News Summary

• Kevin Durant was drafted, second over all, by the Seattle SuperSonics, a team that ceased to exist seventeen years ago.
• Since then, his influence has shaped not only every franchise he’s been a part of but the entire league.
• The Rockets have signed Durant to a two-year, ninety-million-dollar extension.
• The current M.V.P.
• is Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is now thirty, is widely seen as the best player in the league.