Kevin Durant has the opportunity to make NBA History: by winning the MVP award at the tender age of 22.
The record holder? The great Wes Unseld.
He was 23-years-old when he captured the MVP during the 1968-69 season, which also happened to be his first year in the league.
Times are changing, however; what Unseld accomplished in his first season, Kevin Durant will look to accomplish in his fourth season.
How do you ask? Reduced competition—along with the fact that this man is a freak.
With LeBron jumping ship to South Beach, you expect that he will share MVP votes with Dwyane Wade. Suddenly, two of the top five vote getters from last year's MVP voting are now out of contention.
The other two? Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard.
While both are extraordinary players in their own right, they will have a hard time competing with KD this season.
Kobe is no longer the beast of old, because he doesn't have to be: No longer does he have to put up 30 points to win a game, and he doesn't look to do so. That comes with having one of the best power forwards in the league beside you on a nightly basi ...
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Kevin Durant History in The Making: Will He Become NBA’s Youngest Ever MVP?
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