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NBA: The Historical Impact Of The 2016 All-NBA Teams

By Maxwell Ogden

May 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) revs up the crowd during the first quarter in game one of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
May 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) revs up the crowd during the first quarter in game one of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 24, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) reacts during the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors in game four of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
May 24, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) reacts during the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors in game four of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

Kevin Durant Is A Hall of Fame Lock

Enough of the nonsensical nostalgia; romanticizing the past and put it over the present doesn’t work here. The reality of the situation is, one of the NBA’s present-day stars has already built a better resume than a vast majority of Hall of Famers.

With a sixth career All-NBA selection, Kevin Durant can retire today and make the Hall of Fame on the first eligible ballot.

Only five players in NBA history have at least four scoring titles: Wilt Chamberlain, Kevin Durant, George Gervin, Allen Iverson, and Michael Jordan. Only four of those players have four scoring titles and an MVP award: Chamberlain, Durant, Iverson, and Jordan.

Only three of those players have four scoring titles, an MVP award, and at least five All-NBA First Team nods: Chamberlain, Durant, and Jordan.

Durant can now add a sixth All-NBA selection to his resume with his Second Team nod from 2015-16. That gives him the longevity nod that some felt his resume needed, and doesn’t even factor in his NBA Finals appearance or Olympic gold medal.

At 27 years old, Durant has a better resume than most players in the Hall of Fame. A legend already.

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