NEW YORK, Jan. 3, 2011 — Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant and Miami Heat’s LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, and were named the Kia NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for games played during December.

Durant averaged a league-high 29.4 points as the Thunder went 11-5, tops in the Northwest Division. Durant shot .517 from the field, .411 from beyond the arc and .850 from the free throw line. On Christmas Day, Durant netted a season-high 44 points to go along with seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals as the Thunder defeated Denver 114-106.

James (25.2 ppg, 7.9 rpg and 6.8 apg) and Wade (27.9 ppg, 6.9 rpg and 4.1 apg) helped the Heat to a league-best 15-1 record, including franchise marks for total wins and road wins (10) in a month. Wade and James ranked second and third, respectively, in scoring in the Eastern Conference. James led the Heat in scoring seven times, in rebounds four times and in assists a team-high 13 times. James posted two triple-doubles on the month. Wade led Miami in scoring a team-high eight times, in rebounds five times and in assists three.

Here is a closer look at the month for Durant and James and Wade:

Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
*Dec. 8 @ Minnesota: Recorded 30 points and season highs of 11 rebounds and six assists in a 111-103 victory over Minnesota.

*Dec. 15 vs Houston: Tallied 32 points, seven rebounds and four assists in a 117-105 win over the Rockets.

*Dec. 25 vs. Denver: Scored a season-high 44 points and added seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals in a 114-106 win.

*Dec. 31 vs. Atlanta: Compiled 33 points, four rebounds, three assists and two blocks in a 103-94 win over the Hawks.

LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat
*Dec. 8 at Utah: James and Wade combined for 61 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds in a 111-98 win over the Jazz.

*Dec. 17 @ New York: James recorded a triple-double of 32 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 113-91 victory over the Knicks.

*Dec. 25 @ L.A. Lakers: James recorded a triple-double of 27 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 96-80 triumph in Los Angeles.

*Dec 29 @ Houston: Wade scored a season-high 45 points and added eight assists in a 125-119 win over the Rockets.

What’s going on everyone? I’m still out in China with Nike Basketball. I’m gonna give a more detailed update when I get back, but I had to mention my basketball clinic at the base of the Great Wall of China. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be participating in something like that.

Here are some more photos from the trip so far.

Man, I can’t keep up with all the free agency talk and speculation. It’s all a big guessing game and we’re still weeks away! Really, it doesn’t come as a surprise because this is going to be one of the biggest years for free agents in a long time. Even my grandma is asking about it!

Obviously you’ve got arguably the best player in the game, LeBron James, set to be a free agent and Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh and Dirk Nowitzki right up there as well. There’s a lot of guys who are going to be free agents this summer that everyone’s going to want on their teams, but not just the big names. There’s Matt Barnes, Jason Kapono, Kyle Korver, guys like that. And you really can’t overlook those guys.

It’s going to be interesting to see where everyone go. With so many free agents it’s kind of like a video game, just choosing guys you want on your team. It should be fun to watch and when you throw the draft in there it should be an entertaining summer all around. You just never know what’s going to happen, where LeBron might go or if he and D-Wade are going to team up or if three of them might team up, so you never know.

As a player I’m going to look to see where those guys are going and then say something like, ‘well we’ve played those guys four times and now we’ll only see them twice.’ So as players we’re all anxious to see where everyone’s going to go.

As far as my take on where some players might end up, I think D-Wade is going to stay in Miami, I think Bosh will go join him in Miami and I think with LeBron… it’s either Chicago or Cleveland. Now, that’s just what I think. Just my guesses. Of course, you never know.

And I know all of you have your own opinions and theories on where players will end up, so let me know what’s on your mind in my comments section.

Thunder Up!

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Kevin Durant joins Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade as members of the All-NBA First Team for the 2009-10 season.

Durant earns his first All-NBA First Team selection after becoming the youngest player (21 years and 197 days) to lead the league in scoring (30.1 ppg). His 756 free throws made was the sixth highest single-season total in NBA history and the highest since Michael Jordan made 833 in the 1986-87 season, while his .900 percentage from the line ranked sixth overall. Durant earned NBA Western Conference Player of the Month honors in April after scoring 30-plus points in seven consecutive games to close the regular season.

What’s good everybody? Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. I hit the weights in the morning and then grubbed all day long.

I’m sure most of you already figured out that I’m a HUGE basketball junkie. I love to play and watch, and just because I’m always busy hoopin’ with the Thunder doesn’t mean I don’t follow what’s going on throughout the League. I keep up on things through NBA.com and box scores.

So who do I think is playing well so far? Of course my teammates have impressed me. We’re getting better as a team. But there’s a lot of other players who have looked good, too.

Of course superstars like LeBron, Kobe, D-Wade and Carmelo are having a good year. A lot of the rookies, Tyreke Evans, Jonny Flynn…they’re all having a good year so far. Oh yeah, I can’t forget Brandon Jennings. He has definitely impressed me so far. 55 points in a game as a Rookie is just crazy.

We’re actually playing Brandon and the Bucks tonight on ESPN. It’s gonna be another tough game, but should be a lot of fun. The game starts at 8:30 pm OKC time. Make sure to check us out.

Alright, I’m out. But leave comments and tell me who you think is playing well this season.

Fans: Be sure to check out Kevin on Twitter and Facebook.

Last night, Kevin and the the Thunder bounced back from their tough loss to the Clippers on Sunday, defeating Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat in Miami. KD had his second straight 30-point performance, finishing the game with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

KD’s performance had Miami’s Quentin Richardson at a loss for words:

“You’ve got to take your hat off to that kid,” Heat forward Quentin Richardson said. “He’s 6-foot-11 and playing like a 2 guard. That’s a tough cover for anybody in the NBA, as tall as he is, as quick as he is, and he has an unbelievable jump shot.”

Here are the highlights:

KD and the Thunder take on Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic in Orlando tonight.