Kevin Durant and Robert Swift participate in low post shooting drills.

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.