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ESPN.com - NBA/DRAFT2007 - Ford: Five reasons to take Durant with the No. 1 pick
insider.espn.go.com - 4/10/2007
ESPN.com - NBA/DRAFT2007 - Ford: Five reasons to take Durant with the No. 1 pick
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Texas forward Kevin Durant declared for the 2007 NBA Draft on Tuesday, ending weeks of hand-wringing by NBA executives who feared he might pull a Joakim Noah and return to Texas for his sophomore season. According to the sources I've spoken with, Durant actually wanted to return to Texas, mostly because of lifestyle and maturity issues. But once it became clear that Nike was going to offer him ...

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