Kevin Durant is 1st Sonics player to win NBA Rookie of Year
posted 3:18 pm Thu May 01, 2008 - BELLEVUE, Wash.
The Sonics' Kevin Durant has been honored as the NBA Rookie of the Year, becoming the first Seattle player to win the award - and perhaps the last.Durant, the national college player of the year at Texas and the No. 2 pick in last year's draft, averaged 20.3 points per game. Durant has been a bright spot during a dismal basketball season in Seattle. The Sonics won only 20 games, and the owner is moving the team to Oklahoma City.
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