Nineteen-year-old Kevin Durant will become the first Sonics player to win rookie of the year honors in the NBA. His points per game were third best among rookies in the past 10 years.
Durant averaged 20.3 points per game in 2007-08 -- the highest scoring average for a rookie since Carmelo Anthony averaged 21 points per game and LeBron James averaged 20.9 ppg in 2003-04. Only three of the past 10 rookies of the year -- Durant, James and Elton Brand -- have averaged at least 20 points in their first season.
