For a long time the NBA searched for another Michael Jordan, and never found one. Kevin Durant, though: sometimes, maybe. Because they have the other best Michael Jordan comparison on their team. Durant has been one of the very few players who can deal with Kawhi as a primary defender, and even he has trouble. When Durant dropped 51 here in late November, he scored 21 points in 46 possessions where Kawhi was deemed the guy defending him by NBA.com’s matchup data, which against Kawhi is pretty good.

Source: thestar June 09, 2019 23:03 UTC