23-year old small forward Kevin Durant isn’t as good as he is going to be in the near future, and that is great news for the Thunder and bad news for the rest of the NBA. Durant played in 78 games (all starts) for the Thunder last year and he averaged 38.9 minutes, 27.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.0 blocked shot per game. He has now played in 314 games (all starts) in his first four years in the NBA and he is averaging 38.0 minutes, 25.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game. The best is yet to come out of Durant, as he is going to win an NBA MVP Award in the near future.

27-year old Thabo Sefolosha and 22-year old James Harden are set to split the shooting guard spot on the Thunder once again in 2011-12. Sefolosha played in 79 games (all starts) for the Thunder last year and he averaged 25.9 minutes, 5.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game. He has now played in 367 games (233 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 22.2 minutes, 5.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. Sefolosha starts because of his defensive prowess. James Harden is a very solid offensive player, which gives this position nice balance for the Thunder. Harden played in 82 games (5 starts) for the Thunder last year and he averaged 26.7 minutes, 12.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He has now played in 158 games (5 starts) in his first two years with the Thunder and he is averaging 24.9 minutes, 11.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.1 steals per game.