Kevin Durant and Greg Oden will always be connected in NBA history, and the Golden State Warriors superstar insisted on Sunday the former center was not a bust.
"Nonsense," Durant said, per Chris Haynes of ESPN.com. "That's nonsense. In order for you to be a bust, you have to actually play and show people that you progressed as a player. He didn't get a chance to...he got injured, and that was unfortunate. But when he did play, he was a force. Protecting the paint."
Durant's comments came after Oden told Outside the Lines he'll "be remembered as the biggest bust in NBA history," according to Haynes.
It may seem strange to NBA fans who have watched Durant blossom into one of the best players in recent history, but there was a time when Oden was seen as the safer of the two prospects in the 2007 draft.
Oden led Ohio State to the national championship game alongside teammate Mike Conley, with the Buckeyes losing to Joakim Noah, Al Horford and the Florida Gators. Durant was a pure scorer who averaged 25.8 points per night in his one season at Texas, but the Longhorns lost by 19 points to USC in their seco ...
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