Once Kevin Durant got the ball in his hands, he couldn’t stop himself from twirling it on his finger, dribbling between his legs and swishing a short jumper while being shuttled between photo shoots. For a day, the Seattle SuperSonics tried to ignore the off-court questions about ownership, relocation and lawsuits and put the focus back on their overhauled roster, centered around Durant, the No.

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