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Kevin Durant
Durant with the Thunder in February 2014
No. 35 – Golden State Warriors
PositionSmall forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1988-09-29) September 29, 1988 (age 36)
Washington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolMontrose Christian School
(Rockville, Maryland)
Oak Hill Academy
(Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
National Christian Academy
(Fort Washington, Maryland)
CollegeTexas (2006–2007)
NBA draft2007: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2016Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder
2016–presentGolden State Warriors
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
FIBA World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Turkey Team

Kevin Wayne Durant (born September 29, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Durant has won an NBA Most Valuable Player Award, four NBA scoring titles, the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, and an Olympic gold medal. He has also been selected to six All-NBA teams and seven All-Star teams.

Durant was a heavily recruited high school prospect. He played one season of college basketball for the University of Texas, where he won numerous year-end awards and became the first ever freshman to be named Naismith College Player of the Year. In the 2007 NBA draft, he was selected with the second overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics. After his rookie season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City and became the Thunder. Durant helped lead Oklahoma City to the 2012 NBA Finals, losing to the Miami Heat in five games. He played nine seasons for the Thunder organization before joining the Warriors in 2016.

Early life

Durant was born on September 29, 1988 in Washington, D.C.[1] 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 re-entered his life and traveled the country with him to basketball tournaments.[2][3] Durant has one sister, Brianna, and two brothers, Tony and Rayvonne.[4] Growing up, Durant wanted to play for his favorite team, the Toronto Raptors,[5] which included his favorite player, Vince Carter.[5] He played Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball for several teams in the Maryland area and was teammates with future National Basketball Association (NBA) players Michael Beasley, Greivis Vasquez, and Ty Lawson, the former of whom Durant remains friends with to this day.[6][7] 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.[8]

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 five inches before the start of the season and beginning the year with a height of six feet, seven inches.[9] Prior to the start of the season, he committed to the University of Texas.[10] At the conclusion 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.[11][12] He was widely regarded as the second-best high school prospect of 2006.[13][14]

College career

For the 2006–07 college season, Durant averaged 25.8 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game and led all freshmen in scoring.[1] The Longhorns finished the year with a 25–10 record overall and a 12–4 record in conference.[15] Awarded a fourth seed in the NCAA Tournament, Texas won their first round match-up against New Mexico State but were upset in the second round by USC despite a 30-point and 9 rebound performance from Durant.[16] Durant earned a number of season-end awards and honors,[17][18][19][20] including being named the Naismith College Player of the Year, becoming the first ever freshman to win the award.[21] On April 11, he officially declared for the 2007 NBA draft.[22] His jersey was later retired by the Longhorns.[23]

College career statistics

Cited from ESPN.[24]
College Year GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Texas 2006–07 35 35 35.9 .473 .404 .816 11.1 1.3 1.9 1.9 25.8

Professional career

Seattle SuperSonics (2007–2008)

Durant was selected with the second overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics.[25] In his first career game, he registered 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals against the Denver Nuggets.[26] On November 16, he made the first game-winning shot of his career in a game against the Atlanta Hawks.[27] At the conclusion of the season, he was named the NBA Rookie of the Year behind averages of 20.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.[1] He joined Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James as the only teenagers in league history to average at least 20 points per game over an entire season.[28]

Oklahoma City Thunder (2008–2016)

Breakthrough (2008–10)

Following Durant's debut season, the SuperSonics relocated from Seattle to Oklahoma City, becoming the Thunder and switching to new colors blue, orange, and yellow.[29] The team also drafted UCLA guard Russell Westbrook, who would form an All-Star combination with Durant in later years.[30] At the 2009 NBA All-Star Weekend, Durant set a Rookie Challenge record with 46 points.[31] By the conclusion of the year, he had raised his scoring average by five points from the prior season to 25.3 points per game,[1] and was considered a strong candidate for the Most Improved Player Award, eventually finishing third in the voting.[32]

During the 2009–10 season, Durant was selected to his first NBA All-Star Game.[1] Behind his play, the Thunder improved their record by 27 wins from the previous year and defied expectations to make the playoffs.[33][34] With a scoring average of 30.1 points per game, he became the youngest-ever NBA scoring champion and was selected to his first All-NBA team.[1][35] In his playoff debut, he scored 24 points in a Game 1 loss against the Los Angeles Lakers.[36] Oklahoma City would go on to lose the series in six games,[37] but the team's performance led sports analysts to label them as an upcoming title contender.[38]

Deep playoff runs (2010–13)

Durant scores on a slam dunk in March 2011 as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Prior to the start of the 2010–11 season, Durant announced via Twitter that he had signed a five-year contract extension with the Thunder worth approximately $86 million.[39][40] For the second consecutive year, he led the NBA in scoring, averaging 27.7 points a game.[41] Behind his leadership, the Thunder won 55 games and earned the fourth seed in the Western Conference.[42] In the playoffs, Oklahoma City defeated the Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies en route to a Conference Finals match-up versus the Dallas Mavericks, losing in five games.[43]

On February 19 of the lockout-shortened 2011–12 season, Durant recorded his first career 50 point game, scoring 51 points against the Denver Nuggets.[44][45] At the All-Star Game, he scored 36 points and was awarded his first NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award.[46] He finished the year with a scoring average of 28 points per game, representing his third straight scoring title.[47] Behind his play, the Thunder won 47 games and entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's second seed.[48] In Game 1 of the first round against the Mavericks, Durant hit a game-winner with 1.5 seconds remaining.[49] Oklahoma City would go on to defeat Dallas, the Lakers, and the San Antonio Spurs before losing to the Miami Heat in the Finals.[50] For the series, Durant led all players with 30.6 points per game, doing so on a 54.8 shooting rate.[51]

With a scoring average of 28.1 points per game to finish the 2012–13 season, Durant failed to defend his scoring title; however, with a 51 percent shooting rate, a 41.6 percent three point shooting rate, and a 90.5 free throw shooting rate, he became the youngest player in NBA history to join the 50–40–90 club.[1][52] Finishing the year with a 60–22 record, Oklahoma City earned the first seed in the Western Conference.[53] In the first round of the playoffs against the Houston Rockets, Russell Westbrook tore his meniscus, forcing him to miss the remainder of the postseason.[54][55] Without Westbrook, Durant was given more responsibility,[56] averaging a career-high 30.8 points per game throughout the playoffs,[1] but Oklahoma City were eventually eliminated in the second round by the Memphis Grizzlies.[54]

MVP season (2013–14)

In January of the 2013–14 season, Durant averaged 35.9 points per game while scoring 30 or more points in 12 straight games, including a career-high 54 points against the Golden State Warriors.[57][58] In April, he surpassed Michael Jordan's record for consecutive games scoring 25 points or more at 41.[59] The Thunder finished the year with 59 wins and Durant was voted the NBA Most Valuable Player behind averages of 32 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game.[60] To begin the first round of the playoffs, he struggled against the physical play of the Grizzlies, converting on only 24 percent of his field goals in Game 4.[61] Through six games, the Thunder trailed the series 3–2, prompting The Oklahoman to dub Durant "Mr. Unreliable".[62] He responded by scoring 36 points in a Game 6 victory.[63] Oklahoma City eventually eliminated Memphis and the Los Angeles Clippers before losing to the Spurs in the Conference Finals.[64]

Injury-riddled season (2014–15)

Prior to the start of the 2014–15 season, Durant was diagnosed with a Jones fracture in his right foot and was ruled out for six to eight weeks.[65] He subsequently missed the first 17 games of the year, making his season debut for the Thunder on December 2 against the New Orleans Pelicans.[66] On December 18, he injured his ankle against the Golden State Warriors,[67] returning to action on December 31 against the Phoenix Suns to score a season-high 44 points.[68] He then sprained his left big toe in late January.[69] On February 22, he was sidelined again after undergoing a minor procedure to help reduce pain and discomfort in his surgically repaired right foot,[70] and on March 27, he was officially ruled out for the rest of the season after deciding to undergo foot surgery.[71] In just 27 games, he averaged 25.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.[1]

Final season with Oklahoma City (2015–16)

On October 30, 2015, in a double-overtime win over the Orlando Magic, Durant and Russell Westbrook became the first pair of teammates to each score at least 40 points in a single game since Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen accomplished the feat in 1996. Durant had 43 and Westbrook had 48 as the Thunder defeated the Magic 139–136.[72] Durant missed six games between November 13 and November 22 with a hamstring injury, returning to action November 23 to score 27 points against the Utah Jazz.[73] On December 10, he recorded his seventh career triple-double with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in a 107–94 win over the Atlanta Hawks.[74] On December 27, Durant recorded 26 points and 10 assists in a 122–112 win over the Denver Nuggets. In that game, Durant and Westbrook became the first teammates to each have at least 25 points and 10 assists in a regulation game since Utah's John Stockton (31 points, 11 assists) and Karl Malone (27 points, 10 assists) on February 2, 1996.[75] On January 4, he was named NBA Western Conference co-Player of the Month for December alongside Westbrook.[76] On January 26, he scored a season-high 44 points in a 128–122 overtime win over the New York Knicks.[77] On February 2, he was named NBA Western Conference Player of the Month for January.[78] On March 22, in a win over the Houston Rockets, Durant tied a career high by scoring at least 20 points for the 56th consecutive game.[79] He passed that mark two days later with 20 points against the Utah Jazz.[80] On April 9, he scored 31 points against the Sacramento Kings, recording a mark of at least 20 points in 63 straight games, tying Kobe Bryant (2005–07) for the longest such streak.[81] Two days later, he scored 34 points against the Los Angeles Lakers, setting the record at 64 straight games with at least 20 points.[82]

The Thunder finished the regular season as the third seed in the Western Conference with a 55–27 record. In the first round of the playoffs, the Thunder faced the sixth-seeded Dallas Mavericks, and in a Game 2 loss on April 18, Durant scored 21 points but made just 7-of-33 shots in the worst postseason shooting performance, both by percentage and number of misses, of his career. Durant's 26 misses were the most in his 716-game career, including the regular-season and the playoffs.[83] After defeating the Mavericks 4–1, the Thunder moved on to face the San Antonio Spurs in the second round. In Game 4 of the series, Durant tied his playoff career high with 41 points to help the Thunder even the series at 2–2.[84] The Thunder defeated the Spurs 4–2 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals where they faced the Golden State Warriors. Despite going up 3–1 in the conference finals, the Thunder were defeated 4–3 by the Warriors to be eliminated from the playoffs.

Golden State Warriors (2016–present)

On July 4, 2016, Durant announced his intentions to sign with the Golden State Warriors.[85][86][87] The move was received negatively by the public and NBA analysts, with many comparing the move to LeBron James' 2010 off-season departure from the Cleveland Cavaliers to join the Miami Heat.[88] On July 7, he was officially introduced by the Warriors organization, signing a two-year, $54.3 million contract with a player option after the first year.[89][90][91]

National team career

In February 2007, Durant received an invitation to the United States national team training camp.[92][93] Despite a strong performance, he was cut from the team when its roster was trimmed to its twelve-player limit.[94] Coach Mike Krzyzewski cited the experience of the remaining players as the deciding factor in making the cut.[94] Durant was finally selected to the national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and became their leader as other All-Stars were unavailable, a role he downplayed.[95] At the tournament, he led Team USA to its first FIBA World Championship since 1994, earning MVP honors in the process.[96] His final averages for the competition were 22.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.4 steals per game in nine games.[97]

At the 2012 Olympics, Durant set the record for total points scored in an Olympic basketball tournament.[98] With averages of 19.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.6 steals per game, he helped the national team go undefeated en route to a gold medal.[97] In the tournament's final game, he led all scorers with 30 points.[99]

Less than a month before the start of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Durant announced that he would be dropping out of the competition, citing mental and physical exhaustion as reasons for his departure.[100] He rejoined Team USA in 2016 for the Olympics.[101]

Player profile

Durant playing in a game between the Drew League and the Goodman League in August 2011.

Actually standing 6 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 240 pounds, Durant plays mostly at the small forward position.[1] His career averages are 27.4 points, 7 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game.[1] He has earned All-NBA honors six times (2009–14, 2016) and was voted Rookie of the Year in his debut season.[1] He has won an MVP Award and finished second in the voting three times,[102][103][104] a trend he has expressed frustration over.[105]

Described as a "scoring prodigy" by John Hollinger,[106] Durant regularly finishes as one of the NBA's points leaders and has won the scoring title four times.[1] A strong outside shooter, he is one of only seven members of the 50–40–90 club, and his 2013 campaign was called "one of the greatest shooting seasons in league history" by Grantland's Zach Lowe.[107] One of the biggest reasons for Durant's shooting prowess is his seven-foot, four inch wingspan, which helps him get his shot off cleanly over most defenders.[108][109] He is also a strong finisher at the rim, converting on 72.2 percent of shots in the paint in 2012.[106] Early in his career, he was criticized for his slim build, defense, and passing.[110] Over time, he grew as a playmaker, increasing his assist numbers every year from 2010 to 2014.[108] He also showed defensive improvement, with opponents averaging just .62 points per isolation play against him in 2014, the best success rate for defensive players who faced at least 100 isolations that season.[111]

Off the court

Durant signs an autograph at the SuperSonics' practice facility in January 2008.

Durant describes himself as a "high school kid" and enjoys playing video games in his spare time.[112] He is very close with his mother, Wanda, a relationship that was detailed in the Lifetime movie The Real MVP: The Wanda Pratt Story.[113] A Christian,[114] Durant goes to chapel before every game and has religious tattoos on his stomach,[115] wrist,[114] and back.[116] He owns several properties in the Oklahoma City area and listed his primary residence, located in the affluent Club Villa neighborhood, for sale for $1.95 million in 2013.[117] That same year, he opened a restaurant, KD's Southern Cuisine, in the Bricktown neighborhood and became engaged to Monica Wright, a WNBA player.[118][119] In 2016, he was a credentialed photographer for the The Players' Tribune at Super Bowl 50.[120][121]

Durant was formerly represented by agents Aaron Goodwin and Rob Pelinka.[122][123] He left Pelinka in 2013 and signed with the Roc Nation group, headed by Jay-Z.[123][124] Durant has endorsement deals with Nike, Sprint, Gatorade, Panini, General Electric, and 2K Sports.[125] In 2012, he tried his hand at acting, appearing in the children's film Thunderstruck.[126] In 2013, he earned $35 million, making him the fourth-highest-earning basketball player that year.[127] In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Durant claimed that, despite his high earnings potential, "global marketing and all that stuff" does not interest him.[125]

One of the most popular players in the league, Durant's jersey regularly ranks as one of the NBA's best-selling and he is consistently one of the top All-Star vote-getters.[128][129] He has developed a reputation for his kind demeanor; in 2013, Foot Locker released a series of commercials calling him the "nicest guy in the NBA",[130] and he has become a beloved figure in Oklahoma City, known for his "nice escapades" toward the Thunder's staff.[131] In 2014, he partnered with KIND snacks and launched StrongAndKind.com to show "being kind is not a sign of weakness."[132]

Throughout his career, Durant has participated in philanthropic causes. In 2013, he pledged $1 million to the American Red Cross for the victims of the 2013 Moore tornado.[133] His generosity inspired the Thunder and Nike to match his donation.[134] He is also a spokesperson for the Washington, D.C. branch of P'Tones Records, a nationwide non-profit after-school music program.[135]

NBA 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
Led the league

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 .388 .898 8.2 5.0 1.0 1.2 28.2
Career 641 641 37.8 .483 .380 .882 7.0 3.7 1.2 1.0 27.4
All-Star 7 5 26.7 .518 .311 .900 5.6 2.9 1.6 .3 25.6

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
Career 91 91 41.9 .455 .329 .848 8.0 3.7 1.1 1.2 28.8

Awards and honors

Durant receives a gold medal at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey.
Main article: List of career achievements by Kevin Durant

NBA

Cited from Basketball Reference's Kevin Durant page unless noted otherwise.[1]

United States National Team

Cited from USA Basketball's Kevin Durant page unless noted otherwise.[97]

College

See also

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