Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant receive peer votes in NBA GOAT debate

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Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant receive peer votes in NBA GOAT debate
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Research compiled by Hoopmatic regarding the greatest basketball player of all time includes votes from current and former NBA players. Among the 11 athletes to receive at least one vote, Warriors teammates Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant each earned two mentions. Curry received support from Shaquille O'Neal and Victor Oladipo, while Durant gained votes from Jalen Bridges and Dalton Knecht. The data shows both players captured 1.8% of the total vote pool currently tracked in the study. LeBron James and Michael Jordan remain the most cited selections, with each player receiving at least 45 votes from their peers. Hoopmatic continues to aggregate these historical declarations as part of an ongoing project to quantify player opinions on league hierarchy.

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  • Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant each received two votes from fellow NBA players.
  • Shaquille O'Neal and Victor Oladipo voted for Stephen Curry.
  • Jalen Bridges and Dalton Knecht provided votes for Kevin Durant.
  • LeBron James and Michael Jordan each secured at least 45 votes in the research.
  • Eleven total players have received at least one vote in the ongoing study.
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Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant have been recognized by their peers as some of the greatest basketball players of all time.

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