<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Durant, Green will make pro debuts Friday in Las VegasAssociated PressUpdated: July 4, 2007, 8:02 PM ETSEATTLE -- Kevin Durant and Jeff Green, the second and fifth overall choices in last week's NBA draft, signed contracts with the Seattle SuperSonics on Wednesday.The 6-foot-9 Durant, just 18, is a forward who earned Associated Press college player of the year honors in his one season at Texas. He also won the Adolph Rupp Trophy, the Naismith Award and the Wooden Award.He will make $3.476 million as a rookie and $3.736 million in the second year. Green will earn $2.548 million in his first year and $2.739 million in the following one. The SuperSonics have one-year options for the players' third and fourth years.The 6-9 Green, also a forward, played three seasons at Georgetown, averaging 13.2 points and 6.5 rebounds. Green, 21, was named to the AP All-America third team in 2006-07 and, as a junior, helped the Hoyas make their first NCAA Final Four appearance since 1985.Both players are in Las Vegas for the NBA summer league and will make their professional debuts on Friday when the Sonics face the Dallas Mavericks.</div>Seattle Signs Its Top Draft PicksCan't wait to watch these two play in the Summer League....should be fun.
Im freaking excited - this might be the only games we win all year! LOLOur summer league team might not be that far away from our regular seaon team the way things are looking.GO SONICS!
how did they manage this? trade away an aging ray allen and end up with the two most talented players in the draft...i'm gonna have to keep an eye on the sonics...Jeff Green is so intelligent on the basketball court and with Durant helpin him who know this could be a great duo for year...
