Kevin Durant and LeBron James are now the elder statesmen in the NBA. The two have been consistently excellent since the 2000s, and even though LeBron came into the league well before KD, both are now firmly superstars closer to the end of their careers than the beginning. Both are defying Father Time though, showing no signs of slowing down and torching players close to half their age.
LeBron James is on the verge of something historical, he is only a few games away from breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time scoring record. The King has already become just the second player ever to record 38,000 points and now it’s only a matter of time before he becomes the all-time leading scorer. And with that happening, Kevin Durant has tried to debunk a specific notion about LeBron James.
LeBron James Has Been Known As A Pass-First Guy, But Kevin Durant Doesn’t Agree With That
Throughout his glorious career, LeBron James has averaged 7.3 assists a game. He can regularly put up massive assist numbers and has a reputation as a pass-first guy. He did surpass Magic Johnson’s assists tally as well and the late, great Kobe Bryant used that term to refer to LeBron too. But Kevin Durant, himself considered to be one of the greatest scorers ever, doesn’t think it’s fair to call LBJ a pass-first guy.
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“I never fall for that ‘Pass-first’ type. Bron [James] always was a scorer that could pass. I think he was a scorer first. When you can get 50 like that and average 27 for your career, I really think he was a scorer in my opinion. On top of that with longevity, that’s what brings you to being the No. 1 scorer of all time.
“I just think he’s a scorer who can make plays. I think that’s underselling him by calling him a ‘pass-first’ player.”
LeBron James refers to himself as a pass-first player, so this is an interesting take from KD, to say the least. But he’s not wrong, just because the King has elite court vision doesn’t mean he hasn’t been more about scoring during his time in the league. Averaging 27 points per game for his career just goes to show that James is as much a scorer as he is a passer, if not more. Having both together at an elite level though, well, there’s a reason his name is in the GOAT conversation.
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