Kevin Durant

Durant's 2014 MVP speech — calling his mother Wanda 'the real MVP' while in tears — became one of the most watched sports moments of the social media era, introducing millions of non-basketball fans to his remarkable origin story.

His 35.2 points per game in the 2017 Finals is one of the most efficient individual Finals performances in the three-point era — he shot 56% from the field and 47% from three as a supporting cast member alongside Curry.

Durant stands 6'10' with a wingspan approaching 7'5' yet moves with the fluidity of a 6'3' guard — a physical profile that most coaches and analysts consider genuinely unprecedented in basketball history.

He scored 25.8 points as a college freshman at Texas — the only player in NCAA history to average over 25 points and 11 rebounds per game in a single season.