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Kevin Durant – 2023-24 stats versus career
2023-24 season
2023-24 season
GP
50
60.1 (avg)
PTS
28.1
27.3
REB
6.7
7.0
AST
5.6
4.4
FG%
53.3
50.1
3PT%
42.9
38.7
There is little question that Durant is a future Hall-of-Famer. Throughout his career, the 14-time All-Star has averaged 27.3 points per game, and is currently 11th all time in career points scored, with 28,296. He is a two-time NBA champion, four-time scoring champion, and two-time NBA Finals MVP.
Despite being in the latter portion of his career, Durant has been a bright light in Phoenix’s lineup this season. He is averaging 28.1 points per game, with 6.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists. He appears to have also shed the injury bug which has sidelined him throughout his career, as he has only missed seven games so far this season.
Durant has managed to avoid the injury bug this season, but the rest of his team has not. This is a key reason why the Suns are in eighth place in the West. The Suns sport a Big Three of their own with Durant, Booker, and Beal, and by the team adding Beal this past offseason, it signaled that the Suns are gunning for their first ever championship.
Shawn Marion and Amar’e Stoudemire were the most recent inductees to the Ring of Honor, but did not win championships for the team. In fact, no member of the Ring of Honor has accomplished that, as the Suns have three conference titles but no championships. Durant would like to become the first entree into the Ring of Honor with a ring attached to his name.
Durant is 35, as mentioned, and is under contract by the Suns through the 2025-26 season. At that point, he would be just under age 38. However, as mentioned in the interview, Durant expects to be able to play ball into his 40s. He has not played 60 games in a season since 2019, though, so it is unknown how his body will hold up. As Durant said, only time will tell at this point.
