Kevin Durant appears to be penciled in as the Sonics' shooting guard.

"It's the same system we ran at Texas, so I'm comfortable in it," Durant said with a smile.

For now, he's in the same "2" spot that all-star Ray Allen held in Seattle from 2003 until he was traded to Boston for Szczerbiak, Delonte West and fifth overall choice Jeff Green, moments after the Sonics drafted Durant.

"In my opinion, that's where he's best suited right now," said new Sonics coach P.J. Carlesimo, who Tuesday ran his first practice as an NBA head man since Golden State fired him in 1999. "Because of the way he shoots the ball, the way he handles the ball, and the fact that he is not as physical right now as he's going to be before he's done.

"He's like - he's not like Magic Johnson at all - but he's like Magic in that you can play him probably any of four positions, if not five. Playing the 2, he's not going to get beat up, box to box, the whole game."