Both players have struggled to stay on the floor in recent years; Beal hasn’t played in more than 60 games in a single season since 2018–19, but when healthy, he has been a dynamic offensive player. In nine games this season, Beal averaged 17.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 3.7 assists in 34.8 minutes per game, and he was scoring at an extremely efficient rate, shooting 56.5% from two, 38.3% from three, and 80.8% from the free-throw line. Durant, who is almost five years older than Beal, is coming off one of the best seasons a 35-year-old has ever had.
Durant played in 75 games, only the second time he had reached that milestone..
