{"id":120463,"date":"2025-08-30T08:52:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T08:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/120463\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T08:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T08:52:07","slug":"nba-all-time-rank-no-13-kevin-durant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/120463\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA All-Time Rank No. 13: Kevin Durant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ranking the top 50 players in NBA history\u2026<\/p>\n

13. Kevin Durant<\/p>\n

Durant is arguably the most gifted natural scorer in league history, and his career is fascinating (not to mention ongoing), spanning multiple teams and eras. <\/p>\n

Drafted No. 2 overall<\/a> by the Seattle SuperSonics (later Oklahoma City Thunder) in 2007 out of Texas, Durant has averaged 27.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.4 assists through the 2024-25 season. <\/p>\n

A 15-time All-Star, he won NBA MVP in 2014 with the Thunder and has led the league in scoring four times (2010-2012, 2014). <\/p>\n

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After nine seasons in OKC, which included a 2012 Finals appearance, Durant joined the Golden State Warriors in 2016, winning back-to-back championships (2017, 2018) and Finals MVPs, averaging an incredible 35.2 points per game in the 2017 Finals. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Known for his length, shooting (50\/40\/90 club member), and versatility, KD has 13 All-NBA selections, and he\u2019s been more durable than you\u2019d expect throughout his career, given his slight frame. <\/p>\n

Durant\u2019s major injury came when he ruptured his Achilles in 2019, but he returned strong with the Brooklyn Nets (2019-2023), forming a Big Three with Kyrie Irving and James Harden. <\/p>\n

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Traded to the Phoenix Suns in 2023 and more recently to the vastly improved Houston Rockets, he continues going after a third ring.<\/p>\n

Internationally, Durant has won three Olympic golds (2012, 2016, 2020). Despite criticism for joining superteams, his efficiency and clutch play cement him as one of the greatest scorers of all time. <\/p>\n

But who ranks ahead of Durant at\u00a0No. 12 all-time<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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