Steve Kerr Thinks Kevin Durant ‘More Gifted’ than Michael Jordan

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr will be an assistant on the USA Men’s Basketball Team for the Summer Olympics which means he’ll be reuniting with Nets star Kevin Durant. Kerr was aksed about what he thinks about Durant versus Jordan. Kerr is more than well qualified to comment, considering he played with MJ.

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Kerr did not mince words when asked about comparing the two.

Via NBCSports:

“I think he’s more gifted, I really do,” Kerr told NBC Sports Bay Area’s Raj Mathai of Durant versus Jordan, whom he played alongside as a guard with the Bulls from 1994-98. “That’s saying something, but Kevin is a different … entirely different breed. He’s 6-11 with guard skills, unlimited 3-point range, passing, shot-blocking — his shot-blocking at the rim, it’s just stunning. Watching him this year was really, really gratifying to see.

“You think about what he did for this organization, not only helping us win titles but to come back and try to play through injuries and then suffer the devastating Achilles injury, we all just wanted to see Kevin healthy and to see him in the playoffs playing at the level he reached, it was really, really gratifying for all of us.”

"He just showed he's the most talented basketball player on earth, if not of all time. Honestly. He's just so gifted. I loved coaching him, and I'm looking forward to doing so again."

– Steve Kerr on Kevin Durant
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— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) June 22, 2021

The acronym GOAT stands for the Greatest of All Time, not the Most Gifted of All time.

If Durant was playing back in the day against teams like the Pistons and Knicks, he would still be in  the hospital in a full body cast.

Kerr is probably just trying to  butter him up before he has to deal with him for a month.

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