Kevin Durant is one of the greatest scorers in the game of basketball. The seven-foot offensive force is a three-level scorer. He is a mid-range sniper and can also shoot the three-pointer well. He also hits his free throws at a great level. For someone his size, he also has great handles and can easily blow past people and get to the basket.
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Durant was the second overall pick by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2007 NBA Draft. He immediately turned the franchise around. In 2013-14 when Kevin won the NBA league MVP. He has also won four scoring titles with the Thunders. But after nine long successful years with the Thunders, which included an NBA Finals trip in 2012, Durant left them in the summer of 2016 for the Golden State Warriors.
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Durant and his future with the Nets
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When Durant left the Thunders for the Warriors, it created a furor in the NBA world. Many ex-players and basketball analysts lamented him for joining a 73-win team that was coming from back-to-back NBA Finals appearances. But Durant’s inclusion in the Warrior’s starting five made them one of the greatest basketball teams ever assembled.
They won back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018 and if not for injuries could have three-peated in 2019.
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But just as surprisingly Durant came to the Warriors, he left them too as surprisingly too. He left them in the summer of 2019 for the Brooklyn Nets. He teamed up with Kyrie Irving in New York along with a young core. But due to his 2019 NBA Finals Achilles injury, he missed the whole of the 2019-20 season. In 2020-21, they reached the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals before losing to the Bucks in seven games. This year they were swept in the first round by the Boston Celtics. Kevin then submitted a trade request soon after in the offseason. Any contender which acquires Durant instantly becomes the favorite for the title. Let’s see where he ultimately goes.