Kevin Durant believes Chris Paul is a Hall of Famer despite not winning an NBA title

This entire year, re have been countless Chris Paul trade rumours in NBA. While Oklahoma City Thunder star has been linked with many teams, recent reports paired him with Los Angeles Lakers. As Lakers might need a third star to support LeBron James and Anthony Davis this upcoming season, various reports claim Paul might be perfect choice for team. However, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant does t seem to agree. 

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Kevin Durant on Chris Paul HOF future

Along with his talents on court, Durant is also famous for engaging with fans on social media. Most recently, Durant chose to reply to a comment by a Lakers' fan, who commented on Chris Paul's Hall of Fame status and a possible Lakers trade. Musician Maxxkii wrote about sending Paul to Lakers, which he claimed was only thing keeping guard from Hall of Fame conversation. 

Durant called out Lakers fan in his response. As per Nets star, Paul is "already" a Hall of Famer, despite t winning a title yet. Maxxkii even wrote about Lakers probably parting ways with Rajon Rondo, which means y might need a new guard for next season. 

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comment was made on a post discussing Paul's trade, which stated that 35-year-old wants to play in eir New York and Los Angeles. While Paul has played fewer postseasons, he is regarded as one of best point guards today. He was responsible for OKC's success this year, even though y lost to Houston Rockets in playoffs.

More reports have stated that if Thunder are looking to rebuild, y might consider trading Paul. New York Knicks are also reported to be interested in having Paul join ir side. At this time, Knicks are one of few teams who might be able to afford Paul's contract. 

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Chris Paul NBA stats

This season, Paul led Thunder to a 44-28 regular season, even making it to 2020 playoffs. With a 21.3-point aver, CP3 pushed series against Rockets to seven games. This season, Paul scored 17.6 points and 6.7 assists per game while shooting an impressive 48.9% from ground and 36.5% from three-point range. 

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(Im credits: AP)