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Looking at the most talked about (and best) players in the NBA today, Durant ranks highly among his peers in nearly every important statistical category (through their first five full seasons in the league):

PLAYER

TEAM G PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% PPG

LeBron James* CLE

391 10,689 2,694 2,572 46.7% 32.4% 72.8% 27.3

Kevin Durant* SEA/OKC 380 9,978 2,513 1,073 46.8% 36.4% 87.8% 26.3

Russell

OKC 394 7,832 1,908 2,726 43.2% 30.2% 81.4% 19.9

Westbrook*

Stephen Curry* GSW 336 6,814 1,378 2,247 46.7% 44.0% 89.6% 20.3

Giannis

MIL

393 6,751 2,946 1,497 50.6% 28.4% 74.6% 17.2

Antetokounmpo*

James Harden* OKC/HOU 371 6,669 1,474 1,443 44.5% 36.9% 84.9% 18.0

Highlight indicates the leader for the statistical category * Named Most Valuable Player in the NBA

Durant joined forces with Stephen Curry at Golden State in 2016.

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