This is one of two or three Kevin Durant cards that I own. I do love the rookie refractors, essentially this is an XRC as it came out before his 2007 rookies. I boughtt this one primarily because I love the old sonics uniform, and the green color match of this parallel. Additionally, the grade really makes this higher end rookie. As I shift my collection more into rare, unique, and game-used patch autos, this might end up on the trade block sometime soon, it sparkles in hand and looks fantastic slapped - look at those subgrades!

A few years ago, there was a surge in Kevin Durant cards. Thankfully, I picked this one up a long time ago. Durant is clearly one of the top 20 or 25 players to ever play in the NBA. However, his basketball persona often rubs fans the wrong way and his jumping from the team-to-team decreases his overall fan base and collectibility. Still, Durant cards are on the low side of where he will be remembered, historically, I think. This is a nice opportunity to buy some of his cards. He will never be super high on my list, but I do like to have a couple key, rookies and autographs tucked away. And man, the sonics need a to be a team back in Seattle!

This card includes all of his chapters 😂