Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant says Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is a top-five player of all-time.
Bleacher Report ranked Bryant as the 14th best player in NBA history. Durant says that's way too low for Kobe.
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— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) September 26, 2019
In 1,346 career games for the Lakers, Kobe Bryant cemented himself as the greatest Laker of all-time. He holds career averages of 25.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game.
The 6-foot-6 shooting guard was an 18-time All-Star, two-time scoring champion, made the All-NBA team 15 times, was a two-time Finals MVP and won five championships with the Purple and Gold.
Bryant is the third-leading scoring in NBA history. Some pundits point to his inefficient shooting numbers as to why Kobe is not higher on their all-time lists. At the end of the day, everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
Kevin Durant thinks Kobe is up there with Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson. Bleacher Report had MJ, LeBron, Kareem, Magic and Larry Bird as its top-five players of all-time. Durant didn't say who he would take out of Bleacher Report's top-five list.
The Lakers retired Bryant's number eight and 24 jersey. He will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer one day and always be number one in the hearts of Lakers fans.