
2. Kevin Durant
Before he was suiting up for the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant was the Dubs biggest roadblock in the Western Conference Finals. While they only played against each other one time, this is all it took for Durant to prove his skill set on the highest stage.
After knocking off an extremely tough San Antonio Spurs team, the Oklahoma City Thunder were ready to battle the 73-9 Golden State Warriors. This 2016 WCF series was sure to be a great one and it lived up to every second of the hype.
Durant began the series with a bang. A 26 point and 10 rebound performance helped OKC steal Game 1 on the road. After dropping Game 2, the Thunder responded with massive blowouts in the next to games to take an unprecedented 3-1 lead.
We all know what happened next. But, as a whole, Durant averaged a clean 30.0 points per game on 42.3 percent shooting. He fell just one game short of knocking off the Warriors and surely would have continued to be one of their biggest threats had he not joined them.