Some organizations just get it...

And some don't. But we won't be talking about those today. This is a day for positive speculation about an article concerning the #2 pick in the 2007 NBA draft Kevin Durant.

The article can be found here.

The Sonics are talking about playing Durant at the 2 position. This is nothing short of shear genius. One point in its favor is it gets Durant on the floor in a starting role now. It also means instead of him getting worked over and worn down on the low block by older more physical players, he will actually have a size advantage at the position.

For the team it means their starting line up will probably present one of the most difficult defensive match ups in the league, looking more like a center, a power forward, two small forwards and a point. It will give other teams similar match up issues to the ones faced when Magic was running the show for the Lakers.

I applaud the Sonics coach for recognizing something that many people who didn't follow basketball to closely seem to forget. Carlesimo notes in the article that a lot of people forget Michael Jordan came into the NBA as a very slender 6'5" ish version of the 6'6" monster he would grow into later. In recognizing this Carlesimo is giving Durant an opportunity to play at a less physical position where he can see success instantly. As he grows into that 6'9" body physically and fills out (unless his genetics are more on the variety of a Tayshaun Prince than those of a Jordan), Durant can move comfortably from the 2 to the 3 to the 4.

There is nothing but upside here. Like I said at the outset, some coaches and front offices just get it...