Durant, as a super scorer at the historical level, is undoubtedly very successful in his career, and many players in the league also take Durant as an example, and some players, their draft template is Durant, so after so many years, these templates are Durant's players, how are they doing now, and what achievements have they made in their careers? Let's take a look!
Ingram (2016 Leaderboard)
Ingram is the most famous of all the players who drafted the template for Durant, after all, he was selected by the Lakers, the Lakers, as a giant team in the NBA, naturally will not lack attention, not to mention that 2016 is the time for Kobe Bryant's retirement, everyone hopes that the Lakers can have a new star to replace Kobe, at this time Ingram has become their hope, 2.06 meters tall, 2.21 meters in reach, and has the same figure and stable mid-range shooting as KD, so Ingram was once called " Durant Jr", with such an aura, Ingram came to the Lakers, and under countless spotlights, everyone stared at the superstar who had high hopes.
However, Ingram is not as amazing as everyone thinks, he only averaged 9.4 points, 4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in his rookie season, which is far below everyone's expectations, you must know that Durant can average 20+ performances per game in his rookie season. However, everyone still gave Ingram a lot of patience, thinking that he was just slow to heat, and he did not live up to everyone's expectations, and the average points per game in the sophomore season have improved a lot, reaching 16.1 points, and Lakers fans are very happy, and they are looking forward to him standing up the backbone of the Lakers and leading the Lakers back to their former glory.
However, the good times did not last long, the Lakers management needed to win the championship, and there was no time to watch him grow, so in the following season, Ingram was sent to the Pelicans as a bargaining chip to trade Davis. After coming to the Pelicans, Ingram can finally average 20 points per game, and he has also been selected as an All-Star.
This season is already the eighth season of his career, Durant has won the MVP and several scoring titles in the eighth season of his career, Ingram has only entered the All-Star once, and compared to Durant, Yingge is still far behind.
Isaac (6th overall pick in 2017)
Maybe the 17-year-old Durant was too shiny, so that Isaac's draft template was also set as Durant, Isaac's height is 2.11 meters, and his arm span is 2.17 meters, because of his good projection ability, so the Magic selected this potential rookie, Isaac didn't have many opportunities in the first two seasons of his career, until the third season was finally reused, averaging 11.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.6 steals and 2.3 blocks per game, so that the Magic saw his ability, but who knew that he suffered a serious injury just before he was about to play, and now his ability is no longer what it used to be, and he is mainly playing inside in Magic, is completely different from Durant, although the template is Durant, but it has taken a growth route that is not at all like Durant, and the current Isaac playing time is not guaranteed, and there is a high probability that it cannot be compared with Durant.
Porter Jr. (14th pick in 2018)
Porter Jr. is actually the player with the best chance to match Durant, in the 2018 draft, he was once the favorite for the top three picks, but a waist injury affected his draft market, resulting in him only being selected in the first round of the 14th pick, the former No. 1 high school student in the United States, in the early stage of his career because of injuries did not show us too much talent, throughout the 18-19 season, Porter was absent, until the 19-20 season officially started his NBA career, the first season, because he has to ensure health, so to strictly control the playing time, so mainly as a substitute, an average of 16 per gameHe had 9.3 points and 4.7 rebounds in 4 minutes, shooting 50.9% from the field, which was not bad.
In the 20-21 season, because of Murray's injury, Porter Jr. got a lot of opportunities, his average playing time soared to 31.3 minutes per game, and he was able to score 19 points and 7.3 rebounds, and the three-point shooting rate reached 44.5%, which is the Nuggets' stable firepower output point. The Nuggets' knowledge of Porter Jr.'s draft is also rare, and if other teams simply don't wait a season for a rookie with an unstable future, Porter's play has repaid their trust.
In the 22-23 season, as an important part of the Nuggets' tactical system, Porter played a very big role on the court, without Porter, the Nuggets' tactics would be difficult to play fluently, and finally in the summer of 23, Porter also won the championship with the team, and he was also the first player to win the championship among the players who were active with Durant.
Because Durant's achievements are too high, and a player like Durant is also a superstar that is rare in 30 years, let alone surpassing him, it is already very remarkable to be able to have half of his skills, I think Porter will have a slight chance to touch Durant's threshold if he continues to play.