green was also the reason why he finally chose to leave.
As for coming to the Nets, Durant could barely control his teammates at the Nets, Harden was often out of shape and lacked motivation, and Irving was a lot of absurdity. As the team's number one star, Durant has never been able to play a qualified leader to lead the team to the right track.
3) Durant's two championships with 73 wins over the Warriors are questionable
Throughout Durant's career, his most prominent honors must be his 4-point leading scorer, 2 NBA championships, and 2 Finals MVP. Winning 2 championships and 2 finals MVP is a height that few players can reach, and it also greatly enhances Durant's historical status.
It just has to be admitted that Durant's championship comes in "double quotation marks", and when Durant joined the Golden State Warriors, the entire basketball world was shaken. How can a talented player like Durant join a team that just beat him? The Warriors won the 2015 championship without Durant and beat Durant's team in the 2016 Western Conference Finals before reaching the Finals again, and that Warriors were the Warriors with 73 wins in a single season.
For most elite players in the NBA, finding a way to defeat their enemies is the right solution, and they can't be considered to join them. Jordan beat the Pistons that have plagued him for years to reach the top, and Kobe Bryant beat the Celtics who beat him in 2008 to reach the top, already setting an example for Durant. It's just that Durant joined the 73-win Warriors, even if he led the team to win the championship twice and win the Finals MVP twice, but his gold content of such an award is also questioned by the outside world, so he is not recognized as a top fifteen superstars in history.
4. Won the MVP, but has never been the best player in the league
Durant averaged 32 points, 7.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game with 50.3 percent shooting, 39.1 percent three-point shooting, and 87.3 percent free throw shooting in 2014, and also won the regular season MVP award. There is no doubt that Durant played the best season of his career at an individual level, because he showed his excellent shooting ability, which made him unstoppable.
It's just that even in Durant's personal best year, Durant wasn't the best player in the league, and Durant never stole the league's best player position from James. In fact, it's fair to say that Durant wasn't the league's best player at any point, and early in his career, the likes of Kobe, Duncan, and Nowitzki remained the league's most influential players.
Even Du?? Rand is mature, but James is already the best player in the league, and even though Durant once beat James in the Finals, it's more because the Warriors roster is too strong. As for 2019, the league's best is Leonard, and Kagar Jr. played Jordan-level performances in the playoffs that year. Even in the last two years, Alphabet Brother has become the best player in the league, and Durant is not, especially this year's first round.
5. The performance in the first round of the 2022 playoffs is unforgivable
The career of a superstar should not be defined by a playoff series, but Durant's struggles in the first round of this year are absolutely incredible. Durant averaged 29.9 points per game in the regular season, shooting 51.8 percent from the field and 38.3 percent from three-point range. Only in the first round against the Celtics, Durant shot just 38.6 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three-point range, and he played the worst series of his career.
More importantly, Durant's influence on the court is seriously lacking, Durant missed key three-pointers in the first game, and key defensive positions were lost. Durant shot 0-of-10 in the second half of game II, 0 shots in 11 minutes after Durant in game 3, and scored 16-39 to be destroyed by Tatum. As for Durant in game four, he scored 39 points, but missed a key free throw in the final moment, causing the Nets to be swept out.
For a star who is considered to be tied with Alphabet Brother as the league's best player, this could be a low point in Durant's career. Durant is a good scorer, but he has never proven himself to be a natural leader, a dominant all-around star, or the best player in the league at all times, plus joining a 73-win championship team, there is no doubt that Durant is one of the most overrated stars in history.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)