In ESPN’s preseason poll of 30 of its NBA writers, 12 predicted KD to win the 2012 NBA MVP, while 11 believe it will be LeBron and 7 think it will be Chris Paul. What’s your predicting for 2012 NBA MVP?

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KD has been working on several new moves this summer. One of them is a one legged fadeaway made most famous by Dirk Nowitzki. Here’s a look at the move KD pulled against the Mavs in the Thunder’s preseason opener:

Now here’s a look at the move from the originator, Dirk.

Looks like KD captured the move pretty accurately. After the game, KD talked to The Oklahoman’s Darnell Mayberry about his new Dirk move:

“Yeah, he’s the originator,” Durant said laughing. “I stole that from him a little bit. I’m not as good as he is at it. But I’ve been working on it, and it was the perfect time for me to do that with the defender playing the way he was playing. I’m glad I made it. I thought it was going to be an air-ball.”

Stay tuned and see what other new moves KD added to his repertoire this offseason.

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This past weekend, KD launched his “find my backpack” campaign with Nike Basketball. Throughout the season, KD and Nike Basketball will be dropping KD backpacks at markets across the country. When KD announces a drop off point, the first person to find the backpack and follow the attached instructions gets to keep the contents of the backpack and have a pair of one of the limited edition Nike Zoom KD IV colorways (Nerfs, Coppers, etc) sent their way.

The first drop was in New York city, and the winner of the contest was @msilber29. He gets to keep the KD backpack as well as the Nike Basketball Never Stops T-Shirt and Skullcandy Headphones found in the backpack. He’ll also have a pair of Nike Zoom KD IV ‘Nerf’ colorway sent his way.

Make sure you follow KD and Nike Basketball on twitter to find out where the next backpack drop will be. Your city could be next!

Check out this video where Kevin Durant receives his first pair of the highly anticipated Nike Zoom KD IV ‘Nerf’ colorway.

Were you able to cop a pair of the KD IV ‘Nerf’? If so, email a pic of yourself with yours to kd35sightings[at]gmail.com and it will be featured on KD’s Facebook and on KevinDurant35.com.

Well after the Thunder players and the families they were shopping with left Target on Tuesday, balloons from the team’s Holiday Assist event still floated around on the backs of shopping carts to go home with other guests.

But that is just a drop in the bucket of the long-lasting effects the team shopping spree will have on families throughout the community.

Ten families, all part of Sunbeam Family Services’ Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program, each had $1,000 to spend at the northwest Oklahoma City store to make their holiday wishes come true. And they each had some help spending it.

While Thunder Girls shopped with the grandparents, Thunder players took the children on a shopping spree like they never imagined.

This is the fourth year the Thunder has put on this event, and it has become a favorite holiday tradition for staff and players alike.

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Check out the Solecollector.com team playing one-on-one Nerf Basketball in the Nike Zoom KD IV ‘Nerf’. The team utilized the Nerf basketball and Nerf hoop that comes in the KD IV Nerf.

The Kids/Grade School sizes of KD’s signature Nike Zoom KD IV ‘Thunder Road’ colorway is available now at Nikestore.com Click on the photo below to purchase. UPDATE: Enter SWOOSH at checkout through 12/21/11 for FREE SHIPPING!

Have questions about KD’s new Zoom KD IV signature shoe? Wednesday at 6pm Eastern time, Nike Zoom KD IV designer Leo Chang will be chatting with fans about the KD IV on Nike Basketball’s Facebook page. Make sure to swing by the chat with all of your KD IV questions.