KD is having success both on and off of the court this season. Wednesday he was named ESPN The Magazine’s NEXT athlete for 2010 in the publication’s annual NEXT issue.

The first issue of ESPN The Magazine was a NEXT cover with Kobe Bryant, Eric Lindros, Alex Rodriguez and Kordell Stewart. Other NEXT athletes include Adrian Peterson, Dwight Howard, Yao Ming, LeBron James and Derek Jeter.

Make sure you pick up a copy of ESPN the Magazines NEXT issue with KD on the cover.