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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 18: Kevin Durant speaks onstage during the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 at Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 and Call Of Duty in culture panel at Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 at Javits Center on July 18, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky\/Getty Images for Activision\/Call of Duty)<\/p>\n
Houston Rockets<\/a> star forward Kevin Durant<\/a> had an interesting comparison for the new-look Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> with LeBron James<\/a>.<\/p>\n During a recent USA Basketball event, Durant compared the stacked Sixers<\/a> to his Golden State Warriors<\/a> teams that also featured Steph Curry, Klay Thompson<\/a> and Draymond Green<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kevin Durant is Bullish on New-Look Philadelphia 76ers with LeBron James GettyTORONTO, ONTARIO \u2013 JUNE 10: Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors reacts against the Toronto Raptors<\/a> in the first half during Game Five of the 2019 NBA Finals at Scotiabank Arena on June 10, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. 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. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Durant won two titles with the Warriors, and he probably would have won a third had he not been injured in the NBA<\/a> Finals, so that\u2019s a favorable comparison for Philadelphia.<\/p>\n \u201cThe last time they put three 20-point scorers on a team, they said it was unfair, which was the [Warriors] team I was on,\u201d Durant said. \u201c[The 76ers] have got four 25-point scorers on this team. So, hell yeah, I think they\u2019re going to be a contender. They\u2019re going to be a fun team to watch. It\u2019s going to be League Pass-worthy.\u201d<\/p>\n Durant said that he had no inkling that James was going to sign with the 76ers, but he praised the decision from a basketball perspective and also gave props to the fans in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t know at all. LeBron is stealth like that. I know there\u2019s a lot of noise around him, but you never know what\u2019s on his mind,\u201d Durant said.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m happy for him. It\u2019s a great decision for him to go to a team that has a good chance to win. Philly is a great fanbase, a great market, and it\u2019s great for the league. There were so many eyes that were tuned in to his decision.\u201d<\/p>\n Durant will get a first-hand look at the Sixers next season. Since the Rockets are a Western Conference team, they\u2019ll play against the Sixers twice: once in Houston and once in Philadelphia. Those will be games that basketball fans will want to circle on the calendar.<\/p>\n This story will be updated.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMichael Kaskey-Blomain<\/a> Michael Kaskey-Blomain is an experienced sports media member covering the NBA and NFL for Heavy. He has been in the industry for well over a decade with previous stops including the Philadelphia Inquirer and CBS Sports. Michael also serves as a Philadelphia 76ers reporter and insider for ESPN 97.3 and an NBA and NFL contributor for The Sporting News. More about Michael Kaskey-Blomain<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 18: Kevin Durant speaks onstage during the Call of Duty: Modern…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":801552,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3769],"tags":[679,7,6,678,207,3817],"class_list":["post-801551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia-76ers","tag-76ers","tag-basketball","tag-nba","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-76ers","tag-philadelphia76ers"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/117023095422077916","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=801551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/801552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=801551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=801551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1155104108-e1785626808101.jpg\")
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