In a content partnership between ESPN and Marvel, our NBA heroes battle for the fate of the world -- and the Larry O'Brien Trophy in the 2016-17 season. Marvel's Doctor Strange has imbued the NBA's greatest players with incredible abilities, even beyond those they've already demonstrated. See all of the the super transformations here.
Stephen Curry
Illustration by Greg Land and Chris Sotomayor
Golden State Warriors | PG
Power: All-seeing shooting eye
Key stat: Single-season record of 402 3-pointers in 2015-16
Mind-bending moment: Made a 3-pointer from beyond 30 feet with one second left in overtime to beat the Thunder in Oklahoma City.
The reigning two-time MVP shoots so well from beyond the arc, you'd think he's using the Eye of Agamotto to enhance his vision. Last season he smashed his own single-season record of 286 set in 2014-15, becoming the first NBA player to make 400 3s in a season -- shooting an unfathomable 45.4 percent from beyond the arc. Curry already has proved his talents are out of this world; now he'll put them to use in a quest to recapture the trophy he lost in June.
Kevin Durant
Golden State Warriors | SF
Power: Versatility of Vishanti
Key stat: Career average of 27.4 PPG, third highest in NBA history
Mind-bending moment: He split multiple defenders and threw down a left-handed slam against the Heat.
Kevin Durant is such a gifted scorer that you'd be forgiven if you thought there were multiple Durants on the court at any given moment. But the newest Warriors star isn't astral-projecting to fool defenders -- instead, he's blowing past them, slicing through them or shooting over them to get to 20 points with more frequency and consistency than any other player in the league.
