Kevin Durant: the comparisons

[Samarta]

I'm going old school on this one.....he is the second coming of George "The Iceman" Gervin! Not sure how many of you are old enough to remember, but I know there are some here...For those that didn't have the chance to see him, he was 6'7 or 6'8, silky smooth, unstoppable on the offensive end. Durant is as close to him as I've ever seen....

Originally Posted by Samarta

I'm going old school on this one.....he is the second coming of George "The Iceman" Gervin! Not sure how many of you are old enough to remember, but I know there are some here...For those that didn't have the chance to see him, he was 6'7 or 6'8, silky smooth, unstoppable on the offensive end. Durant is as close to him as I've ever seen....

As kids on the court thats who we all were in San Antonio. Smooth is absolutely correct, I have a hard time thinking of a guy who made basketball look so easy.

The only downside is George would give up as almost as many points as he made.

I am going out on a limb. Durant will be better. They might be tied for the thinnest arms.

[pmayjr]

I agree with the T-Mac comparison, and Mix in a lil Shawn Marion to go with it.

I say these names, because he's much more likely to be a really big #2 (Shooting Guard) or #3 (Small Forward) than he'll ever be a power forward. But The way he can fly over guys to get rebounds with those long arms (when he'll be boxed out a lot lol) is very T-Mac or Marion-esque. That would be the one area where you could compare him to Garnett, is his ability to grab bnoards over people, and if he shows some ability to swat too. But for the multi-faceted inside-outside game that he'll bring on the offensive end, it's all T-Mac and Marion.