Kevin Durant NBA Rookie of the Year

Seattle SuperSonics guard Kevin Durant will be named NBA Rookie of the Year. 19 year old Kevin Durant will become the first Sonics player to win rookie of the year honors. His points per game were third-best among rookies in the last 10 years. Durant, James and Elton Brand — have averaged at least 20 points in their first season. He led all first-year players in scoring, assists and free-throw percentage,beating out Atlanta Hawks forward Al Horford to become the first Rookie of the Year in Seattle franchise history. The NBA is expected to officially announce the award on Thursday.
Durant averaged 20.3 points per game in 2007-08 — the highest scoring average for a rookie since Carmelo Anthony had an average 21 points per game and LeBron James averaged 20.9 ppg in 2003-04.