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DURANT TAKES A POSITION ROOKIE TO PLAY AS SHOOTING GUARD TO START PRESEASON.(Sports)
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)
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October 4, 2007
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Byline: GARY WASHBURNP-I reporter
P.J. Carlesimo is not paying any special attention to Kevin Durant during practice and the Sonics coach said he is not at the point of assessing position battles.
It's Day 2 of practice and the Sonics are in the beginning stages of digesting Carlesimo's defensive system. But he was able to make a quick analysis of Durant, and the rookie will get most of his playing time at shooting guard to begin the preseason.
Durant was matched up against Wally Szczerbiak in five-on-five scrimmages and is playing with the finesse of a shooting guard.
"He can play both (shooting guard and small forward), but I am trying to limit him to ...
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