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Kevin Durant at 38 is still a 9-cat value, as long as you plan for the games

Durant turned 38 in September, and the 9-cat consensus still has him 14th, ahead of where ESPN and Yahoo drafters take him, while points leagues are cooler on him at 23rd.

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Kevin Durant turned 38 on September 29, and the age is the first thing every draft room says about him. The production is the second. In his first season in Houston he played 78 games and averaged 26.0 points on 52% from the field and 87% at the line, which would rank near the top of any categories draft.

Ranks from our projections board and the analysts' consensus, updated nightly.

The consensus is not scared of the age. Our 9-cat panel has him 14th, and in early October ESPN drafters were taking him around 20th and Yahoo drafters around 16th, so the market is pricing him below the analysts. Points leagues are cooler, with a consensus rank of 23rd.

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