As a 2007 draft, Durant has won many great honors and achievements in his career for so many years. Four scoring titles, two Finals MVPs, and a regular season MVP, he has almost all superstar-level awards. However, over the years, Durant's historical status has hardly changed.
In the minds of many fans and media, Durant's status seems to have always been between 12-20. Recently, Durant has also begun to question the evaluation of him by the outside world, as Durant begins to find himself never touted as part of the best player of all time. In this regard, Durant expressed his disappointment, claiming that it may be because he chose the Golden State Warriors back then.
"Because I went to the Warriors. Why shouldn't I be in there? That's the question you should ask. Why not? What else can I not do?"
In the same way, Durant also wants the outside world to tell him what needs to be done to make him enter the category of the best player of all time in the evaluation of the outside world. After Durant led the Thunder to a playoff loss to the Golden State Warriors in 2016, he chose to ditch the Thunder in the offseason and join the Golden State Warriors.
You must know that the Golden State Warriors just had a 73-9 record in 2016 and made it to the Finals. Although they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers led by LeBron James, they recruited Durant and returned to the Finals again, and defeated the Cavaliers by an absolute margin to win the 2017 championship.
Although Durant won two Finals MVPs when he played for the Golden State Warriors. But the fans didn't give Durant enough honor and respect. Because the outside world thinks that the gold content of throwing the enemy to win the championship is too low, if he joins a team that is not as good as the Warriors, his status may improve a lot. However, it is clearly unreasonable for him to join a team that has reached the finals for two consecutive seasons.
Durant is currently a two-time champion, two-time Finals MVP, 2014 regular season MVP, 13-time All-Star, 10-time First Team of the Year, and four-time scoring champion. How does such Durant earn a place in the "best conversation in history"?
After leaving the Golden State Warriors, Durant played for the Nets and Suns, but unfortunately neither has been successful so far. If Durant is to be part of the all-time best conversation, he may need to return to the Thunder and lead the team to a championship. In this way, he can complete redemption like LeBron James. But the point is that he needs to pull off at least a triple crown. At that time, Durant will have five championships and Finals MVP, and his historical status will be infinitely close to that of LeBron James.