DURANT & GREEN NAMED TO T-MOBILE NBA ALL-ROOKIE FIRST TEAM

SEATTLE, Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - Kevin Durant and Jeff Green have been named to the T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie First Team, the NBA announced today. It is the first time since the 2004-05 season that two rookies from the same team have been named to the NBA's All-Rookie First Team.

Durant received 28 first-team votes (57 points) while Green garnered 15 first-team votes (43 points).

A five-time T-Mobile Western Conference Rookie of the Month selection (November, December, January, March and April), Durant averaged a rookie- and team-high 20.3 points -- 7.6 points higher than any other rookie -- to go along with 4.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 80 games (all starts). Durant was the only rookie to lead his team in five statistical categories, including points, blocks, steals, free throws made and free throw percentage. Durant also blocked more shots than any other guard in the league (75).

Durant led Seattle in scoring 47 times, including a career-high 42 points against Golden State on April 16. He scored at least 20 points 47 times and at least 30 points seven times. Durant represented the SuperSonics in the 2008 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam, finishing with 23 points.

Green averaged 10.5 points (4th among rookies), 4.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 80 games (52 starts). He scored 20-plus points five times and recorded 10-plus rebounds eight times. Green scored a career-high 35 points to go along with 10 rebounds vs. Denver on April 6. Green also registered nine points and five rebounds while representing the SuperSonics in the 2008 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam.

The voting panel consisted of the NBA's 30 head coaches, who were asked to select five players for the first team and five players for the second team, regardless of position. Coaches were not permitted to vote for players on their own team. Two points were awarded for first team votes and one for second team votes.

Building upon its already strong appeal to the nation's youth and as the Official Wireless Services Partner of the NBA, T-Mobile is showcasing the NBA's youngest players -- the Rookies -- through the NBA's Rookie program. Highlights include rookie awards presentations including the T-Mobile Rookie of the Year, T-Mobile Rookie of the Month Awards, and the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam, an All-Star competition between NBA rookies and second-year players. During NBA All-Star 2008, T-Mobile Huddle Up and NBA Cares hosted more than 5,000 local students in the lower bowl of the arena to watch this year's Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam. This is a part of T-Mobile's continued efforts to connect kids to positive people, places and programs.