Kevin Durant Joins Elite Company After His Most Recent Milestone

Virtually every player to score 2,000 points in a season is already in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, with a large chunk of the remaining players likely getting in.

The only active players who aren’t already certain locks are Jalen Brunson, Trae Young, and Bradley Beal. I’d say DeMar Derozan, Paul George, KAT, and Joel Embiid all have a chance to make the HOF, though some are more likely than others.

Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have done it, and I’d expect both of them to be inducted into basketball immortality. The same goes for Anthony Edwards, Anthony Davis, and Luka Doncic.

Westbrook and Harden are right there with Durant, as the old Thunder trio all went on to win MVP’s, play for the Rockets, and score 2,000 points in multiple different seasons.

Jokic, Giannis, and SGA are all regular season and Finals MVP’s, so they’re undoubtedly going to the Hall along with the aforementioned LeBron James. Let’s not forget his career rival, Stephen Curry.

As you can see, only the best of the best are capable of scoring 2,000 points in a season. Even fewer people are able to do it multiple times throughout their career.

This is just another stat and accolade that shows the type of player Kevin Durant is, and why it’s important to not take his play for granted. Through all the ups and downs of the season, he still scored 2,026 points through 78 games. That’s consistency personified.