Durant passes Bryant as favorite player among NBA rookies

Kobe Bryant has fallen behind Oklahoma City All-Star Kevin Durant, at least according to 38 rookies polled by NBA.com.

After receiving 21.2% of the vote a year ago to the question, "Who is your favorite player in the league?" -- Bryant received 19.4% from the 2014 rookie class.

Durant led the field with 25.0% of the votes. Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James trailed Bryant at 12.5%, followed by Carmelo Anthony (8.3%) of the New York Knicks and Paul George (5.6%) of the Indiana Pacers and Kyrie Irving (5.6%) of the Cavaliers.