The NBA has seen a number of seven-footers who can shoot a excessive clip — Dirk Nowitzki, Lauri Markkanen and Karl Anthony Cities, to call just a few. However there’s by no means been one other Kevin Durant.
The Suns star’s guard-like handles make him a three-level menace who can pull up from anyplace on the ground along with his silky jumper. And along with his excessive launch level, solely a handful of defenders contest his shot on any given evening. Whereas Victor Wembanyama is the newest “create-a-player” come to life, Durant is the unique cheat code that makes followers and analysts alike go, ‘A man that measurement is not supposed to do this.’
Many have acknowledged Durant as probably the most gifted scorer or offensive weapon in NBA historical past. Pistons legend Isiah Thomas has joined that rising checklist.
