PA few days after the start of the new season in the NBA we come across one of the certainties of this sport, Kevin Durant.
After a new exhibition at the ScotiaBank Arena against the Raptors, where he led Brooklyn’s victory with 31 points, seven rebounds and as many assists, the forward is running again as a candidate for MVP of the season in the same place his career took another script twist, when he was injured in Game 5 of the 2019 Finals.
Even more so after adding another 38 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in his team’s loss to the Bulls.
The nickname of ‘LeBron’s successor’ passed away a long time ago, since Durant is, for years, a reality in the best league in the world. The question is, are we facing the best player in the world? There are those who are clear about it, like Pau Gasol, who in the show ‘Chatting quietly’ by Ibai Llanos, acted as an authorized voice and opted for the player born in Washington as a reference of the world elite.
“Kevin Durant is special among the rest”, affirmed the already ex-Spanish player, who had to face him several times in the NBA and with the Spanish national team.
Currently, the ‘7’ of the Nets is the player who more points has scored in this season start and the one with the best average (29’5 points per game), in addition to having stood out as one of the best passers.
The 33-year-old intends to regain this year the league throne that has been denied him since 2018, when he was the champion for the last time with the Golden State Warriors in a final where he was chosen MVP. Last year, with a limping Harden and no injured Irving, he led his team to a dramatic seventh game that fell on the side of the eventual champions, the Milwaukee Bucks, in a tie in which he averaged 35.4 points, 10.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists.
A player who has managed to shape his game to become decisive on both sides of the court, also in the defensive aspect, but to which popular opinion continues to demand a ring without a ‘sperequipo’. Be that as it may, the performance of a player who has earned the right to be among the best in history is undeniable and who returned in top form after missing the 2019/20 season by injury to dominate world basketball.
a oro olmpico and become the top scorer in the history of the Games They do not seem like enough prize, and the Nets, with “Durantula” at the helm, will once again be the great threat that will fight for the title this season.