Kevin Durant, during the 2009-10 NBA season, led Oklahoma City Thunder to 50-32 regular season record. Within a Western Conference that featured all eight playoff teams with at least 50 wins, meaning there was no night off for the Thunder or Durant. Teams such as the defending World Champion Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Portland Trailblazers and San Antonio Spurs. Along with teammates Russell Westbrook and Jeff Green, Durant led the team on a 27 win improvement from 2008-09 season. While becoming the youngest scoring champion in NBA history at age 21, he averaged 30.1ppg beating out Lebron James. Durant set another NBA record, this one previously held by Allen Iverson, scoring at least 25 points in a game. Also made the most free throws in a season, in twenty years, most since Michael Jordan, shooting 90% from free throw line. Kevin Durant played in his first NBA All Star game this season as well. With all due respect to Lebron James, who this season led Cleveland to it's second straight 60 win season, he averaged 29.7ppg, 7rpg, 7apg on 50% fg. Both players deserve MVP for outstanding seasons, even if the competition in the Eastern Conference isn't as tough as it is in the West. Durant shouldn't be shut out of MVP, deserving at least Co MVP honors. However voters would be doing something they've never done since 1955-56 NBA season, which is the initial season MVP came about.
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