Ranking the NBA's Best Offensive Players Going Into 2018

#2 Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant

Do not be fooled into believing that Kevin Durant is the lesser of the 2 MVPs on the Warriors roster. The reigning Finals MVP has shown just how good he is on both ends of the floor ever since Steph Curry went down with an ankle injury against the Pelicans in early December.

It can only be an all-time great scorer who would average 26 ppg at nearly 50-40-90 splits while playing at a much lower usage rate than Curry. Steve Kerr refuses to stagger their minutes, choosing instead to throw the double whammy together on the court to get his team the maximum bang for the buck.

Durant continues to display his all-inclusive offensive repertoire over the past 10 years of his career - there is no spot on the half-court shot from which he can't create separation from his marker and pull up. His nearly-7-foot shooting frame makes it impossible for anyone in the NBA to consistently affect his jump shot - he probably doesn't even see the defender while pulling up at times.

Add to this his excellence at taking the ball into the paint, his transition play and spot-up shooting, and you have one of basketball history's most unguardable players at this point.

You don't even need to factor in his 5.1 apg (in the presence of elite playmakers like Draymond Green and Curry contesting him in his own starting lineup) to place him at #2 on this list.