You can't deny he's good, I hate him and I'll admit it. I'm glad he choked big time in the finals, otherwise he would have to be in the top spot although since he has Wade on his team I could use that as an excuse to put him at 2nd. If Durant makes a good playoff run again this season he will be my new number 1. Whoever is number 1 has to be a great regular season performer and a better playoff performer. Durant did well in the playoffs, but if he had been able to catch fire at the right moments in the Dallas series, the Thunder may have one the series. If they could have won 2 of those games where they had a good lead, they would have been up 3-2. Kobe didn't play his best in the playoffs last season, but his team played horrible. I have to respect that he didn't get dirty at the end of the Dallas series like his teammates.