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How Does Kevin Durant Match Up Against Other Superstars?

By Austin Denean

Dec 17, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) drives to the basket against Cleveland Cavaliers center Timofey Mozgov (20) in the first quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 17, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) drives to the basket against Cleveland Cavaliers center Timofey Mozgov (20) in the first quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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Kevin Durant is one of the top players in the world, but how does he fare against other superstars?

Dec 17, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) drives to the basket against Cleveland Cavaliers center Timofey Mozgov (20) in the first quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 17, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) drives to the basket against Cleveland Cavaliers center Timofey Mozgov (20) in the first quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA is a league that is known for its star power, and the Thunder have plenty of it on the roster with two top-five talents on the roster in Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Both players go out every night with a target on their back from the opposition, doing anything they can to slow them down.

The small forward position is a premier spot in the NBA; it is where many of the league’s biggest stars play. For many teams in the league, players at the wing positions are counted on to carry the offensive load and lock down the other team’s best player at the same time.

Since being the No. 2 overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, Durant has always been able to get the ball in the basket. However, other areas of his game needed to improve for him to become the elite talent that he is today.

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KD has worked his way from being a skinny, young rookie getting buckets in Seattle to being one of the best players in the NBA for the Oklahoma City Thunder, picking up an MVP along the way. But how does he stack up against other superstars?

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