Max Kellerman: Lebron is a better offensive player than Kevin Durant

[DillaTUDE]

KD's clearly the superior offensive player.

3-pt shot, mid-range shot, post-game, ballhandling >

 

[CrimsonTider]

Get the fukk outta here.

RS Career on
LeBron -27ppg 50%
KD -27ppg on 49%

Playoffs
LeBron - 29ppg on 49%
KD - KD 29ppg on 48%

40 pt playoff games
LeBron 26 (8 in 2018 playoffs
KD-7,


The passing isnt close. You can't just brush that to the side . Passing is a huge part of the game

LeBron is easily the better offensive player

You don’t need your SF to pass the ball tho

 

[mbewane]

There's no metric/stat whatever that has me take KD over Bron lol.

 

[Dwight Howard]

Kd and it's not close. We saw who was closing games in the finals with dagger after dagger. That's as impactful as it gets

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

These guys hate facts. They prefer goofy narratives,

Talking to yourself again I see. Seek some help.

 

[I AM WARHOL]

There's no way the nikkas who are saying he's a better offensive player than Durant watched any of his Spurs finals performances. They dared this dude to shoot.

 

[010101]

if bron was a pathological bucket he'd be the scoring champ every year

the fact that he might fukk around & become the all-time scoring champ while not being a singular chucker is wild

cats get caught up in the aesthetics of cupcakds offense it's the same with kobe & other players who got buckets with style

but basically bron is the perimeter/wing version of shaq in terms of being able to bully his way around the court

he has more of that magic teamball mentality than the mj psychopath scorers mentality though

but it's clear when he balcks out he's on a level by himself

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[BaldingSoHard]

Even LeBron's mother doesn't think this is true.

 

[CarltonJunior]

that year KD lived at the line....lebron was actually better at getting actual buckets but KD shot more and lived at the line

lebron basically shot 57% from the floor that year to go along with 38% from 3

durant shot 50% from the floor with 39% from three....the biggest difference was durant lived at the line while being a jump shooter while lebron lived in the paint and got less ft's

Goal is to put the ball in the basket.

To LeBron's credit he had a completely different role that year, he was sharing the court with 2 all-stars, KD was trying to elevate the play of guys like Kevin Martin and Kendrick Perkins that year. LeBron is capable of putting up big numbers like KD, but he's just not as pure with it, he doesn't have that natural scorer's touch on his jumpshot, and that's why KD's the better scorer.

at KD having a better handle and being a better finisher. KD can’t even get to the rim as consistently as Bron and he’s certainly never demonstrated the ability to finish at the rim better than Bron. KD’s only advantage is jumpshooting. He can’t handle the ball and initiate an offense.

Playmaking and initiating offense is completely different from ball handling. KD has a better handle, he has a mean ass crossover that gets him separation, and more importantly he can get separation in iso situations, not just off the PnR, which a lot harder.

KD doesn't need to get to the rim to score, that's why he doesn't always go to the rim. He gets separation off the dribble unlike LeBron and doesn't need to stiff arm so his finishes aren't as difficult as LeBron's, but he finishes with the greats.

 

[camer999]

KD the better shooter that’s where it ends. Lebron tpa stat blows the rest of the league out the water.

 

[I AM WARHOL]

If you legitimately think lebron is a better offensive weapon than KD, you don't know basketball. Like saying Lonzo is a great offensive player cause he can pass. nikka please

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

KD the better shooter that’s where it ends. Lebron tpa stat blows the rest of the league out the water.

That's not how basketball works. I wish y'all would actually do some research and use critical thinking before just throwing nonsense metrics into your post-box.

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

If you legitimately think lebron is a better offensive weapon than KD, you don't know basketball. Like saying Lonzo is a great offensive player cause he can pass. nikka please

Bron is a better passer than Lonzo and also the best scorer.

 

[Shadow King]

Durant is a better shooter. If that's all that constitutes being a better all-around offensive player than okay.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

but it's clear when he balcks out he's on a level by himself

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Stop with the hyperbole. This is far from the truth. You don't need to counterbalance by using a weight of LeBron stan rhetoric.