Kevin Durant Profile

 Kevin Durant Profile  

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). He played one season of college basketball for the Texas Longhorns and 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 finals, he 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 in 2023. Durant is widely regarded as one of the greatest players and scorers of all time.

Durant was a heavily recruited high school prospect who was widely regarded as the second-best player in his class. In college, he won numerous year-end awards and became the first freshman to be named Naismith College Player of the Year. As a professional, he 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 13 times as an NBA All-Star. In 2021, Durant was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. 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.

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 recent years, he has contributed to The Players' Tribune as both a photographer and writer. In 2012, he ventured into acting, appearing in the film Thunderstruck.

Early life

Durant was born on September 29, 1988, in Washington, D.C. to Wanda (née Durant) and Wayne Pratt. When Durant was an infant, his father deserted the family; Wanda and Wayne eventually divorced, and Durant's grandmother Barbara Davis helped raise him. By age 13, his father reentered his life and traveled the country with him to basketball tournaments. Durant has a sister, Brianna, and two brothers, Tony and Rayvonne.

Durant and his siblings grew up in Prince George's County, Maryland, on the eastern outskirts of Washington, D.C. He was unusually tall from a young age, and reached 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) in height while still in middle school (age 10–12). Growing up, Durant wanted to play for his favorite team, the Toronto Raptors, which included his favorite player, Vince Carter. He played Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball for several teams in the Maryland area and was teammates with future NBA players Michael Beasley, Greivis Vásquez, and Ty Lawson, the first of whom Durant remains friends with to this day. During this time, he began wearing #35 as his jersey number in honor of his AAU coach, Charles Craig, who was murdered at the age of 35.

After playing two years of high school basketball at National Christian Academy and one year at Oak Hill Academy, Durant transferred to Montrose Christian School for his senior year, growing 5 inches (13 cm) before the start of the season and beginning the year at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m).

Prior to the start of the season, he committed to the University of Texas at Austin. He had visited University of Connecticut and University of North Carolina, and said he considered Duke University, University of Kentucky and University of Louisville. When asked why he chose a college with a lesser-known program, he said, "Wanted to set my own path."

At the end of the year, he was named the Washington Post All-Met Basketball Player of the Year, as well as the Most Valuable Player of the 2006 McDonald's All-American Game. He was widely regarded as the second-best high school prospect of 2006, behind Greg Oden.

Durant had stated that he would have declared for the 2006 NBA draft if the NBA had not introduced the one-and-done rule, where his favorite team growing up, the Toronto Raptors, had the first overall pick

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
†	Won an NBA championship	*	Led the league

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NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08	Seattle	80	80	34.6	.430	.288	.873	4.4	2.4	1.0	.9	20.3
2008–09	Oklahoma City	74	74	39.0	.476	.422	.863	6.5	2.8	1.3	.7	25.3
2009–10	Oklahoma City	82*	82*	39.5	.476	.365	.900	7.6	2.8	1.4	1.0	30.1*
2010–11	Oklahoma City	78	78	38.9	.462	.350	.880	6.8	2.7	1.1	1.0	27.7*
2011–12	Oklahoma City	66*	66*	38.6	.496	.387	.860	8.0	3.5	1.3	1.2	28.0*
2012–13	Oklahoma City	81	81	38.5	.510	.416	.905*	7.9	4.6	1.4	1.3	28.1
2013–14	Oklahoma City	81	81	38.5	.503	.391	.873	7.4	5.5	1.3	.7	32.0*
2014–15	Oklahoma City	27	27	33.8	.510	.403	.854	6.6	4.1	.9	.9	25.4
2015–16	Oklahoma City	72	72	35.8	.505	.387	.898	8.2	5.0	1.0	1.2	28.2
2016–17	Golden State	62	62	33.4	.537	.375	.875	8.3	4.8	1.1	1.6	25.1
2017–18	Golden State	68	68	34.2	.516	.419	.889	6.8	5.4	.7	1.8	26.4
2018–19	Golden State	78	78	34.6	.521	.353	.885	6.4	5.9	.7	1.1	26.0
2020–21	Brooklyn	35	32	33.1	.537	.450	.882	7.1	5.6	.7	1.3	26.9
2021–22	Brooklyn	55	55	37.2	.518	.383	.910	7.4	6.4	.9	.9	29.9
2022–23	Brooklyn	39	39	36.0	.559	.376	.934	6.7	5.3	.8	1.5	29.7
2022–23	Phoenix	8	8	33.6	.570	.537	.833	6.4	3.5	.3	1.3	26.0
Career		986	983	36.7	.499	.385	.886	7.1	4.3	1.1	1.1	27.3
All-Star		10	8	26.9	.536	.349	.897	6.2	3.7	1.7	.5	25.0

Play-in

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2022	Brooklyn	1	1	41.7	.563	.500	1.000	5.0	11.0	2.0	3.0	25.0
Career		1	1	41.7	.563	.500	1.000	5.0	11.0	2.0	3.0	25.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010	Oklahoma City	6	6	38.5	.350	.286	.871	7.7	2.3	.5	1.3	25.0
2011	Oklahoma City	17	17	42.5	.449	.339	.838	8.2	2.8	.9	1.1	28.6
2012	Oklahoma City	20	20	41.9	.517	.373	.864	7.4	3.7	1.5	1.2	28.5
2013	Oklahoma City	11	11	44.1	.455	.314	.830	9.0	6.3	1.3	1.1	30.8
2014	Oklahoma City	19	19	42.9	.460	.344	.810	8.9	3.9	1.0	1.3	29.6
2016	Oklahoma City	18	18	40.3	.430	.282	.890	7.1	3.3	1.0	1.0	28.4
2017†	Golden State	15	15	35.5	.556	.442	.893	7.9	4.3	.8	1.3	28.5
2018†	Golden State	21	21	38.4	.487	.341	.901	7.8	4.7	.7	1.2	29.0
2019	Golden State	12	12	36.8	.514	.438	.903	4.9	4.5	1.1	1.0	32.3
2021	Brooklyn	12	12	40.4	.514	.402	.871	9.3	4.4	1.5	1.6	34.3
2022	Brooklyn	4	4	44.0	.386	.333	.895	5.8	6.3	1.0	.3	26.3
2023	Phoenix	11	11	42.3	.478	.333	.917	8.7	5.5	.8	1.4	29.0
Career		166	166	40.5	.476	.355	.869	7.8	4.2	1.0	1.2	29.4

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