Kevin Durant

By Eric Williams KJR’s Mitch Levy talked to ESPN legal analyst Roger Cossack about the City of Seattle’s case against the Sonics. Seattle author Sherman Alexie brought some much-needed emotion to the trial between the City of Seattle and the Sonics over ...

By Eric Williams Three things we know the owners will address is the Tim Donaghy referee scandal, revenue sharing and the Sonics application to relocate to Oklahoma City. Durant’s career-high, 42-point effort in the last game of the season couldn’t have hurt.

By Eric Williams Seattle rookie Kevin Durant teased Sonics fans tonight, showing them what they might see next season with a career-high 42 points, and earning his first double-double of the season by grabbing 13 rebounds. Listen to Durant talk about the game here.

By Eric Williams Probable starters for the Sonics are Earl Watson, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Nick Collison and Johan Petro. Probable starters for the Sonics are Earl Watson, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Nick Collison and Johan Petro. Probable starters for Golden ...

By Eric Williams On the court, the only change in Seattle's lineup is Johan Petro for Francisco Elson. So Earl Watson, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green and Nick Collison will start alongside Petro. Starters for Dallas are Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, Josh Howard, Dirk Nowitzki and Erick Dampier.

By Eric Williams Starters for Seattle are the same, with Earl Watson, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Nick Collison and Johan Petro. Carlesimo said it will be important for the Sonics to get easy buckets in transition, get to the free-throw line and hit the boards offensively for easy putbacks because of the Roc...

By Eric Williams Kevin Durant (37 points, nine assists, eight rebounds) and Jeff Green (35 points, 10 rebounds) both had career highs in points, and Durant made clutch 3-pointers at the end of regulation and in overtime to keep the game going. Listen to Durant and Green talk about the win here.

By Eric Williams Also, I talked to Brian Robinson of Save Our Sonics about the proposal after the meeting on Tuesday, and you can listen to his comments here. Kevin Durant earned his fourth Rookie of the Month honor for March on Tuesday. Listen to Durant talk about the award here.

By Eric Williams Chris Wilcox will have a second doctor look at his finger tomorrow and probably will not play against Charlotte on Wednesday. I thought these comments by Atlanta rookie point guard Acie Law, who played against Kevin Durant when Durant was at Texas and Law was at Texas A & M were interest...

By Eric Williams Same starters for Seattle, with Earl Watson, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Chris Wilcox and Johan Petro. Listen to the Wilks conversation here. Same starters for Seattle, with Earl Watson, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Chris Wilcox and Johan Petro. For Indiana, Travis Diener, Mike ...

By Eric Williams This could be a good matchup for Nick Collison, who finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds in Seattle’s 123-115 win over the Raptors in Seattle. The Sonics shot 58.8 percent against Toronto in that game, making 10-of-17 shots from beyond the arc.

Sonics coach P.J. Carlesimo said it's important for his team to get a good effort on the boards tonight from big guys like Johan Petro, Chris Wilcox and Nick Collison because Al Jefferson and Chris Richard are physical guys who attack the glass for Minnesota.

By Eric Williams Luke Ridnour will start in place of Earl Watson, who did not make the trip. And Nick Collison will start in place of Chris Wilcox, who is sick but in uniform and will play limited minutes. So the starting lineup is Ridnour, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Collison and Johan Petro.

By Eric Williams Probable starters for Los Angeles are Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol. No news on Robert Swift. He was at KeyArena working out, and there's no word on when he will travel to California for a second opinion.

Seattle general manager Sam Presti also met with the media today to discuss the recent trades. During the press conference Presti was asked if the Sonics ownership group had requested that he dump salary in order to help save the organization money, with the Sonics currently struggling f...

ESPN has an interesting article on Tony Durant, Kevin Durant’s older brother, who is playing at Towson University in the brothers’ home state of Maryland. I think Seattle did the right thing by moving Thomas on and getting a first rounder in return. Thomas wasn’t going to resign with Seattl...

Seattle rookie Kevin Durant will start out defensively against Kobe Bryant, but expect to see Damien Wilkins, Delonte West and Jeff Green guarding Bryant as well, along with some zone or box-and-1. Durant actually guarded Bryant late in the game at Los Angeles in November.

Durant watch -- Kevin Durant struggled from the floor, finishing with 19 points on 7-of-21 shooting from the field. He also grabbed six rebounds. There were several people wearing Kevin Durant jerseys in attendance, and Durant’s parents and other family members sat courtside on the base...

39-- Seattle’s shooting percentage for the game, as the Sonics struggled putting the ball in the basket. Durant watch -- Kevin Durant was solid tonight, finishing with 28 points on 11-of-24 shooting from the floor and seven rebounds. But he had some costly turnovers late in the game on the o...

Seattle coach P.J. Carlesimo said rookie guard Kevin Durant and forward Chris Wilcox will not play tonight against Philadelphia. That means Nick Collison will start in place of Wilcox tonight, and Wally Szczerbiak will start in place of Durant.

By Eric Williams 14 -- Kurt Thomas’ rebound total, the eighth time he’s finished with double digits in rebounds. Thomas also played good defense on Boston’s Kevin Garnett. Durant watch -- Kevin Durant played well against the Celtics, finishing with 25 points on 10-of-23 shooting from the field

By Eric Williams Durant watch -- Kevin Durant shot it well tonight, scoring a game-high 27 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the floor, including 4-of-5 from the 3-point line. Durant scored 14 of his points during a third-quarter run where Seattle surged ahead.

6 -- Seattle rookie Kevin Durant’s total points, tying a season low.. 46-34-- Utah’s scoring advantage over Seattle inside the paint. Seattle played better after that, but had no answer for the inside-out game of Carlos Boozer (21 points, 16 rebounds) and Deron Williams (18 points, 10 assi...

Golden State (8-7) at Seattle (3-14) When:6 p.m., Key Arena, Seattle Scouting the Sonics: Seattle will start the same starting five of Delonte West (point guard), Kevin Durant (shooting guard), Damien Wilkins (small forward), Chris Wilcox (power forward) and Kurt Thomas (center).

6 -- The amount Kevin Durant scored, a career low. It’s the first time Durant has not scored in double figures. Durant watch -- Probably Durant’s worst game of the year. He shot 2-of-12 from the floor and also had three turnovers and just three rebounds in 25 minutes.

By noreply@blogger.com (Draft Kevin Durant) At 8:30 in -- DraftKevin Durant intro and First Question ("Did you see the video of your game-winner against Atlanta?"). At 9:22 in -- Second Question ("Who is the best player you've faced so far this season and what sets him apart").

39-29 -- San Antonio’s rebound advantage of Seattle, including nine offensive rebounds, several of which came in critical moments of the game when the Sonics needed stops. It doesn’t get any easier for Seattle as they face the L.A. Lakers on the road on Tuesday.

1 -- Seattle rookie Kevin Durant’s first game winner as a Sonic. Heading into the second overtime Durant had not scored since the 6:51 mark of the third quarter. But Durant had five points in the second overtime, including the clutch, 3-pointer from the top of the circle over fellow rookie Al...

54 -- The number of rebounds Seattle had as a team, not bad considering they were playing against Shaquille O’Neal. Miami’s beast in the middle was in foul trouble most of the night, however. Seattle outrebounded Miami 54-32. The Sonics will take tomorrow off.

Seattle (0-7) at Orlando (5-2) As far as the game, Van Gundy said the keys for Orlando will be controlling Seattle’s fast-break opportunities, limiting Kevin Durant and Chris Wilcox’s touches and keeping the Sonics off of the boards.

6 -- The number of players Seattle had in double figures, led by Kevin Durant’s 19 points. But with Seattle headed on a five-game road trip with stops in Orlando, Miami, Atlanta, Charlotte and Memphis, the Sonics will be hard-pressed to get their first win on the road.

But the real problem is Howard. The guy is a monster. He's second in the NBA in rebounding (14.7 avg.) and leading Orlando in scoring (21.3 ppg). Carlesimo might rely heavily on Thomas because Howard is too quick for Robert Swift and Nick Collison.

Durant watch -- Kevin Durant finished 20 points, five rebounds and three steals, but he had to work for everything he got as Andrei Kirilenko played him tough. Durant had a chance to tie the game at the end, but Kirilenko deflected the shot and it never hit the rim.

Jazz coach Jerry Sloan told the Salt Lake Tribune that he's impressed with Sonics rookie Kevin Durant. The Desert News reports that Sloan is leaning towards assigning Durant to Andrei Kirilenko, Utah's 6-9 forward who was twice named to the NBA's All-Defensive first team.

21 -- The number of offensive rebounds Memphis had 52 -- The number of points in the paint for Seattle As in past games, Seattle had a 29-16 disparity in fouls, and Memphis outscored Seattle 25-17 from the free-throw line. And listen to Nick Collison and Kevin Durant talk about the game.

114 – amount of points Seattle is giving up per game, ranked 29th in the league. 20 – The number of turnovers Seattle is giving up per game. 23 – The amount of points Kevin Durant is averaging a game 0 – Number of wins Seattle has this season Listen to Collison talk about the game here.

However, it won't be easy. The Los Angeles Clippers defeated Golden State on Friday, 120-114. Chris Kamen led Los Angeles with 26 points and 18 rebounds. I believe Seattle will go with the same starting line-up of Earl Watson at point guard, Kevin Durant at shooting guard, Damien Wilkins at s...

Kevin Durant finished with a game-high 27 points, 18 in the first half. Three Suns had double-doubles: Amare Stoudemire (23 points and 11 rebounds), Steve Nash (18 points and 12 assists) and Shawn Marion (14 points and 11 rebounds).

27 - The amount of points Seattle rookie Kevin Durant scored in the team's home opener. Durant was impressive, even making shots late in the game to keep the Sonics close. Kevin Durant looked good in his first home game, and scored some buckets late to keep Seattle in it. But Seattle is still fig...

Listen here as Carlesimo talks about needing Nick Collison to be more aggressive offensively. Here's an audio clip of Kevin Durant talking about his first NBA game. He almost asked Carmelo Anthony for an autographed copy of his game shoes, but decided against it.

Denver coach George Karl: "I feel Seattle is a good team even thought they are young and they are going to hang in there with a lot of teams this season." Listen to Kevin Durant here. NOTES --- The Sonics lost their fourth straight season opener.

Just a couple minutes before tip-off and Seattle's ready to take the floor. It's pretty much a circus here with ESPN cameras all over the place, including inside the Sonics locker room getting shots of Kevin Durant, Chris Wilcox, Wally Szczerbiak and others.

The starting five appears set. Seattle coach P.J. Carlesimo has penciled in Earl Watson (PG), Kevin Durant (SG), Damien Wilkins (SF), Chris Wilcox (PF) and Nick Collison (C) as the starting five for Wednesday’s opener at Denver. Carlesimo went on to say Carmelo Anthony is one of the best play...

Rookies Kevin Durant and Jeff Green didn't suffer a setback at this morning's shootaround and both figure prominently in tonight's rotation. Durant will start and Green will backup small forward Damien Wilkins, however, coach P.J. Carlesimo said Green and Wally Szczerbiak could see som...

Carlesimo still has not named starters for the beginning of the regular season, but I think it's likely, with the exception of Kevin Durant at the shooting guard and possibly Earl Watson at point guard, that these will be the starters for the first game.

Starters include Earl Watson (PG), Kevin Durant (SG), Damien Wilkins (SF), Chris Wilcox (PF) and Nick Collison (C). Carlesimo is particularly interested in seeing how Wilcox and Collison play together. Collison could possibly earn the starting role at center if he proves he can handle h...

The Portland Trail Blazers got Greg Oden and felt like they won a championship. The SuperSonics settled for Kevin Durant, thrilling fans disappointed by the trade of AllStar Ray Allen.

With a basketball in his hands and a baby blue suit covering his 7foot frame, Greg Oden exited a midtown hotel ballroom Wednesday just before Kevin Durant arrived.

Kevin Durant worked out with the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, two days after Greg Oden, as both players show their talents to the team with the top draft pick.

Freshman Kevin Durant of Texas and firstyear coach Tony Bennett of Washington State were named Player and Coach of the Year Friday by the Associated Press.