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BELLEVUE, Wash.—The Sonics’ Kevin Durant has been honored as the NBA Rookie of the Year, becoming the first Seattle player to win the award—and perhaps the last.

Durant, the national college player of the year at Texas and the No. 2 pick in last year’s draft, averaged 20.3 points per game.

The Sonics won only 20 games, and the owner is moving the team to Oklahoma City.

Rookie of the Year voting breakdown in Sportstats on Page 2B.