Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant is celebrating another successful season in the NBA with his 12th All-NBA honor of his career.
With his 12th All-NBA appearance, Durant joins an elite club of basketball greats, which includes:
- Jerry West
- Dolph Schayes
- Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon
- Dirk Nowitzki
- Julius Erving
- Bob Cousy
- Shaquille O’Neal
- Karl Malone
- Tim Duncan
- Kobe Bryant
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- LeBron James
Here’s a list of the All-NBA teams that the voters chose:
First: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, Victor Wembanyama, Luka Doncic, Cade Cunningham
Second: Jaylen Brown, Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant, Jalen Brunson, Donovan Mitchell
Third: Tyrese Maxey, Jamal Murray, Jalen
Johnson, Jalen Duren, Chet Holmgren
In his first season with the Rockets, Durant averaged 26 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game in 78 appearances with the team. It’s the most Durant has played in a single season since the 2018-19 campaign, when he also had 78 appearances for the Golden State Warriors just before tearing his Achilles in that year’s NBA Finals.
To play that long and to still be at an All-NBA level this late into his career is extraordinary and the Rockets should not take that for granted.
While the Rockets may not have moved forward in their quest for a championship after bringing Durant in from a trade with the Phoenix Suns, having him on the roster makes them dangerous on any given night.
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