Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant
	Durant with the Golden State Warriors in 2019
No. 35 – Phoenix Suns
Position	Power forward / small forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	September 29, 1988 (age 35); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	National Christian Academy; (Fort Washington, Maryland); Oak Hill Academy; (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia); Montrose Christian School; (Rockville, Maryland);
College	Texas (2006–2007)
NBA draft	2007: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
	Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career	2007–present
Career history
2007–2016	Seattle SuperSonics / ; Oklahoma City Thunder
2016–2019	Golden State Warriors
2019–2023	Brooklyn Nets
2023–present	Phoenix Suns
Career highlights and awards
	2× NBA champion (2017, 2018); 2× NBA Finals MVP (2017, 2018); NBA Most Valuable Player (2014); 14× NBA All-Star (2010–2019, 2021–2024); 2× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2012, 2019); 6× All-NBA First Team (2010–2014, 2018); 4× All-NBA Second Team (2016, 2017, 2019, 2022); NBA Rookie of the Year (2008); NBA All-Rookie First Team (2008); 4× NBA scoring champion (2010–2012, 2014); 2× 50–40–90 club (2013, 2023); NBA 75th Anniversary Team; National college player of the year (2007); Consensus first-team All-American (2007); USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2007); Big 12 Player of the Year (2007); No. 35 retired by Texas Longhorns; 3× USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2010, 2016, 2021); McDonald's All-American Game Co-MVP (2006); First-team Parade All-American (2006);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympics
World Championship/World Cup

Kevin Wayne Durant (/dəˈrænt/ də-RANT; born September 29, 1988), also known by his initials KD, is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in NBA history,^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Durant has won two NBA championships, an NBA Most Valuable Player Award, two Finals MVP Awards, two NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Awards, four NBA scoring titles, the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, been named to ten All-NBA teams (including six First Teams), and selected 14 times as an NBA All-Star. In 2021, Durant was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.^[5] As a member of the U.S. men's national team, Durant has won three gold medals in the Olympics (2012, 2016, and 2020) and is the leading scorer in Team USA's men's Olympic basketball history. He also won gold at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

Durant was a heavily recruited high school prospect widely regarded as the second-best player in his class. He played one season of college basketball for the Texas Longhorns, where he won numerous year-end awards and became the first freshman to be named Naismith College Player of the Year. Durant was selected as the second overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2007 NBA draft. He played nine seasons with the franchise, which became the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008, before signing with the Golden State Warriors in 2016, winning consecutive NBA championships and NBA Finals MVP Awards in 2017 and 2018. After sustaining an Achilles injury in the 2019 NBA Finals, Durant joined the Brooklyn Nets as a free agent that summer. Following disagreements with the Nets' front office, he requested a trade during the 2022 offseason and was traded to the Suns the following year.

Off the court, Durant is one of the highest-earning basketball players in the world, due in part to endorsement deals with companies such as Foot Locker and Nike. He has developed a reputation for philanthropy and regularly leads the league in All-Star votes and jersey sales. In 2018, Durant was among Time's 100 most influential people in the world. In recent years, he has contributed to The Players' Tribune as both a photographer and writer. In 2012, Durant ventured into acting, appearing in the film Thunderstruck.

^ Cohen, Ben (2021). "Kevin Durant Is The Best Player in the NBA Again". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
^ Zagoria, Adam (2021). "Nets' Kevin Durant Earns Praise As 'Best Player In The World' After 'Historic' Triple-Double In Game 5". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
^ Devine, Dan (2021). "Kevin Durant Re-stakes His Claim As the Greatest Hooper Alive". The Ringer. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
^ Medina, Mark (2023). "LeBron James calls Kevin Durant 'One of the best ever'". The Sporting Tribune. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
^ "NBA 75th Anniversary Team announced". NBA. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.

[1] Cohen, Ben (2021). "Kevin Durant Is The Best Player in the NBA Again". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.

[2] Zagoria, Adam (2021). "Nets' Kevin Durant Earns Praise As 'Best Player In The World' After 'Historic' Triple-Double In Game 5". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.

[3] Devine, Dan (2021). "Kevin Durant Re-stakes His Claim As the Greatest Hooper Alive". The Ringer. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.

[4] Medina, Mark (2023). "LeBron James calls Kevin Durant 'One of the best ever'". The Sporting Tribune. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

[5] "NBA 75th Anniversary Team announced". NBA. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.

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