Kevin Durant was one of the NBA's top players before Team USA clinched the gold medal at the FIBA World Championships, but his performance there solidified that logic and gave birth to a new train of thought.
Durant became the top scorer in USA history as far as the World Championship goes, and his 38 point performance against Lithuania in the semi-finals ranks as the single greatest scoring output by an American in any international tournament.
Durant's sterling performance in Turkey left little doubt as to who the best player in the World Championship was and Durant's teammate Chauncey Billups confirmed that in a postgame interview, as well as adding his own little twist.
In an interview after Team USA's gold-clinching win against Turkey Billups said Durant proved he deserves to be mentioned among the best players in the game and even went further to declare Durant would be the world's top player in a matter of seasons.
Is it possible that Billups may have surrendered logical thought to the thrill of the moment? Either that or LeBron James announced his retirement and everyone missed it.
Durant is probably one of th ...
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