Kevin Wayne Durant (born September 29, 1988 in Washington, D.C.) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA.

A 6’9″ shooting guard–small forward, Durant was the consensus 2007 National College Player of the Year, in addition to being selected as the 2006-2007 Big 12 Player of the Year, amongst other awards. After his freshman season at the University of Texas], Durant opted to enter the NBA Draft, where he was selected second overall by the Seattle SuperSonics. There, he went on to claim the NBA Rookie of the Year Award after his debut season.

On June 28, 2007, Durant was taken second overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. In the proceeding month, Durant went on to sign a seven-year, $60 million endorsement deal with Nike—a rookie deal only surpassed by LeBron James’ contract with Nike. In doing so, Durant reportedly turned down a potential $70 million contract with Adidas, opting for Nike since he had worn them all his life.

• Height: 6-9
• Weight: 235
• Born: Aug 8, 1986 – Cheverly, Maryland
• College: Georgetown
• Draft: 2007 – 1st round (5th pick) by the Boston Celtics

Jeffrey Lynn Green (born August 28, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder and a former college basketball player in the NCAA. He attended Georgetown University until his junior year, before deciding to enter the 2007 NBA Draft. Green was selected fifth overall by the Boston Celtics, who then traded his rights to the Seattle SuperSonics in a trade including Ray Allen.

Jeff Green was born in Cheverly, Maryland to Jeffrey Green Sr. and Felicia Akingube. He attended Northwestern High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, where he led the NHS Wildcats to the state basketball championship in 2004.

Green was successfully recruited by Georgetown University coach Craig Esherick in 2003. However, Esherick was fired before Green arrived on campus (Esherick’s last season as coach went 13-15). John Thompson III was hired as the new coach. Ironically, the two key recruits of Esherick’s tenure, Green and center Roy Hibbert, would be the key components of Thompson’s future success.

• Height: 6-1
• Weight: 195
• Born: Jun 12, 1979 – Kansas City, Kansas
• College: UCLA
• Draft: 2001 – 2nd round (11th pick) by the Seattle SuperSonics

Earl Joseph Watson Jr. (born June 12, 1979 in Kansas City, Kansas) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Watson is a graduate of Washington High School in Kansas City, Kansas. His senior year of high school he averaged 23.4 points, 8.3 assist and 13.2 rebounds per game.

A 6 ft 1 in, 195 lb. point guard, Watson was selected in the second round (39th overall) by the SuperSonics in the 2001 NBA Draft. He was a starter in college at UCLA, at one point playing alongside future NBA player Baron Davis. They were the first two freshmen to start at UCLA since the 1979 season. A four-year starter, Watson started the most consecutive games in the history of UCLA basketball, also being number one all time in steals over his career. In the 2007–08 NBA season, Watson averaged 10.7 points and 6.8 assists with the Sonics.

On February 6, 2008, Watson recorded his first-ever triple-double in a game against the Sacramento Kings. Watson logged 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in 32 minutes. It was Seattle’s first triple-double since Ray Allen registered one on January 28, 2004, against the LA Lakers.

• Height: 6-10
• Weight: 235
• Born: Sep 3, 1982 – Raleigh, North Carolina
• College: Maryland
• Draft: 2002 – 1st round (8th pick) by the Los Angeles Clippers

Chris Ray Wilcox (born September 3, 1982 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. He previously played for the Los Angeles Clippers and collegiately at the University of Maryland, where he helped the Terrapins win their first NCAA championship. While at Whiteville High School in Whiteville, North Carolina, he led the basketball team to the 2A State Championship in 1999. In his five seasons in the NBA, Wilcox is averaging 9.3 points and 5.4 rebounds. While playing for the Sonics in 2005-2006, Wilcox averaged 14.1 points per game and 8.2 rebounds per game. He was on the starting lineup for 23 of his 29 games with the Sonics that season.

On the morning of June 27, 2005, Wilcox was stopped by police in Columbia, Maryland, when he was struggling to stay in his lane on southbound U.S. Highway 29. Wilcox passed a sobriety test, but he then admitted that he had a gun in his car, and he was detained. On August 9, in nearby Ellicott City, Howard County police were found to have illegally detained Wilcox, and the gun charges were dropped.

Wilcox was traded on February 14, 2006, to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Vladimir Radmanovic.

On April 4, 2006, Wilcox recorded a career-high 24 rebounds in a win over the Houston Rockets. Wilcox’s rebound total was the most by a Sonic player since Jack Sikma grabbed 25 at Utah on February 10, 1983.

• Height: 6-9
• Weight: 251
• Born: Aug 31, 1986 – Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• College: Indiana
• Draft: 2008 – 1st round (29th pick) by the Detroit Pistons

Damien Lamont Wilkins (born January 11, 1980 in Washington, North Carolina) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association. He attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida and then enrolled at North Carolina State University. After two years at NCSU he transferred to the University of Georgia. He is the son of former 13-year NBA veteran Gerald Wilkins and nephew of nine-time NBA All-star Dominique Wilkins.

If there was NBA royalty, Sonics swingman Damien Wilkins would come from a noble line. Wilkins’ father, Gerald, played 14 years in the NBA with five teams and was a long-time starter. His uncle, Dominique (a.k.a. the Human Highlight Film), was a nine-time All-Star and is the Atlanta Hawks all-time leading scorer. After a quick and promising start to his NCAA career at North Carolina State, Damien entered the 2001 NBA Draft but decided to withdraw and transfer to Georgia. There, he had two solid but unspectacular seasons and went undrafted in 2004. A renewed diligence in the weight room helped Wilkins have a big summer league and shine in preseason action for the Sonics, allowing him to make the team. After biding his time and working after practice, Wilkins got his shot in late March of his rookie season and came through, scoring a career-high 21 points, including the game-winning basket, at Portland on March 24. Wilkins would start seven games the rest of the way as the Sonics battled injuries. He proved himself in the playoffs when injuries struck again, finishing with 15 points, six rebounds and five steals in the Sonics Game 4 win over San Antonio. A restricted free agent in the summer of 2005, Wilkins received an offer from the Minnesota Timberwolves that the Sonics chose to match.

In the 2007 season, the departure of Rashard Lewis and Ray Allen gave way to start Damien Wilkins. On November 16, 2007 he scored a career high 41 point and grabbed 9 rebounds in a game against the Atlanta Hawks

• Height: 6-5
• Weight: 222
• Born: Oct 11, 1977 – Waxahachie, Texas
• College: Oklahoma State
• Draft: 2000 – 1st round (17th pick) by the Seattle SuperSonics

Desmond Tremaine Mason (born October 11, 1977 in Waxahachie, Texas) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. He is designated as a shooting guard and small forward.
He was drafted out of Oklahoma State University by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 17th pick of the 2000 NBA Draft. In 2001, he became the first Sonics player in franchise history to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. In 2003, he and Gary Payton were traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Ray Allen and Ronald “Flip” Murray. On October 26, 2005, he was traded along with a 2006 first-round draft pick to the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets in exchange for Jamaal Magloire. On July 23, 2007 Mason signed a contract with the Bucks after a two-season absence. Initially angry with Bucks general manager Larry Harris for trading him in 2005, Mason said he was happy to be back in Milwaukee. However, Mason was later traded to Oklahoma City in a three-team trade also involving the Milwaukee Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers on August 13, 2008.

• Height: 6-10
• Weight: 225
• Born: Jul 26, 1975 – Norfolk, Virginia
• College: Maryland
• Draft: 1995 – 1st round (1st pick) by the Golden State Warriors

Joseph Leynard Smith a.k.a. “Silk” and “Smooth Joe” (born July 26, 1975, in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA. His height is listed as 6’10″.

For the 07-08 season, Smith signed with the Chicago Bulls. With his career winding down and the Bulls considered a contender, it was seen as his best opportunity to win a title. Smith played very well for the Bulls, but the rest of the team struggled mightily. Smith was traded in a three team deal at the trade deadline to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Cavs traded Smith to the Oklahoma City Thunder on August 13, 2008, as part of a three-team deal that also included the Milwaukee Bucks.

• Height: 6-11
• Weight: 230
• Born: May 12, 1986 – Thies, Senegal
• College: None
• Draft: 2006 – 1st round (10th pick) by the Seattle SuperSonics

Mouhamed Saer Sene (born May 12, 1986) is a Senegalese professional basketball player who currently plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Sene was drafted 10th overall by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2006 NBA Draft. He is noted to have great shot-blocking potential because of his 7’8½” wingspan and drew early comparisons to NBA greats Dikembe Mutombo, Hakeem Olajuwon and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
On April 4, 2008, Sene suffered a torn lateral meniscus in his right knee in his first game back with the Idaho Stampede after being sent back to the D-League for the second time in the 2007-08 season. The extent of the injury was shown in a MRI. The team is in the process of figuring out when and where he will have surgery.

• Height: 6-9
• Weight: 255
• Born: Oct 26, 1980 – Orange City, Iowa
• College: Kansas
• Draft: 2003 – 1st round (12th pick) by the Seattle SuperSonics

Nicholas John Collison (born October 26, 1980 in Orange City, Iowa) is an American professional basketball player, currently a power forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA, and well known in basketball circles for his accomplishments at the University of Kansas.