Durant set a milestone of 28,000 points! Can retirement surpass Jordan Bryant?
Durant scored his 12th point in a win against Orlando and is also the 10th person in NBA history to reach that number. Durant is now 10 players in the league, can he surpass those who once were before his retirement? Will he be able to surpass Kobe Bryant or Jordan?
As the new season begins, Durant is getting better and better, his individual performance is getting better and better, and his personal performance is getting better and better. On October 27, Durant surpassed Olajuwon in the game against the Lakers and ranked 12th on the team. On Nov. 22, Durant overtook Earvin Hayes in a game against the Trail Blazers to finish 11th with him. On December 2, Durant beat the Nuggets, overtaking Moses Malone and achieving his personal record. A list of the ten greatest people of all time.
Now, Durant has completed 28,000 points, and he will challenge for 30,000 points next season. So far, only seven people in NBA history have scored more than 30,000 points.
Has Durant surpassed Jordan?
Jordan has a total of 32,292 seasons to score, and he is now the fifth player in the league, surpassing Jordan, who is Durant, to enter the top 5 in the NBA. In this matchup with Orlando, Durant and Jordan ended with a gap of 4304. According to Durant, he averaged 27 per gameWith an average of 3, he has 158 appearances remaining. With an average of 28 per gameWith an 8-point score, Bryant still has 150 appearances.
If Durant can play the remaining 37 regular season games, he will have another 120 wins to meet his championship aspirations. Durant is 35 years old, and if he can still play to 40 in his current form, then he will rarely have a good appearance rate.
You know, Durant played less than 55 times last season, and this is the first time. If he can play 60 times a year next season, in two more seasons he can surpass Jordan. This is the same speculation as the Arizona Republica, who also believes Durant can surpass Jordan in 2025-26.
If Durant can continue to be in physical condition, then surpassing Jordan would be a very realistic option. Durant's style is to keep him in good shape until the end of the game. Prior to this, Durant was already the 10th scoring champion in history. NBA official** has made detailed statistics on Durant's offensive methods, and it can be seen that he has a lot of offensive methods, and there is no need to worry that his physical condition will decline with age.
It's so easy for him to shoot every time," said Suns All-Star friend Booker, "and you'll see that the defenders are desperately trying to stop him, but he seems to be rushing forward all the time, not distracted at all." ”
The chances of squeezing into the top three are slim.
If Durant doesn't retire after overtaking Jordan, the next step will be to become Kobe, which is very difficult, but there is still a chance. Bryant set an all-time total of 33,643 points, surpassing Jordan's 1,351, and perhaps it will take Durant a season to have a chance to surpass him. However, a reporter for The Sun believes that Durant has no chance of being among the three superstars in the NBA.
James, 39704, Abdul-Jabbar, 38387, Carl Malone, 36928, occupy three of the most in history. Today, the gap between Durant and Malone has reached 9,000 points, which requires Durant to ensure that he can still have a better physical condition even if he plays 41 or 42, but this is difficult.
So, as it stands, surpassing Jordan, or Kobe, is a perfect end to Durant's career. Unfortunately, Durant has suffered a lot of injuries in his career, which has limited his playing time a lot. For example, in 2014-15, he made just 27 appearances, and in 2019-20, he withdrew due to injury, and in 2020-21, he made just 35 appearances. If it weren't for that serious injury, he would have earned 30,000 points by now.
Regardless, Durant remains a top-tier scoring machine and is confident that he will outperform other stars in the future and continue to improve his position in the league. Next to be surpassed is Anthony (28,289), who is ranked ninth, with a difference of more than 300 points.