Kevin Durant Underrated?

[red33]

dude as a rookie with 1 yr college experience avg 20/4/2. Shot 43% FGs and 87% from the line. This year hes avg 26/6/2.9. increased his FG range and 3pt % and even steals. All this while being the only real scoring option for the Sonics/thunder. Now im dont watch to many OKC games so is this a case of him making only garbage points? Im sure teams are throwing doubles at him, and also the Thunder have been a .500 team for the past 20 games or so.

In comparison LBJ avg 20/5/6 1st year and then 27/7/7, not to far from Durants numbers.

 

[j.hen]

Hes not close to LeBron, but hes definitely underrated.

 

[mfbmike]

Durant is only underrated because he plays on one of the worst teams in the league. Not to mention all that other bullshit going on with that franchise with the relocation and what not.

He doesn't get as much exposure as some of the other younger players.

The Thunder have a solid 3 to build around in him/green/westbrook and should be good in a couple of years.

 

[Macken]

athletically no where near lebron.. but he really aint got much to work with in oklahoma.. so he gets the chance to make plays all game.. he is good and he is underrated tho

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

Hes underrated and will be a top 5 player in no time. He has the ability to be as good as LeBron. Durant hasnt even come close to his ceiling yet, thats the scariest part.

 

[Maestro]

He is not underrated. Name one person in mainstream press that has a bad thing to say about the kid. Playing for the Thunder yes he does not get that much exposure but who wants to see a team that is that bad anyway. His team will get better and he will get better. He came into the NBA and did everything if not more then i expected him to do, he is a great scorer and a good player to build a team around. Im not saying he is overrated, but he is definitely not underrated.

 

[A Tasty Burgerr]

You can't really use stats as a comparison when Durant's playing for a team like the Thunder, especially if you're comparing him to LeBron.

I do think Durant is slightly underrated and that he has improved his shooting quite a bit from last year, but he still gets more than enough national attention considering how bad his team is.

 

[Irish]

I think i would put him in top 20 players i would use as a superstar to build around. Playing for OKC doesnt help him out.

 

[IamMedellin]

He is I am Legend...


he's the only1 worth watching in that lil pueblo known as OKC

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

He is not underrated. Name one person in mainstream press that has a bad thing to say about the kid.Playing for the Thunder yes he does not get that much exposure but who wants to see a team that is that bad anyway. His team will get better and he will get better. He came into the NBA and did everything if not more then i expected him to do, he is a great scorer and a good player to build a team around. Im not saying he is overrated, but he is definitely not underrated.

Just because noone says bad things about a player doesnt mean hes not underrated. He could be not getting enough things said about him period. But you're right, Durant's time will come to shine.

 

[red33]

Dude didnt make all star team, so he goes out and drops 47 on the rook-spoh game.

Im not saying hes LBJ level but still his numbers are extremely impressive.

 

[LC AAU]

If his team could win more then 20 games, he wouldn't be underrated. But since they blow, he is underrated. Probably a top 10 player in the NBA in a year or 2.

 

[Lanteri]

Yeah, he will be a top 10 player in a couple years.

However, anyone saying he'll be on the same level of LeBron needs to have their heads checked.

 

[dave]

Skinny kid, good offensive numbers on a bad team.
Needs to elevate a team before he takes the next step in reputation.

 

[Lanteri]

you can when lebrons team was just as shitty as durants in his first 2 seasons...

35-47
42-40

Cavs in first two of LeBron's seasons...

20-62
13-42

Durant's Sonics/Thunder..

 

[ralaw]

I don't see the point in comparing Durant to LeBron, as LeBron's game is totally different. LeBron is special, as he does everything from intiating the offense to playing defense, rebounding to playing off the ball. At this point in his career Durant is nothing more than an elite scorer, which is okay, but he does little as far as creating for others. Due to not being a great ballhandler he plays off the ball and this is why his assist totals are so low, while his points totals are so high. Durant is a great scorer, but that is about it. So he'd be better suited being surrounded with players who compliment his scoring, which means getting someone who can create for their teammates and someone who rebounds and plays defense.

 

[mfbmike]

Durant needs to hit the weight room like Lebron did.

Lebron was a skinny sonofabitch when he first got into the league, much like Durant.

 

[Point Blank]

I don't think he's underrated. Everyone knows what the kid can do. He just happens to play for a shitty team.

 

[Point Blank]

Yeah he did get big as shit out of no where..haha. He would look more built if he wasn't so damn tall.

 

[Maestro]

Just because noone says bad things about a player doesnt mean hes not underrated. He could be not getting enough things said about him period. But you're right, Durant's time will come to shine.

I was just saying that they have all good things to say,i will admit that some people just do not recognize the talent that this kid possess,at his height he can play 3 positions.Hes a bigger then usual two guard and is a great player.