Kevin Durant is constantly called one of the best scorers the NBA has ever seen. He has earned that title, becoming the NBA’s scoring champion on 4 occasions in his career. He is also an incredibly efficient shooter, having joined the 50-40-90 club in 2013. But this season, Durant seems to be going a step beyond that.
Kevin Durant could become the first player in NBA history to average over 55% from the field, with 40% from three-point range and over 90% from the line. Durant has shot an incredible 56% from the field this season. Considering that he averaged over 18 shots a game, those are insane numbers. He is creating a new category of greatness all by himself.
What’s more, this has been translating to a lot of wins as well. Between his time on the Brooklyn Nets this season and the few games he’s played since becoming a Phoenix Sun, he has won 19 of his last 20 games. Durant is truly an MVP candidate this season, one that is not talked about enough.
The main reason he’s not getting more love is that Durant has missed a lot of time with injuries. He’s only played 45 games total, thus affecting whatever credit he would have gotten in those conversations. But what Durant is doing is historic, and the Phoenix Suns have made a huge move by acquiring him.
Kevin Durant Doesn’t Care About His Legacy Anymore
The word legacy has been used in discussions about Kevin Durant perhaps more than any other star in history. He has been criticized for joining the Golden State Warriors, and to a lesser extent, for the way things blew up in Brooklyn. But while he does beef with people who talk smack about him a fair amount, he recently admitted that he simply doesn’t care about his legacy anymore.
“I don’t care about legacy. I used to. I used to want to carve out a lane or space in this game for myself that people can remember, but it’s become too much of a thing now. It just becomes too much of a focus on other people. What’s he done? What’s he done? Comparisons.
“Nowadays, I truly, truly don’t care. I truly just want to go out there and produce, be the best that I could be, go home, hang with my family, that’s it.”
It’s safe to say that this season will still go down as one of the greatest accomplishments ever unless he has a horrific shooting slump in the last few games. And Kevin Durant will have a great opportunity to add to his legacy, even if he doesn’t care if he carries this performance into the playoffs.
Source: fadeawayworld.net
