Scottie Pippen Can 'Definitely See' Kevin Durant, Michael Jordan Comparison

It's hard to gain comparisons to Michael Jordan on the basketball court, but two of his former teammates now think Kevin Durant is playing like the Hall of Famer. 

Former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen discussed Durant's recent scoring stretch on ESPN's The Jump and admitted that he looks a lot like Jordan right now.

"Yes. I definitely see the comparison," Pippen said, per the show's Twitter account.

"When they catch the ball at their sweet spot, you're at their mercy," he added.

This comes after Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr indicated his star forward was playing like Jordan, per Nick Friedell of ESPN.

The coach praised his player's effort and overall talent:

"He's one of the most skilled basketball players to ever play the game," Kerr said of Durant.

The two-time finals MVP scored 35 points in the Game 1 win over the Houston Rockets, keeping his scoring average during the playoffs at 35 per game. He is scoring 43.3 points per game over his last five outings, shooting 51.9 percent from the field, 41.4 percent from three-point range and 90.5 percent from the free-throw line.

This includes his 50-point outing in the clinching Game 6 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

Meanwhile, Pippen noted that like Jordan, Durant can score without shooting a lot of threes.

There always seems to be an old-school versus new-school battle when it comes to evaluating the NBA, but two people close to MJ clearly respect what the Warriors star is doing right now.