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Kevin Durant named to All-NBA first team

May 6th, 2010
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From a press release:

LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the 2009-10 Most Valuable Player presented by Kia Motors, and Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic, the 2009-10 NBA Defensive Player of the Year presented by Kia Motors, were unanimous selections to the 2009-10 All-NBA First Team, the NBA announced today. Joining James and Howard on the First Team are Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, and Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat.

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Durant earns his first All-NBA First Team selection after becoming the youngest player (21 years and 197 days) to lead the league in scoring (30.1 ppg). His 756 free throws made was the sixth highest single-season total in NBA history and the highest since Michael Jordan made 833 in the 1986-87 season, while his .900 percentage from the line ranked sixth overall. Durant earned NBA Western Conference Player of the Month honors in April after scoring 30-plus points in seven consecutive games to close the regular season.

Very excellent for KD. Being named first team All-NBA is a HUGE honor. And one you’d expect for the league’s scoring champ, but probably not one you’d expect from a 21-year-old in his third year. Great things are a-coming. For shame though that no other Thunder player even got one vote. I figured Russell Westbrook would grab a handful. Oh well.

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Daniel

WOW! Just wow! Great news. I know we should've expected it since he was runner-up for MVP, but still, just seeing his name next to the other 1st teamers really shows that he's in the NBA ELITE! Congrats to KD!!!

What a first team (and Durant is a part of it!!):

G- KOBE
G- WADE
F- LEBRON
F- DURANT
C- HOWARD

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Mastrmatt

@Lefty

I'm way ahead of you Lefty!

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Lefty

I say we bombard him with Twitter congratulations. Let him know how proud we are!

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555

He's the first for a lot of things this year, and hopefully the first NBA championship is not that far away either... :)

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shiki=4 seasons

It is incredible that he can get it so young.But it is only a beginning.

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Mastrmatt

Well deserved. 1st time of many for what should be a storied career. I feel blessed to be able to watch him work in my own city.

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Boots

Yes! I'll be honest that I was a little worried he wouldnt get it, but Im glad to see calmer heads prevailed.

Does this mean that KD is a certified super-star now?

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