Rank Pick: 1st in 2003 by Cavaliers (Born 12/30/1984 – was drafted at age 18.5 years old) – Went directly to NBA from high cchool
Height Without Shoes: 6′ 7.25″
Height With Shoes: 6′ 8″
Weight: 245 lb
Wingspan: 7′ 0.25″
Standing Reach: 8′ 10.25″
The official measurements of Kevin Durant on the Dredraft Express Website are:
Rank Pick: 2nd in 2007 draft by SuperSonics (Born 9/29/1988 – was drafted at age 18.75 years old) – Spent 1 year in college
Height Without Shoes: 6′ 9″
Height With Shoes: 6′ 10.25″
Weight: 215 lb
Wingspan: 7′ 4.5″
Standing Reach: 9′ 2″
No Step Vertical: 26″
Maximum Vertical: 33.5″
Second is the difference between their respective plays on both sides of the court. First is Lebron who is one of the most dominant presences in both offense and defense. Although Lebron is also an offensive beast, the part of his game that really stands out is his ability to induce his defensive presence throughout the court by being able to guard all five positions anytime he needs to. Also, this ability of his makes him a very special and talented player since he can easily shut down the best player of the opposing team. Although Lebron was branded as a defensive beast, he never won a defensive player of the year award. Lots of analyst thinks that he got snob for this award several times throughout his career. Having said that, Lebron is still having another fantastic year with stats of 27.1 points per game, 6.9 rebounds per game, 6.4 assist per game, 1.57 steals per game, and 0.34 blocks per game. He also has a very high PIE percentage with 29.4 percent. Second is Durant who is the