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myespn.go.com - 4/10/2007

Sources: Kevin Durant Going Pro, Signing with Agent Aaron Goodwin

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Kevin Durant will soon announce that he will be in the 2007 draft. And at that announcement, or shortly afterwards, it is expected that Aaron Goodwin -- the agent who represents Dwight Howard, Chris Webber, and who negotiated the biggest sponsorship in basketball shoe history for LeBron James before James fired him nearly two years ago - will become Durant's agent.

• kaz

  +4

  couldn't fit this into the summary:

  For the record, this is a BIG deal, in no small part because by some estimates Kevin Durant's initial shoe contract alone could earn his agent close to eight figures.

  Posted 4/10/2007 respond (flag)

• preprosports

  +1

  Mo money...This is not surprising, though. The question is: Can he make as much money playing for Toronto?

  Posted 4/10/2007 respond (flag)

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Tuesday A.M. Lead Storyline:Kevin Durant Turning Pro
Dan Shanoff — ... Update: I was just reading Henry Abbott's original coverage of the news from yesterday. Money aside (and there's really no other reason as compelling to turn pro), it sounds like Durant would rather stay in college another year, because he's enjoying it. I wonder if that would affect him during the NBA's grind next year? It's a downside of the NBA's draconian age-limit policy: "Force" a kid to go to college for a year, but then just when he starts to enjoy the experience, effectively force him to turn pro (using impossible-to-turn-down financial incentives). But the NBA got what it wanted from him last year -- a year of free exposure to hype him to fans.

Kevin Durant can't ignore dollars, will declare intent to win ROY
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