Kevin Durant is one of the game’s best players, but that doesn’t mean he’s not on the looking for the best up and coming basketball players in America. He is always open to giving his fellow players compliments, even if they’re not even his peers just yet.
Durant posted a video to his YouTube page on Tuesday where he broke down some of the most notable high school hoops prospects in the country, and he was highly complimentary to players like LaMelo Ball and Zion Williamson.
“I love his game because he’s skilled,” Durant said about Ball. Durant pointed out that Ball often shoots from anywhere because he’s just that talented, and getting him into a more rigid system in college and the pros will only make him better.
“Once he gets into the right structure or system,” Durant said. “That’s going to maximize his talent, it’s going to be over.”
He also had high praise for prospect Zion Williamson, who continues to throw down ridiculous dunks as an underclassmen in high school.
Durant said he’s been watching Williamson, like the rest of us, for a few years now, calling him a “bull in a china shop” and a “freakish athlete.”
“Like a once in a generation-type athlete,” Durant said.
Durant also looks at prospects like Scottie Lewis, Luther Muhammad, Cole Anthony, Cam Reddish and Keldon Johnson in the video. It’s super cool to see him interested in the next wave of basketball players and look critically at their games. He worked with Overtime on the highlight video, and it turns out they had a pretty fun reaction video from Muhammad, who then got to watch KD say nice things about him. And it’s high praise — Durant is one of the smartest guys in the NBA, and it’s clear he has a keen eye for talent as well.
