Well this is saying a lot. I wouldn’t have guessed that Kevin Durant would name this player as one of his favorite players to ever play the game AND his current favorite player.
Check out what KD had to say…
Via BeyondTheBuzzer:
According to Tim MacMahon, ESPN Dallas:
Asked after Oklahoma City’s morning shootaround when he identified the one-legged fadeaway as something he wanted to implement into his game, Durant told reporters, “When I was 13″….
“Sorry I’m making Dirk seem a little bit old, but that’s when I started focusing on Dirk, and he became one of my favorite players to ever play this game….
[….] He’s never discussed the technique with Nowitzki, who has always had high praise for Durant, particularly during the two playoff series between the Mavs and Thunder.
“I would love to,” Durant said. “I really admire Dirk – probably my favorite player in the league. No, I haven’t talked to him about it. I’m too busy trying to compete with him.”
