Peak/Prime/Career: Harden vs Kawhi vs Durant

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Peak/Prime/Career: Harden vs Kawhi vs Durant 

Post#1 » by jalengreen » Fri Jul 5, 2024 1:54 am

How do three of the best players of the 2010s era compare at these varying levels: peak, prime, career?
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Re: Peak/Prime/Career: Harden vs Kawhi vs Durant 

Post#2 » by wafflzgod » Fri Jul 5, 2024 2:32 am

Peaks:
KD > Kawhi > Harden

Primes:
KD > Harden > Kawhi

Careers:
KD > Harden > Kawhi
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Re: Peak/Prime/Career: Harden vs Kawhi vs Durant 

Post#3 » by lessthanjake » Fri Jul 5, 2024 7:27 pm

Peak: Kawhi > Harden > Durant

Prime: Harden > Durant > Kawhi

Career: Durant > Harden > Kawhi
OhayoKD wrote:Lebron contributes more to all the phases of play than Messi does. And he is of course a defensive anchor unlike messi.
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Re: Peak/Prime/Career: Harden vs Kawhi vs Durant 

Post#4 » by MiamiBulls » Fri Jul 5, 2024 8:19 pm

Peak:(Multi-Year peak)
1.Durant
2.Harden
3.Kawhi

Prime:
1.Durant
2.Harden
3.Kawhi

Career:
1.Durant
2.Harden
3.Kawhi

Kawhi Leonard is essentially a "What-If" player if you're evaluating him earnestly; everything about his peak, prime & career is far too unstable.
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Re: Peak/Prime/Career: Harden vs Kawhi vs Durant 

Post#5 » by Lamelo Anthony » Fri Jul 5, 2024 8:30 pm

Peak: Harden > Kawhi > Durant
Prime: Harden > Durant > Kawhi
Career: Harden > Durant > Kawhi

Harden as the guy who was his team's primary ball handler is obviously the best. Kawhi is only last in prime and career because of injuries, otherwise he'd be clearly ahead of Durant.

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