Kevin Durant Predictions

[carrao45]

For next season: Any awards you think he'll get, any All-NBA Teams you think he'll make, as well as what his stats will be.

28.3 PPG 48.8-FG% 43.1-3P% 86.9-FT%
7.1 RPG
3.3 APG
1.4 SPG
0.9 BPG
38.8 MPG

[Kamnik]

43% on 3pt shots?

Not very likely...

[Juanobili]

28.3 PPG 44.8-FG% 37.1-3P% 85.9-FT%
6.4 RPG
3.1 APG
1.2 SPG
0.9 BPG
38.8 MPG

[DPG21920]

Cue the "he will score more than Oden"...

[carrao45]

43% on 3pt shots?

Not very likely...

Considering he shot 42.2% from 3 last year, it's a pretty strong possibility. But who needs facts right?:downspin:

[ooshmay]

28.3 PPG is a bit high i think.. he can def do it but based on the fact that he now has another good scorer in james harden to go with westbrook and green i see his stats dropping a bit but on the plus side his team will have a few more wins.

[carrao45]

28.3 PPG is a bit high i think.. he can def do it but based on the fact that he now has another good scorer in james harden to go with westbrook and green i see his stats dropping a bit but on the plus side his team will have a few more wins.

I don't think he will take many more shots than last year, however, I think as he continues to improve he will hit his shots at a higher clip. He will make more of the shots that he does take, so his scoring will go up.

That's how i see it

[23LeBronJames23]

For next season: Any awards you think he'll get, any All-NBA Teams you think he'll make, as well as what his stats will be.

28.3 PPG 48.8-FG% 43.1-3P% 86.9-FT%
7.1 RPG
3.3 APG
1.4 SPG
0.9 BPG
38.8 MPG

+1

pretty much agree with everything. I also think he will make the All Star team. and he's gonna defend his HORSE title.

[IronMexican]

It doesn't matter. I can drop 25 a night and have his rating drop on NBA 2k10.

[23LeBronJames23]

09-10
28.3 PPG 48.8-FG% 43.1-3P% 86.9-FT%
7.1 RPG
3.3 APG
1.4 SPG
0.9 BPG
38.8 MPG

08-09
25.3 PPG 47.6-FG% 42.2-3P% 86.3-FT%
6.5 RPG
2.8 APG
1.3 SPG
0.7 BPG
39 MPG

07-08
20.3-PPG 43.0-FG% 28.8-3P% 87.3-FT%
4.4 RPG
2.4 APG
1.0 SPG
0.9 BPG
34.6 MPG

about right predictions for the next season only his MPG will need to be higher for his stats to go up..

[TDMVPDPOY]

posting meaningless stats on a team not makn playoffs

dont see him makin any all nba teams...

[Allanon]

Playing on OKC, I think Durant can get the scoring title this year or at least be in the running.

[Chieflion]

Playing on OKC, I think Durant can get the scoring title this year or at least be in the running.
No way. This year, they got James Harden, improved Westbrook and Uncle Jeff. With Kristic, Livingston, Thabo as the role players, I don't think he can. I still think Wade will hold on to the scoring title.

[Muser]

I'll be interested in seeing how KD does. He is a top 5 scorer in the NBA. I might even go as far as to say a top 3 behind Kobe and LeBron.


If we're talking scorers then Melo has to be above him too.

But Durant will beast it up this year.

[KSeal]

I don't know about predicting exact stats but KD will have a monster year no doubt. Wishing the best for him and OKC.

[tlongII]

He'll score about 28 ppg and give up about 30 ppg.

[IronMexican]

tlong's a KD hater now? :td

[benefactor]

My prediction?

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[Muser]

Best Rocky film ^

Well, best opponent.

Back on topic he's gonna average 25 ppg IMO.

[duncan228]

The NBA’s 30 best go-to players (#15: Kevin Durant) (http://dimemag.com/2009/10/the-nbas-30-best-go-to-players-15-kevin-durant/)
By Austin Burton
Dime

Who do you want your offense to run through with everything on the line? Counting down 30th to 1st (one per team), I’ve ranked the League’s go-to guys…

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#15: KEVIN DURANT, Thunder (http://dimemag.com/2009/08/20-reasons-why-you-need-to-get-nba-league-pass/)

Like his partner-in-precociousness, Derrick Rose, the challenge with Kevin Durant is to not give him too much, too soon.

Challenging because, at just 21 years old with what still looks like a teenager’s body, Durant ranked sixth in the NBA in scoring last season at 25.3 points per game. Challenging because his Oklahoma City team — which is undeniably his — showed signs of promise late in the schedule and got even better over the summer. Challenging because, if you speak to KD at length, as I did this summer for a Dime cover story (http://dimemag.com/2009/09/dime-51-the-rise-of-kevin-durant/), you see the competitive fire and desire to be No. 1 on these kinds of lists escaping from his pores like two-a-day sweat. Challenging because, well, he’s just that f’n good.

Durant may have more natural scoring ability than anyone — yes, anyone — in the NBA. But those skills that seem like his birthright overshadow the real reason why he’s on pace to run this League: He also has a ton of learned scoring ability (http://dimemag.com/2009/05/who-is-the-nbas-best-pure-scorer/). Durant couldn’t drop 25 a game with an entire defense planned around him if it was as simple as throwing a ball into a basket on instinct. He does it because he’s a student of the game, with the work ethic of a Shaolin monk. KD soaks up on-court lessons from colleagues and coaches, and studies team-building tactics from proven winners like Tim Duncan. Vegas or the Virgin Islands, he works out when he’s on vacation. And I’d take an educated guess that, if there were no basketballs at said getaway, he’d do like Shep in Above the Rim and spend the weekend playing ball without a ball. Durant would be good if he didn’t try — which means he’ll be great because he tries so hard.

You have to begin with the jumper, his primary weapon that he can unleash from short to long-range from multiple angles. It’s the foundation of an arsenal that allows him to get points in the post, on the drive, and at the line. Although naturally humble, Durant even admits he can score with anybody. His areas in need of improvement, most notably rebounding and defense, don’t factor as much into the go-to guy equation, but playing a more complete game will put KD’s team in better position to be competitive, where he can then show his crunch-time brilliance more often and on bigger stages.

Tellingly, Durant’s most standout clutch moments last year were attached to OKC losses. Twice against the Nuggets, once in January and again in February, Durant hit a go-ahead bucket in the final seconds — only to be trumped by a Carmelo Anthony knockout punch in the end. Against New Orleans, KD scored 21 of his season-high 47 points in the fourth quarter, until Chris Paul had the last word with a game-winning shot.

And that’s mainly what holds Durant back for now. Talented as he is, you can’t be considered an elite go-to player when your team wins 23 games out of 82 (http://dimemag.com/2009/10/memphis-or-okc-who’s-better/). A top-percentile player doesn’t allow his team to go 4-29 before New Year’s Day, as the Thunder did last season. Yeah, I know he can’t do it all by himself, but that’s how basketball works. Individual greatness can’t be fully realized until you have a strong team around you that makes for black-and-white results.

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16. Gilbert Arenas (http://dimemag.com/2009/10/the-nbas-30-best-go-to-players-16-gilbert-arenas/)
17. Derrick Rose (http://dimemag.com/2009/10/the-nbas-30-best-go-to-players-17-derrick-rose/)
18. Chris Bosh (http://dimemag.com/2009/10/the-nbas-30-best-go-to-players-18-chris-bosh/)
19. Andre Iguodala (http://dimemag.com/2009/09/the-nbas-30-best-go-to-players-19-andre-iguodala/)
20. Tracy McGrady (http://dimemag.com/2009/09/the-nbas-30-best-go-to-players-20-tracy-mcgrady/)
21. Baron Davis (http://dimemag.com/2009/09/the-nbas-30-best-go-to-players-21-baron-davis/)
22. Michael Redd (http://dimemag.com/2009/09/the-nbas-30-best-go-to-players-22-michael-redd/)
23. Devin Harris (http://dimemag.com/2009/09/the-nbas-30-best-go-to-players-23-devin-harris/)
24. Kevin Martin (http://dimemag.com/2009/09/the-nbas-30-best-go-to-players-24-kevin-martin/)
25. Al Jefferson (http://dimemag.com/2009/09/the-nbas-30-best-go-to-players-25-al-jefferson/)
26. O.J. Mayo (http://dimemag.com/2009/09/the-nbas-30-best-go-to-players-26-oj-mayo/)
27. Stephen Jackson (http://dimemag.com/2009/09/the-nbas-30-best-go-to-players-27-stephen-jackson/)
28. Nate Robinson (http://dimemag.com/2009/09/the-nbas-30-best-go-to-players-28-nate-robinson/)
29. Boris Diaw (http://dimemag.com/2009/09/the-nbas-30-best-go-to-players-29-boris-diaw/)
30. Rip Hamilton (http://dimemag.com/2009/09/ranking-the-nbas-go-to-players-30-rip-hamilton/)

[LongtimeSpursFan]

Future Spur: 2011

[ClubberLang]

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[nkdlunch]

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