Beijing time 20231October 22nd 165438+, Durant achieved two important milestones in the home game against the Blazers. First of all, this is the1000th game he participated in in his career. Secondly, his total score surpassed Owen Hayes and rose to 1 1 in the NBA historical scoring list. At present, Durant is second only to James among active players, and is expected to enter the top 8 in the historical scoring list this season.
Before the game against the Blazers, NBA official public relations introduced two milestones of Durant in advance: "Durant only needs 14 to surpass Owen Hayes (273 13) and jump to the position of 1 1 in the historical scoring list. In addition, this is the1000th regular season of Durant's career. "
Durant's career
On April 1 1, 2007, Durant officially announced his participation in the 2007 NBA Draft. Durant said, "I had a great year in Texas. Everyone here regards me as family. I will always be a member of the longhorn. I will never forget what people here have done for me. " Durant and Auden are both the top two in the simulated draft rankings of major draft websites.
The draft was held in Madison Square Garden, new york on June 28th, 2007. Durant was selected by seattle supersonics in the second overall pick in the first round and became the "second overall pick" in this draft.
Danny batth, CEO of SuperSonics, said that the prospect of Durant joining the team brought immediate benefits to the team. As soon as the lottery ended on Tuesday night, Sonics sold 65,438+000 sets of season tickets for next season, and there were more selected coupons the next day.