Warriors forward Durant 'never envisioned' reaching 20,000 career points

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Gold State Warriors forward Kevin Durant is now 25 points away from 20,000 in his career. Speaking to local media on Wednesday, Durant said he never thought he could be in such an elite group.

Once Durant crosses that 20,000-point mark, he'll join LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan as one of five players to do so before turning 30. He'll also be the second-youngest player behind LeBron James to reach the milestone.

"That's some great company, and there's so many names I never thought I'd be in the same conversation with. But to know that you belong in that group is pretty special to me. It's never been a goal of mine to count how many points I have. That's not why I play the game. To be under 30 and do it, that's special to me too," Durant said to ESPN.

"I had one goal when I came into the league, and that was for me to win Rookie of the Year, and I just kept building after that," he said. "My second year, I wanted to average 25. Every year I had a goal, but I never envisioned me with 20,000 points, 30,000 points. I was just taking it a day at a time, just trying to lock in, stay in the moment, and here I am." Enditem