Picking Durant

According to Henry Abbott, Portland's making noises about possibly picking Kevin Durant. That doesn't sound very smart to me. On the other hand, if I were the Trailblazers I would at least want to try and see what Seattle's prepared to offer as part of a pick swap. Either guy would be a big plus for Portland, but I think Oden has much more value than does Durant in Seattle so it's possible the Sonics would make an offer that's worth taking.

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http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2007/06/picking-durant/42765/