Kevin Durant's 5 best seasons in the NBA based on player efficiency rating

#2 2012-13 Oklahoma City Thunder – 28.3

The 2012-13 season was one of the Oklahoma City Thunder's best regular seasons. They finished on top of the Western Conference standings with 73.2-win percent. Kevin Durant contributed with 28.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. He also led the league in FT% at 90.5.

Kevin Durant’s player efficiency rating of 28.3 was second only to the season’s Most Valuable Player, LeBron James, who boasted a PER of 31.6. The Thunder beat the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs, but fell 4-1 at the hands of the Memphis Grizzlies in the following round.

#1 2013-14 Oklahoma City Thunder – 29.8

Kevin Durant was the league’s leading scorer in the 2013-14 season, averaging 32 points per game. In 14 regular-season games, he scored 40 points or more. Kevin Durant added to his prodigious season with a career-high 54 points against the Golden State Warriors. With a player efficiency rating of 29.8, he led the league and it was also his personal best PER in a season.

Rightfully, Kevin Durant was chosen as the league’s Most Valuable Player at age 25. In the playoffs, the Thunder made it to the Western Conference Finals, beating the Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Clippers on the way. Greg Popovich’s San Antonio Spurs put an end to their season over six games and just like that Kevin Durant’s dream season was over.