My friends and I have been having a debate about if Kevin’s Durant is all time on the same level as Kobe. It started as a way to troll some Kobe fans in the gc but after a basic look over there basketball reference pages it was surprisingly closer than I expected and decided to post here to see what others would say. Looking for more statistical analysis and less opinion.
KD is a noticeably better shooter from all ranges and is probably a better fit on most high level teams (like warriors are better w kd than kobe). Also a more versatile defender, although early kobe is a defensively menace and clearly superior. Kobe was better in his era than KD was in his though imo, so i’m taking kobe pretty comfortably as a #1 option.