10 players most likely to join NBA's 75 greatest players list

#7 Kevin Garnett

Career average: 17.8 points / 10 rebounds / 3.7 assists

Kevin Garnett (#5) grabs a rebound against Amar'e Stoudemire (#1).

Kevin Garnett and Larry Bird are the only players in NBA history to have averaged at least 20 points, ten rebounds and five assists per game for five consecutive seasons.

On the fifth occasion he did so, Garnett won the NBA MVP Award in 2004 with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Boston Celtics will retire Kevin Garnett's No. 5 jersey on March 13th. @SamMitchellNBA tells @patokeefe12 what playing in Boston meant to Kevin Garnett. pic.twitter.com/qFWUfETTnk

— SiriusXM NBA Radio (@SiriusXMNBA) August 23, 2021

After moving to the Boston Celtics, the Big Ticket anchored their defense for years and won the 2008 NBA championship in his first season with them. Garnett also won the 2008 Defensive Player of the Year award, making him one of only five players in NBA history to win both the MVP and DPOY awards.

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#6 Russell Westbrook

Career average: 23.2 points / 8.5 assists / 184 career triple-doubles

Russell Westbrook (#0) dunks two points against the Grizzlies.

Owner of the most triple-doubles in NBA history, Russell Westbrook was the NBA MVP in 2017, and is a nine-time member of an All-NBA team. He was the first player to average a triple-double since Oscar Robertson did so in the 1960s, but Westbrook has repeated the feat two more times since then.

The nine-time All-Star is one of seven players to lead the NBA in scoring (2x) and assists (3x). Now he has an excellent opportunity to win his first championship with the LA Lakers next season.

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#5 Stephen Curry

Career average: 24.2 points / 6.5 assists / 2,832 career 3-pointers

Stephen Curry (#30) reacts after a play.

Stephen Curry is the only player to win the NBA MVP Award unanimously in league history, doing so in 2016; he’s a back-to-back winner as well. The three-time champion changed the game with his greatest weapon - the three-pointer.

2 x 3-Point Champion Steph Curry! pic.twitter.com/tGNeRDthVg

— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) March 8, 2021

He is arguably the greatest shooter to have ever played the game. There is no place on the court Curry cannot shoot from, and very few can match his accuracy. Moreover, Curry is a two-time scoring champion, and has been selected to an All-NBA squad on seven occasions.

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#4 Kevin Durant

Career average: 27 points / 7.1 rebounds / 4.2 assists

Kevin Durant (#7) grabs a pass as Romeo Langford (#45) looks on.

One of the most talented players in NBA history, Kevin Durant is as tall as a center, is built like a small forward, shoots like a guard and defends like a power forward. Durant is the 2014 NBA MVP, who many believe,e is the best player in the game today.

Good morning Nets fans Kevin Durant’s legendary Game 5 🤩 pic.twitter.com/5uuv8auG4X

— The Brooklyn Netcast (@BrooklynNetcast) August 23, 2021

The Brooklyn Nets forward won two championships with the Golden State Warriors and has earned two NBA Finals MVP Awards too.