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Power 100 2012

Kevin Durant

Quarterbacks Top Ranking of Most Powerful Athletes Drew Brees Aaron Rodgers Tom Brady LeBron James Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Shaquille O’Neal Shaun White Novak Djokovic Calvin Johnson Luke Donald Tiger Woods Kobe Bryant Dwight Howard Eli Manning Dwyane Wade Kevin Durant Phil Mickelson Lee Westwood Troy Polamalu Rory McIlroy Dale Earnhardt Jr. Arian Foster Dirk Nowitzki Serena Williams Albert Pujols Adrian Peterson Manny Pacquiao Jeff Gordon Derrick Rose Ryan Braun Matt Kemp Maria Sharapova Michael Phelps Blake Griffin Michael Turner Jimmie Johnson Miguel Cabrera Maurice Jones-Drew Caroline Wozniacki Larry Fitzgerald Roy Halladay Matthew Stafford Ray Rice Adrian Gonzalez Chris Paul Charles Woodson Usain Bolt Floyd Mayweather Jr. Matt Ryan Peyton Manning Curtis Granderson Justin Verlander Kevin Garnett Landon Donovan Amar’e Stoudemire Patrick Willis David Beckham LeSean McCoy Tony Stewart Jared Allen Carl Edwards Deron Williams Monta Ellis Apolo Anton Ohno Robinson Cano Philip Rivers Tim Duncan Jonathan Toews Russell Westbrook Martin Kaymer Clay Matthews Steve Nash Jose Bautista Carmelo Anthony Daniel Sedin Rob Gronkowski Derek Jeter Abby Wambach Andy Murray Troy Tulowitzki Lindsey Vonn Petra Kvitova Adam Scott Kevin Love Tim Thomas Clayton Kershaw Hope Solo Carlos González Pau Gasol Terrell Suggs Kevin Harvick Venus Williams David Ortiz Wes Welker Victoria Azarenka James Anderson Mike Wallace Josh Hamilton Steve Stricker

Kevin Durant

Power 100 rank: 17
Rank last year: 25
Sport: NBA/Oklahoma City Thunder—F
Age: 23
Most recent notable achievement: 2010, 2011 NBA scoring champion
Earnings: $21,600,000
Key sponsors: Nike, Gatorade, EA Sports, Degree Men

Why he’s on the list: This young superstar-in-the-making has notched two seasons as the NBA’s top scorer and led Oklahoma to back-to-back playoff berths. He signed with Nike shortly after the draft and has been courted by other blue chip companies ever since.

Photograph by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images