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Oklahoma City Thunder: Top scorers all-time

By Ben Beecken

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK- MAY 12: Russell Westbrook #0 and Kevin Durant #35 of the Oklahoma City Thunder talk during the game against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Six of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2016 NBA Playoffs on May 12, 2016 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK- MAY 12: Russell Westbrook #0 and Kevin Durant #35 of the Oklahoma City Thunder talk during the game against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Six of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2016 NBA Playoffs on May 12, 2016 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CA – MAY 30: Kevin Durant #35 of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA – MAY 30: Kevin Durant #35 of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images) /

2. player. 149. <ul> <li>Eight seasons in Oklahoma City (2008-16)</li> <li>15,942 points scored</li> </ul>. Small Forward. . Kevin Durant

First, let’s get the controversy out of the way: Yes, Kevin Durant would be No. 1 on the list if his 1,624 points scored as a rookie in a SuperSonics uniform counted, but … those points are no good here. And without them, Durant falls back into second place.

Durant played eight seasons in Oklahoma City and was remarkably durable, only suffering a serious injury once, in 2014-15, that limited him to 27 games. Other than that season, Durant only missed 24 of 558 potential games in the other seven campaigns.

KD won five scoring titles in Oklahoma City and was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2013-14 season. He could have stayed and been the best and most beloved player in franchise history, but after a Western Conference Finals loss to the Golden State Warriors in 2016, Durant chose to join up with those Warriors after what was eventually a runner-up finish to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals.

Durant’s decision was defensible, of course, but it absolutely altered his legacy among many Thunder fans, and only time will tell whether or not the damage was irreparable.

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