Why Kevin Durant Is BETTER Than LeBron James Right Now

Durant is better than LeBron and is the best basketball player in the NBA right now.

LeBron James is arguably having his best season in his career, but there’s a guy named Kevin Durant that is a literal cheat code and right now is the best NBA player.

I will start this off by saying I respect what LeBron James has done and what he is doing. I’m not saying that Durant has surpassed LeBron in terms of greatness or career, because LeBron has built up an impressive resume and is a great basketball player, more greatness than Durant. What I’m saying is that Durant is currently better than LeBron.

LeBron’s stalines are eye candy and all credit goes to him for leading the Cavs. But there is something that is out of LeBron’s control and that is Durant’s demigod build. Durant is a 7 footer that can shoot with deadly accuracy, shoot over anyone, handle like a point guard, rebound like a center, pass with flair, and now defend with the best of them. While LeBron is a freak of nature, Durant is what today’s NBA wants and is built for. A tall player than can do everything. Durant’s stats do not look as good simply because Durant has many more pieces around him in the Warriors with Curry, Klay, and Draymond. LeBron has to do more simply because the team needs him to do more. Now that’s not easy and once again credit to LeBron for being able to do that but imagine a Durant without Curry or Green. In a game against the Hornets without Curry or Green, Durant scored 35 points, 10 assists, and 11 rebounds along with 2 blocks. In fact, in a 2 week stretch without Curry and Green, Durant averaged 34.2 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 7.4 assists while shooting 61% from the field. When you put that next to LeBron’s numbers, the statlines become comparable.

LeBron James is the better passer, but Durant can still throw dimes. Durant is the better scorer, but LeBron can still knock down 3s and give you around 30 a night. Both are pretty equal rebounders so it seems as if they kind of even out. But Durant’s defense has finally stepped up. Durant was leading the league in blocks. That is just insane. Durant can use his length to bother people and deflect shots. LeBron at times seems to take possessions off of defense, but it’s understandable since LeBron is doing so much offensively. Durant doesn’t need to work hard to bother shots, simply because of his length. It’s a cheat code, not exactly fair, but it’s the reality. The most important reason why Kevin Durant has surpassed LeBron is because Durant now seemingly owns LeBron. Let me rewind to the 2012 NBA finals where a young Kevin Durant was dominated by LeBron. LeBron was in Durant’s head and LeBron owned Durant. Now, Durant has matured and as he has said, he’s tired of being second. The 2017 NBA finals was a sample of that. Durant and LeBron went back and forth and Durant didn’t back down. While LeBron averaged a triple double, it came from the Cavs being reliant on LeBron and Kyrie for everything while the Warriors had everyone contributing and Kevin Durant simply rose above everyone. What LeBron did was amazing, historic, and just great, but Durant has been unstoppable, just think about that 3 point shot over LeBron in game 3. Durant becomes unguardable and LeBron can’t do anything about that. I think the Christmas game, while unfair to LeBron, has kinda shown that Durant is right now the best basketball player. It doesn’t mean that he has more greatness, it simply means that he is the best player at the moment and a lot of that goes Durant being a demigod. But what do you think? Is Kevin Durant really the best player right now. Let me know in the comments down below.

I know that this will cause a lot of debate and everyone’s been talking about this so I thought I would say what I feel. This is not hating on LeBron because what he’s doing is amazing. It’s just that Durant, to me, is better right now.