15 Underrated Seasons from The Past 15 Years (2003-2004 to 2017-2018)

3. Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder, 2009-2010

Stats: 30.1 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.8 apg

Finished 2nd in MVP voting.

We all have our jokes regarding Kevin Durant nowadays, but before being seen as a snake by just about everyone, as a 21-year old, he was putting up superstar-caliber numbers. Only Durant and the King himself, LeBron James, averaged 30 points during (or before) their age-21 season. It’s amazing how unpublicized this season of his is, when it stands out as one of the all-time great seasons for a 21-year old.

In fact, when sorted by the first three seasons of a career, Durant joins the likes of James, Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, Elgin Barry, Bob McAdoo, Tiny Archibald, and Walt Bellamy, an extremely star-studded group of names, in scoring 30 or more points within their first three seasons. Suffice to say, Durant was on an extreme upward trajectory from the beginning of his career.