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Kevin Durant recently replaced Michael Jordan as the fifth-leading scorer in NBA history. Hall-of-Famer Isiah Thomas thinks that Durant also could have replaced Jordan on the Chicago Bulls teams in the 1990s to similar success.
During a recent appearance on FanDuel’s “Run it Back,” Thomas said that the Bulls still would have won six championships in the ‘90s if Durant replaced Jordan in the lineup because of Durant’ unique skill as a scorer and the solid supporting cast in Chicago at the time.
“I said to Kevin Durant, 'If you would have played back in our era, and they put you in the triple post, at that mid-post area, and they took Michael Jordan out, and you played with Pippen, and you played with Kukoch and you got to run into the mid-post.' Would he have won six championships? Absolutely. ... Yeah, he can do the same thing.”
— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) March 26, 2026This story will be updated.
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