23-year old small forward Kevin Durant keeps getting better and that’s bad news for the rest of the NBA. He has played in 18 games (all starts) for the Thunder so far this year and he is averaging 36.4 minutes, 25.7 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.2 blocked shots per game. Durant is shooting a red hot 50.8% from the floor so far this year as he is taking even better shots this year, making the Thunder an even better team than they were last year. The sky is the limit for Durant as he continues to get better.

22-year old small forward Kevin Durant turned in another great season for the Thunder. Durant played in 78 games (all starts) during the regular season for the Thunder and he averaged 38.9 minutes, 27.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.0 blocked shot per game. Durant won his second consecutive scoring title last year. He also played in 17 games (all starts) in the playoffs for the Thunder last year and he averaged 42.5 minutes, 28.6 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.1 blocked shots per game. Durant has now played in 314 games (all starts) in his first four years with the Thunder & Supersonics and he is averaging 38.0 minutes, 25.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Durant is already #9 in three-pointers made (429) and #10 in points scored (8,128) in Thunder/Sonics history.

21-year old shooting guard has been very solid as of late. He played in 16 games in March and he averaged 29.0 minutes, 16.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game. His hot play has spilled over into April as he is averaging 29.7 minutes, 16.0 points, 1.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Harden has now played in 78 games (5 starts) for the Thunder so far this year and he is averaging 26.7 minutes, 12.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Harden has been so good lately that the Thunder might consider inserting him into the starting lineup in place of Thabo Sefolosha. Even if they don’t start Harden in the playoffs…they should start him at shooting guard next season.

33-year old Nazr Mohammed and 26-year old Kendrick Perkins are off to good starts for the Thunder. Mohammed has played in 10 games (7 starts) for the Thunder so far this year and he is averaging 18.7 minutes, 6.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Perkins has played in 3 games (all starts) for the Thunder and he is averaging 22.0 minutes, 4.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. Perkins & Mohammed are going to give the Thunder the defense and rebounding that they have craved from the center position for a while now.

With Jeff Green off to the Boston Celtics, the Thunder have decided to promote 21-year old Serge Ibaka to the starting power forward slot. In his last five games, Ibaka is averaging 27.2 minutes, 6.8 points, 11.4 rebounds, 0.2 assists and 2.0 blocked shots per game. Ibaka has now played in 59 games (21 starts) this season for the Thunder and he is averaging 25.9 minutes, 9.2 points, 7.3 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 2.1 blocked shots per game. Jeff Green was a better offensive player than Ibaka is, but Ibaka brings rebounding and defense to the Thunder’s starting lineup and they value that more than scoring. That’s because Kevin Durant & Russell Westbrook can handle the heavy lifting on offense.