Kevin Durant is better than Kobe

[scuzzy]

KD could have gotten a hefty contract somewhere else. Instead, he went to the least place he should have gone to, their 73-win rival that they nearly beat anyway. It seems like to you KD would have been a peasant elsewhere and the only fair choice was GSW, lol. I am a fan of 90s as I am other eras of basketball.

> thinks todays stars jump on the best available price
> smh stars chosing contention over biggest money
> muh 90's mentality
> "giannis to knicks bc big market and mecca me tinks"

Ah the luxury of modern salary cap and NBPA evolution, owners ability to sign multiple stars instead of bending over players like


1 _______$33,140,000
2 Toni Kukoc $4,560,000
3 Ron Harper $4,560,000
4 Dennis Rodman $4,500,000
5 Luc Longley $3,184,900
6 Scottie Pippen $2,775,000
7 Bill Wennington $1,800,000
8 Scott Burrell $1,430,000
9 Randy Brown $1,260,000
10 Dickey Simpkins $1,235,000
11 Robert Parish $1,150,000
12 Jason Caffey $850,920
13 Steve Kerr $750,000
14 David Vaughn $693,840
15 Keith Booth $597,600
16 Jud Buechler $500,000
17 Joe Kleine $272,250
18 Rusty LaRue *$242,000

MJ's Salary = 33 Mill
The rest of the team's combined salary = 30.36 Mill
1997 NBA Salary Cap = 24.3m

30m more than 97 Jazz

[Thenameless]

If Durant wins his 3rd finals MVP this year. He's going to be rank higher than Kobe who's currently ranked at 12th.

Durant is already better than Kobe. Kobe got it done by being a volume shooter. I'd much rather have the offensive efficiency of Durant, and I'm a Lakers fan. He's a better shooter (especially from three point land), and better rebounder, while only being slightly behind in assists. His game should also age better because it relies less on athleticism.

[SATAN]

Durant is overrated.

[Doranku]

KD is marginally better than Harden as the #1 guy in the playoffs, and neither are close to Kobe. Any all-time great would look unstoppable on a team that won 73 games without them. Stop basing KD's career around two years in GS and ignoring the rest of his lackluster career.

[SouBeachTalents]

KD is marginally better than Harden as the #1 guy in the playoffs, and neither are close to Kobe. Any all-time great would look unstoppable on a team that won 73 games without them. Stop basing KD's career around two years in GS and ignoring the rest of his lackluster career.

And even now how much can we really take away from him winning a title with Harden & Kyrie

[Airupthere]

And even now how much can we really take away from him winning a title with Harden & Kyrie

Not much. He will end his career without us really knowing if he could lead a nonstacked team to the finals. But yeah, smart business moves by KD right?

[LeCramp]

If Durant wins his 3rd finals MVP this year. He's going to be rank higher than Kobe who's currently ranked at 12th.

Bro you work at Jolibee wearing flip flops....gtfo now before I call your manager

[2much_knowledge]

If Durant wins his 3rd finals MVP this year. He's going to be rank higher than Kobe who's currently ranked at 12th.

Whats with lebron stans and laughable threads? First of all, that 12th rank is not official. 2nd, i don't remember Kobe jumping to Miami or San antonio after the 2005 season. 3rd, Defensively, not at the same level at all
4th, after playing with harden, westbrook, curry and klay, shouldn't you have more rings than Kobe with Gasol?

[Axe]

If durant wins his 3rd finals mvp, then he will have three more than his former teammate stephen curry.

[Thenameless]

KD is marginally better than Harden as the #1 guy in the playoffs, and neither are close to Kobe. Any all-time great would look unstoppable on a team that won 73 games without them. Stop basing KD's career around two years in GS and ignoring the rest of his lackluster career.

And Kobe couldn't win without Shaq or Gasol. See how that works?

[n00bie]

If Durant wins his 3rd finals MVP this year. He's going to be rank higher than Kobe who's currently ranked at 12th.

Cant tell if you are just trolling.

[Axe]

And Kobe couldn't win without Shaq or Gasol. See how that works?

That's like saying that curry couldn't win without klay or baldan couldn't without pippen

[Doranku]

And Kobe couldn't win without Shaq or Gasol. See how that works?

Yeah because playing with Gasol is comparable to playing with a team that won 73 games featuring the 2x reigning MVP.

What's next? Dirk couldn't win without Jason Terry? F*ck outta here.

[RRR3]

Efficiency difference between the two is overstated due to different eras. Kobe was actually at or above league average TS% his entire career until he tore his Achilles iirc. If you think prime Kobe in this era isn’t putting up a 60+ TS%...you really think Trae Young is a better scorer than prime Kobe?

[Smoke117]

Water is wet.