Kevin Durant Praises SGA for His Play the Last Few Years

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is making history before our eyes. He just passed Wilt Chamberlain for the most consecutive 20-point games, and doesn’t look to be slowing down anytime soon. SGA already has a league MVP and Finals MVP from last season, but this year, his accomplishments are really starting to hit some of the people around the league. Even though SGA is only 27 years old, he is etching his name into the history books, especially as an elite scorer.

Perhaps the greatest scorer of the last 20 years, Kevin Durant, recently spoke about SGA’s achievements this season and over the last few years. 

“He’s just been out of this world the past four or five years, especially scoring the ball,” Houston Rockets All-Star Kevin Durant said Tuesday night. “I think he’s averaging 30 (points) over the last four years. I love players who care about leaving their mark in the history books. You can tell Shai cares about it. Obviously, he’s a team-first player. But you can tell he wants to be great…He wants to be considered one of the greatest of all time.”

Durant is one of the greatest basketball players ever. He’s also an avid student of the game. Giving praise like this to a contemporary like SGA is a big deal. On top of that, SGA is making history for a franchise where Durant started his career. SGA was able to bring a championship to Oklahoma City, something Durant was never able to do. 

Will SGA go down as the greatest Thunder player of all time? Potentially. He’s had more team success than Durant or Russell Westbrook ever did. However, to get his name next to those guys in Thunder history, he’s going to have to keep dominating for years to come.