Q 01/05

Which team drafted Durant second overall in 2007?

A) Portland Trail Blazers

B) Seattle SuperSonics

C) Atlanta Hawks

D) Toronto Raptors

Answer · why

B) Seattle SuperSonics

Seattle SuperSonics had him for a single season: the franchise moved to Oklahoma City after his rookie year and was renamed the Thunder.

Q 02/05

Who was taken first overall ahead of Durant in the 2007 draft?

A) Greg Oden

B) Al Horford

C) Mike Conley

D) Joakim Noah

Answer · why

A) Greg Oden

Greg Oden had knee surgery before he played a game, missed that entire season and managed only 105 NBA games in his career.

Q 03/05

Durant played one college season for which school?

A) Kentucky

B) Texas

C) North Carolina

D) Connecticut

Answer · why

B) Texas

Texas got one season from him only because the NBA had just barred high-schoolers; asked later if he would have skipped college, he said "probably", b...

Q 04/05

Why did Durant choose No. 35 as his jersey number?

A) His AAU coach was murdered at 35

B) His mother's birthday

C) His older brother's number

D) His draft combine number

Answer · why

A) His AAU coach was murdered at 35

His AAU coach was murdered at 35, and Durant took the number to honour Charles Craig, a childhood mentor; when he left Golden State, the Warriors prom...

Q 05/05

Which former Thunder sixth man rejoined Durant in Brooklyn in 2021?

A) James Harden

B) Kyrie Irving

C) Blake Griffin

D) LaMarcus Aldridge

Answer · why

A) James Harden

James Harden had been traded away from Oklahoma City months after their 2012 Finals run; the Brooklyn reunion lasted 13 months before he was dealt on ...