Kevin Durant is not a top 15 player, and is barely top 20. He is unique, because many have tried to rank him high – putting him Top 10 (and there was a period of time where people wanted to put him top 5 when they thought he was going to win with the Nets).
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Here at TakeThis, we believe that rings are a reflection of a player’s greatness. That generally speaking, great players tend to win rings, and players that don’t win rings usually weren’t great enough. And as always, the key word is usually. There are always exceptions, which we outlined before: This is because any good theory
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Tim Duncan was a great basketball player. So was Kevin Garnett. Tim Duncan was known for being an excellent 2-way player at the Power Forward position. So was Garnett. Tim Duncan’s combination of potent defense, post scoring, and great passing and synergy is what separated him from other big men. The same applies to Kevin
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Let’s get this straight. We are living in the Ringz Culture. It doesn’t matter how great a player is, what their skill set is, how much productivity they brought, or how consistent they were, if you don’t have a ring on it, you’re garbage. Many players like the 50-40-90-shooting-Steve Nash and super athletic big David