5 records Kevin Durant could break in the 2021-22 NBA season

Kevin Durant's legacy as one of the greatest scorers in NBA history has already been cemented. However, heading into the 2021-22 NBA season, there are many who believe that Durant still needs to prove some things in the NBA.

Durant will be in his 14th season in the NBA (should be 15, but he missed the 2019-20 campaign entirely) and his resume is fantastic already, with two NBA championships, two Finals MVPs, four scoring titles, and a regular-season MVP.

His total stats should already be even more impressive than they currently are, but he's missed one season entirely due to injuries and also played just 27 games in the 2014-15 NBA campaign with the OKC Thunder.

Still, Kevin Durant has one of the best resumes in today's NBA and there are many calling him the best player in the world right now. Whether he is the most accomplished among current players or not, Kevin Durant's skills are definitely undeniable.

In this article, we will give you five milestones Kevin Durant can reach in the 2021-22 NBA season with the Brooklyn Nets.

Without further ado, let us take a look.

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#5 Third player in NBA history to win the scoring title with different franchises

Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets.

Throughout NBA history, a total of 18 players have won the league's scoring title on multiple occasions, with Michael Jordan leading the way with 10 scoring championships during his illustrious career.

Kevin Durant is one of those 18 players, having won four NBA scoring titles.

He is definitely capable of achieving a fifth scoring title in his NBA career with the Brooklyn Nets, and it would make him only the third player in league history to win the award with two different teams.

Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors and Philadelphia 76ers) and Shaquille O'Neal (Orlando Magic and LA Lakers) are the only players to achieve the rare feat in NBA history.

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#4 First NBA MVP in Brooklyn Nets' history

Durant after winning the 2018 NBA title with the Golden State Warriors.

In the third year of his original contract with the Brooklyn Nets and his second season of basketball action with the team, Kevin Durant should definitely be a strong contender for the NBA MVP award given his consistency and the impressive numbers he usually puts up.

The Brooklyn Nets' franchise originated from the New Jersey Nets, which started in the NBA after the ABA/NBA merger as the New York Nets. In the ABA, Julius "Dr. J" Erving famously won two championships with the Nets and three regular-season MVPs.

However, the franchise has not won an NBA championship and a player of the Brooklyn Nets has not won the NBA MVP. Durant should be a heavy contender for the 2021-22 NBA season and he is tied with Joel Embiid, according to Vegas Insider, for the second-best odds to win the MVP next year.

Kevin Durant has already won a regular-season MVP, back in the 2013-14 season with the OKC Thunder.

#3 Kevin Durant can become the third player in NBA history with at least five scoring titles

Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets.

Kevin Durant's four NBA scoring titles are the most among current NBA players and also rank third in league history, tied with George Gervin and Allen Iverson and behind Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain.

Jordan and Chamberlain are synonymous with scoring records in NBA history, as MJ won a record 10 scoring titles in his career and Chamberlain won a total of seven.

Jordan is also the all-time leader in points-per-game average for a career with 30.1, while Chamberlain is close in second with 30.07 points per game in his NBA journey.

With another NBA scoring title in his career, Kevin Durant will join 'His Airness' and Wilt as the only players in league history with at least five scoring titles.

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#2 He could join the exclusive group of NBA players with multiple seasons with a 50-40-90 shooting split

Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets goes in for a layup.

Kevin Durant is one of the best scorers in NBA history not only because of the high average of points per game he has throughout his career (the fifth-best in league history with 27.02), but also due to his efficiency.

Durant is already one of eight players in the 50-40-90 club. He achieved the feat in the 2012-13 NBA season, when he averaged 28.1 points per game with a 51/41/90 shooting split.

If he manages to replicate such a scoring rate (he had a 53/45/88 split last year), Durant will become the third player in league history with multiple 50-40-90 seasons, along with Larry Bird (twice) and Steve Nash (four times).

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#1 Kevin Durant can join the 25,000-point club in the 2021-22 NBA season

Men's Basketball Medal Ceremony. 2020 Olympics.

Kevin Durant is one of the greatest and most efficient scorers in NBA history and even though he has had some seasons where injuries have kept him off the court for several games, he's managed to score 23,883 points in his regular-season career.

He is only 1,117 points away from the 25,000-point mark and Kevin Durant has surpassed that tally 11 times during his NBA career.

If and when Durant manages to reach 25,000 points in his regular-season career, he will become the 23rd player in NBA history to do so.

Equalling his career average of points per game (27), Kevin Durant would need around 41 games to reach 25,000 career points.

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