{"product_id":"graded-2007-08-upper-deck-ud-nba-heroes-kevin-durant-kd-9-rookie-rc-basketball-card-psa-10-gem-mint","title":"Graded 2007-08 Upper Deck UD NBA Heroes Kevin Durant #KD-9 Rookie RC Basketball Card PSA 10 Gem Mint","description":"\u003cp\u003e🏀 \u003cstrong\u003eGraded 2007–08 Upper Deck UD NBA Heroes Kevin Durant #KD-9 Rookie RC Basketball Card PSA 10 Gem Mint – PSA's Highest Grade on the 2007–08 Upper Deck NBA Heroes Insert Rookie Card for Kevin Durant, Seattle SuperSonics Forward Whose First NBA Season Launched One of the Most Acclaimed Scoring Careers the Modern Game Has Produced\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏀 The Upper Deck NBA Heroes insert set documented the players whose careers and profiles the hobby had identified as deserving specific highlight treatment – a subset within the broader 2007–08 Upper Deck Basketball product that carried the “Heroes” name to reflect the distinction of the players featured. Kevin Durant's #KD-9 places him in that insert set at the exact moment his professional career began: 2007, Seattle SuperSonics, the #2 overall pick in the NBA Draft who arrived from the University of Texas having won NCAA Player of the Year in his single college season. The Seattle SuperSonics that Durant joined were in the final chapter before the franchise relocated to Oklahoma City – meaning this card documents one of the game's greatest players in the uniform of a team whose history ended before most of his career had begun. PSA 10 Gem Mint confirms the insert arrived at the highest condition standard. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏀 Kevin Durant scored 20.0 points per game as a rookie in 2007–08 – an immediate demonstration of the kind of offensive output that would eventually produce four NBA scoring championships, an NBA MVP award in 2014, and the championships he won with the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and 2018. His combination of height and skill at the forward position produced a player the game had not previously seen in quite the same configuration, and the discussions around his career arc – from SuperSonic rookie to global basketball icon – have made his earliest-season cards among the most sought in the modern basketball card hobby. The 2007–08 UD NBA Heroes #KD-9 represents his rookie-year card presence in the insert format. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏀 PSA 10 Gem Mint is the highest grade PSA assigns, confirming four sharp corners, centering within the tightest tolerances, surface free of any defect, and edges clean. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐ Kevin Durant. KD. Seattle SuperSonics. Forward. 2007 NBA Draft #2 Overall. University of Texas. 4x Scoring Champion. 2014 NBA MVP. 2x NBA Champion. 2007–08 Upper Deck. #KD-9. UD NBA Heroes. Rookie RC. Basketball Card. PSA 10. Gem Mint. Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏀 Kevin Durant. KD. Seattle SuperSonics. University of Texas. 2007 NBA Draft #2 Overall. 2007–08 Upper Deck #KD-9 UD NBA Heroes Rookie RC. PSA 10 Gem Mint. Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48039633944808,"sku":"2007-UDH-KD-KD9-PSA-10","price":199.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/graded-2007-08-upper-deck-ud-nba-heroes-kevin-durant-kd-9-rookie-rc-basketball-card-psa-617.webp?v=1770290298","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/graded-2007-08-upper-deck-ud-nba-heroes-kevin-durant-kd-9-rookie-rc-basketball-card-psa-10-gem-mint","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}