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Originally Posted by SlimMavsFan

Dirk is being ridiculously humble. Sure, Durant is probably ahead of Dirk at the same age, but they've been in totally different circumstances. I like how people say, "Durant is so good now at 23 what is he going to be like at 27-28?" Heck, LeBron averaged 27.2, 7.4, and 7.2 at age *twenty*. So for sure, he was going to be averaging 45, 15 and 15 by the time he hit his prime, right? The truth is KD is probably already at around 90% of his peak... he just achieved it pretty fast. And he still has quite a ways to go to reach MVP level 2005-2007 Dirk. At 7 feet tall (and clearly a few inches taller than KD despite people trying to call him a 7 footer) with the best midrange shot in the game, deep range, agility and coordination to shoot a lefty layup or to just slam it home... MVP Dirk was a monster and a bigger puzzle to solve on defense than Durant. Heck, *young* Shawn Marion couldn't do anything with Dirk. KD gets neutralized by the geriatric version of the Matrix frequently.

nice post