Lineol Messi/Kevin Durant

When thinking about how Lionel Messi and Kevin Durant compare, they have a number of things in common: both know how to score, both are young, and have been in the spotlight for quite some time now. Both of these superstars have made a name for themselves by doing something simple: scoring points.

GETTING BUCKETS
Both Messi and Durant are two of a kind in their own league.

 At 21 , Kevin Durant became the youngest scoring champion in NBA history. To this day (at age 25) Durant already has won 4 scoring titles (2010, 2011, 2012,2014), including this year's award in which he averaged a career high 32 points per game. The scary thing about all this is that since Durant is still young, he has not hit his prime years as of yet. With Kevin Durant's style of play , you have to think he if stays relatively healthy that he will last at least until he is 34(Ray Allen is a prime example.) Durant is 3 titles away from tying Wilt Chamberlin, and 6 away from tying title record holder Michael Jordan. As a scorer, Kevin Durant has the entire package. With a wingspan of 7'4 , he has no problem shooting over anyone. Kevin's ability to dribble the ball so well at his height allows him to move around people that are slower or larger than him. If anyone is smaller than him, forget it. He will simply shoot over them each and every time they defend him.

Lionel Messi is one of the smoothest forwards that I have ever seen. This man is lethal when the ball is at his feet. At age 26, he has already broke Barcelona's record on his 371st goal. Messi has the Guiness record for the most goals in one year: 91. Yeah, 91! Messi also has the record for most consecutive games to score at 1 goal: 21 games. Messi tied the record for most goals in a World Cup 4.  Messi is also the first footballer ever to score consecutively against all teams in a professional league. All of the accolades aren't even club records: they're world records. If you don't know Messi  by now, you will never know him. Here's a short video displaying some of his games and goals:

EARLY STARDOM
When Lionel was at the tender age of 10, he was diagnosed as having a growth hormone deficiency. As aid, Lionel would have to pay approximately $900 each month in medical bills alone! Never the less, it never stopped him from playing the game he loved. After being sited by a Barcelona coach, Messi was offered a chance to play on the little league version of the team as long as he moves to Spain. Working his way up through the Barcelona system, Messi's first game with the professional team came at age 17. Messi entered the La Liga as the youngest player ever to play in the league.  At this stage in his career, we see why.

Kevin has always been a highly touted basketball player. In his childhood days, Kevin played  AAU (Athletic Amateur League) ball with Ty Lawson and Michael Beasley. Prior to his senior season, Kevin committed to the University of Texas. Once there , Kevin tore it up. Averaging 25 points per game and 11 rebounds, it's no wonder why he won player of the year. While many were saying that Greg Oden was the better number 1 pick, I always thought that Kevin was more proven and showed more promise within his one year at Texas. Noone knows how good Oden would have been if it weren't for his injuries , but Kevin was well worth the 2nd pick.

As we see here, Kevin Durant and Lionel Messi have alot in common.. These two players are like none other. They will both go down as one of , if not the greatest scorers in sports history.