Kevin Durant told us how he feels about people who haven’t played the game voting for the MVP race for example so this doesn’t surprise me. Duran talked about ESPN putting him on the small forward all-time list and even though he thinks he is one of the best players, KD says it’s too early.
“I’ve always been a firm believer in waiting until guy’s careers are over, but a lot of people nowadays get caught up in the moment, get caught up in what have you done for me lately and forget about the great players,” Durant said Friday of his rank. “I’m not downplaying myself, because I feel like I’m as good as any small forward that’s played, but at this point in my career I don’t think I should be on that list.”
I agree with KD, we love to rush into ranking and comparing players and tend to forget how great some players were. Just as a reminder, KD was placed ahead of Pippen and James Worthy, we should just appreciate his career and maybe we can have that conversation few years from now.