Thu 13 Mar 2008
Durant Carrying Sonics Load
Posted by Stephen Rhodes under Main
I’m not surprised. Anyone who is a fan of or follows the Seattle SuperSonics isn’t surprised. But the fact remains - star rookie Kevin Durant is being asked to carry an unusually heavy load for the team. But to be fair, Durant has circumstances that preclude him from being faulted for the Sonics’ lack of success on the court.
To begin with - and because of the roster makeup of the team - Durant has had to be the face of the franchise, learn the NBA game at a young age, while being mindful of the very real possibility of the Sonics relocating. Not to mention that he has 18 teammates so far this season. But to hear it from Durant, the load isn’t overly burdensome, as he told Peter May of the Boston Globe, “I love Seattle. It’s a great city. But there’s not a great deal I can do about [the possible move]. You can’t pick where you go in the draft and you can’t pick where you’re going to play as a team. But wherever we do end up, we’re still the same team.”
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