Kevin Durant praises Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as most impressive '19 rookie

by David Wyze | Thunder Correspondent | Wed, Dec 12th 7:09pm EST

When asked by Bill Simmons of The Ringer which rookie impressed him the most this season, Durant declared, “We played against them earlier in the year, and man - he got the mid-range down,” said the former MVP. “His mid-range is so good. He’s shooting with a high release so it’s hard to block at 6’6” when a point guard’s guarding him, so you gotta put a two guard on him. And he still shooting over two guards." Furthermore, Durant proclaimed, “So I’m like, man, that size at that age, and once you learn how to shoot the midrange, I feel like the three-ball is gonna be easier for you to shoot. He’s knocking them down consistently. I like that he’s tall, too, for that position. He’s probably the guy that stood out the most because I never watched him in college. He got confidence in him.” (Bill Simmons on The Ringer)

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