The consensus NCAA Player of the Year for 2006-07. …A special scorer. "What Kevin has done ... this is a once-every-decade season," said Fran Fraschilla, an ESPN analyst who covers the Big 12. "Maybe every two decades." ...Durant is a big man with handles, and an outside shot. Right handed. ...He is an 80% free throw shooter. …He can handle well enough to create his own space and shot. …He is an accurate shooter. He has length. He rebounds. He passes out of a double team and also plays unselfishly. ...Kansas coach Bill Self:  “I can’t ever remember seeing a more talented college basketball player than Kevin Durant,” Self said. “He’s at a Larry Bird level. He’s probably the best freshman who’s ever played the game, and he’d be in the discussion with anybody who has ever played.”

Why do I like Durant ahead of Oden? It comes down to science. In my ninth year of ranking draft picks - Durant has the highest efficiency rating for a player with perimeter skills - that I've seen. I love Greg Oden too but his offense still has a way to go. Durant is not just a deep shooter but an accurate deep shooter. People still don;t realize how good this kid is. His shot is dead-eye. Read more about Durant from ESPN