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Carlesimo Is Impressed With Youngsters
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At one point late last season, P.J. Carlesimo was hesitant to evaluate the development of rookies Kevin Durant and Jeff Green.
But the Thunder coach on Wednesday praised their progress this off-season so much that he said both have a leg up going into next week's training camp.
"They look very good,” Carlesimo said. "Those guys have had a real productive summer. They obviously had way above average rookie years. But they've really taken advantage of this summer. I don't think they've done a good job. They've done an exceptional job with how hard they've worked all summer, starting with summer league in Orlando.”
Durant, the reigning Rookie of the Year, ranked 24th in the league in scoring at 20.3 points per game along with averages of 4.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists. Green, who joined Durant as an All-Rookie first team selection, averaged 10.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists.
Both played their best at the end of the season: Durant averaging 24.3 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists in April and Green averaging 15.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists in the season's final month.
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