Over the last few years, it has become clear that the battle for best player in the NBA is between LeBron James and Kevin Durant. Coincidentally, both have made waves throughout their careers by changing teams.
In 2010 James famously left the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat. He then returned to Cleveland in 2014, and has now joined the Los Angeles Lakers. Durant spent his first nine years with the Oklahoma City Thunder before signing the Golden State Warriors in 2016.
In a recent ESPN interview, Durant lauded James for breaking down the barriers of what an NBA superstar is supposed to be:
“He’s kind of breaking down the barriers of what an NBA superstar is supposed to be.