‘KD with a double-double’ – Kevin Durant move up on NBA asisst list in Suns-Rockets Game

The Phoenix Suns will play the Houston Rockets on Wednesday evening in Texas.

During the game, 2014 MVP Kevin Durant made NBA history by climbing the all-time assist leaderboard.

Portrait of Kevin Durant

Durant surpassed Goran Dragic (4,405) and Terrell Brandon (4,407) to claim 92nd place on the list.

Following Dragic and Brandon, Durant’s next target will be Brevin Knight (4,481).

Durant is one of the best scorers in NBA history, but he is also a skilled distributor with a career assist average of 4.4 per game.

In 25 games, the future Hall of Famer averaged 30.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 1.1 blocks while shooting 51.8% from the field and 46.9% from three-point range.

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However, the Suns have struggled and are presently the 11th seed in the Western Conference after going 14-15 in their first 29 games.

They are 3-7 in their previous ten games and on a three-game losing streak.

The Suns most recently fell to the Mavericks by a score of 128-114 (on Monday at home).

Devin Booker and Kevin Durant high-five.

Durant had 16 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, and one block in 43 minutes of action, shooting 4/11 from the field and 1/3 from three-point range.

Durant has spent time with the Suns, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Golden State Warriors, the Brooklyn Nets, and the Oklahoma City Thunder throughout his 16 seasons in the NBA.