How far away is KD from catching Kobe?

[THE MACHINE]

Fast forward to summer of 2019 (Assuming they win)
3 Rings
3 Finals MVPs
1 League MVP
2-1 in the finals against a unanimous top 5 player with 2 finals MVPs playing the same position
Threepeat as the best player on the best team of this generation
4 scoring titles

 

[He Who Posts Well]

He has to catch Wade first

 

[10:31]

He has to catch Wade first

 

[Controversy]

Y’all look at accolades, I look at what I actually see

KD has only matched Kobe’s two way impact only three times in his career. He needs to play good D another 5 seasons, win 3 more titles & then he will be in Kobe’s class.

 

[selam]

He's 30 yards away...90 feet

 

[Treblemaka]

Fast forward to summer of 2019 (Assuming they win)
3 Rings
3 Finals MVPs
1 League MVP
2-1 in the finals against a unanimous top 5 player with 2 finals MVPs playing the same position
Threepeat as the best player on the best team of this generation
4 scoring titles

Context

KD Playing with a team with 3 perennial all stars one of whom is easily a top 5 shooter of all time and a two time MVP, another that is a former DPOY and another that has scored 35+ in a quarter, all in their primes with few derailing injuries.

Its a little bit different than Kobe, brcause if you take KD off those Championship Warriors teams they still make the finals and are 73-9. You take Kobe off those last two Championship teams and they are 10th seed and win maybe 35 games.

 

[Kings County]

Context

KD Playing with a team with 3 perennial all stars one of whom is easily a top 5 shooter of all time and a two time MVP, another that is a former DPOY and another that has scored 35+ in a quarter, all in their primes with few derailing injuries.

Its a little bit different than Kobe, brcause if you take KD off those Championship Warriors teams they still make the finals and are 73-9. You take Kobe off those last two Championship teams and they are 10th seed and win maybe 35 games.

 

[johnedwarduado]

Kevin durant and kobe bryant comparison is a disgrace, the dude is a coward who took the easy way out to chase rings none of his rings and FMVP even equal one of kobes rings he had with shaq. Thats how much of a disgrace durant is and coward for joining a team that you choked 3-1 lead to.

 

[Justise M]

KD's rings mean nothing, he'll never catch Kobe

 

[THE MACHINE]

Context

KD Playing with a team with 3 all stars one of whom is easily a top 5 shooter of all time, another than is a former DPOY and another than has scored 35+ in a quarter, all in their primes with few derailing injuries.

Its a little bit different than Kobe, brcause if you take KD off those Championship Warriors teams they still make the finals and are 73-9. You take Kobe off those last two Championship teams and they are 10th seed and win maybe 35 games.

They dont beat Houston this year without KD. They dont beat the Cavs last year without KD. This mega team begged him to join them, that also plays part in the context. History will remember him as the best player on a 3-Peating team. he joins Jordan, Shaq, Russell in that regard. He will finish with nearly 30k points. All of these details will be washed away and the rings will be remembered. Kobe got drafted to a 53 win team that added Shaq. Nobody cares (He got his 5). Durant has 2 iconic shots on the road in the Finals. That will be remembered

 

[Houston911]

Durant will realistically never catch kobe, even if he surpasses him as a player

The general public hates Durant too much to seperate his ability as a player from the sucker move he pulled

 

[Jordan>>LeFrozen]

Tbh maybe 2-3 more ring, then it’s cemented in stone regardless of what the public thinks. I’m saying 2-3 rings cause the public dislikes him that much right now. He might be vying to be in the GOAT convo if he wins 5 rings and 5 FMVP and that’s very possible.

 

[THE MACHINE]

Durant will realistically never catch kobe, even if he surpasses him as a player

The general public hates Durant too much to seperate his ability as a player from the sucker move he pulled

Maybe its too close to the decision he made. But these same things were said about LeBron during the Heat run. They said those rings wouldnt count...he broke the league...LeCheat.....LeRunner...Quitness etc. I just dont think those things stick if he keeps producing

 

[Treblemaka]

They dont beat Houston this year without KD. They dont beat the Cavs last year without KD. This mega team begged him to join them, that also plays part in the context. History will remember him as the best player on a 3-Peating team. he joins Jordan, Shaq, Russell in that regard. He will finish with nearly 30k points. All of these details will be washed away and the rings will be remembered. Kobe got drafted to a 53 win team that added Shaq. Nobody cares (He got his 5). Durant has 2 iconic shots on the road in the Finals. That will be remembered

And yet that Warrors team that begged him to join is one he choked away a 3-1 lead to team up with. He couldve beat them the next year but chose to join them. Not because his front office was shxt, not because he had a terrible coach, not because his franchise wouldnt pay him, but because he knew it was a shortcut to a ring.

History is going to remember that.

 

[THE MACHINE]

And yet that Warrors team that begged him to join is one he choked away a 3-1 lead to team up with. He couldve beat them the next year but chose to join them. Not because his front office was shxt, not because he had a terrible coach, not because his franchise wouldnt pay him, but because he knew it was a shortcut to a ring.

History is going to remember that.

Yeah, that means the team he joined wasnt as unbeatable like the narrative suggests. It will be remembered he joined the team that beat him and that will take away a bit of his aura. But it will also be remembered that he had them on the ropes too. I just think winning washes away all the minute details, as long as you are the best player on the team you join.