Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant is a professional basketball player from the United States of America. He plays in the National Basketball Association and has been with the Phoenix Suns since 2023.

While playing with the Golden State Warriors, Durant was instrumental in helping the team win back-to-back NBA Championships. He was named the NBA Finals MVP both times. In 2014, he was also named the NBA Most Valuable Player. Durant was playing with the Oklahoma City Thunder at the time.

He also has three gold medals from the 2012 London Olympics, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as well as a gold medal from the 2010 World Championships in Turkey.

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Team	Phoenix Suns
Position	Small Forward
Height / weight	2.08 m / 109 kg
Born	29 Sep 1988
Nationality	United States
Playing Style	Right Handed
Nickname	KD

Team History
Phoenix	2023 - present
Brooklyn	2019 - 2023
Golden State	2016 - 2019
Oklahoma City	2008 - 2016
Seattle SuperSonics	2007 - 2008

Player Profile and Personal Life

Kevin Wayne Durant was born on September 29, 1988, in Washington, D.C. in the United States of America. He stands 211 cm tall and his weight was last listed at 109 kg. He is right-handed and he has played the position of Small Forward, Power Forward, and Shooting Guard.

He shares a very close relationship with his mother Wanda Pratt. He is one of the most popular players in the NBA and his jersey is one of the best sellers in terms of NBA merchandise. Durant is also known for his kind attitude and has been referred to as one of the ‘nicest players in the league’.

He has gone by the nicknames Durantula, KD, Slim Reaper, Easy Money Sniper, The Servant, and the Green Room.

High School and College Career

Durant attended the National Christian Academy (Fort Washington, Maryland), Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia), and Montrose Christian School (Rockville, Maryland).

He played for the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) youth basketball team, the PG Jaguars. He then played for the DC Blue Devils. Durant garnered a host of accolades, including being named a McDonald’s All-American and co-MVP of the 2006 McDonald’s All-American game, along with Chase Budinger.

Durant went to the University of Texas, where he was one of four freshman starters on the team - and started in all 35 games of the season. His coach was Bob Knight.

He won several awards - indeed, he was the first freshman ever to win the NABC Division I Player of the Year, the Oscar Robertson Trophy, and the Adolph F. Rupp Trophy. He was also selected as the Associated Press College Player of the Year, again the first freshman to receive this award since its inception in 1961.

Professional Career

After his freshman year, Durant declared for the 2007 NBA draft.

He was chosen by the Seattle Supersonics, as the second overall pick behind Greg Oden. He went to the NBA’s Summer League and also gained some seasoning at the State Farm USA Basketball Challenge.

Durant ended up becoming the Rookie of the Year thanks to the excellence of his rookie campaign and the fact that Oden missed the entire season due to injury. He started in all 80 games and averaged 20.3 points per game

The Supersonics became the Oklahoma City Thunder when they relocated from Seattle to Oklahoma City. Durant continued to home his skills and raised his scoring average each season. He even led the NBA in scoring, when he averaged 27.7 points per game.

With him at the helm, the Thunder became the fourth seed in the Western Conference.

In the 2011-2012 season, Durant had his first ever 50-point game wherein he scored 51 points against the Denver Nuggets. He became the youngest player in history to join the 50-40-90 Club in the 2012-2013 Season. In April 2014, he surpassed Michael Jordan’s record for scoring 25 points or more in consecutive games.

In the 2015-2016 Season, he made another record for scoring 20 or more points with 64 for consecutive games. Durant signed with the Golden State Warriors in 2016 where he continued to showcase his prowess on the hard court.

He became the first player in the Warriors’ history to finish with at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 5 assists in a single game. Despite his many injuries, Durant and the rest of the Warriors went on to defeat the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers in the finals. The Warriors emerged victorious, with Durant being the top scorer in every game – ultimately earning him the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.

In the 2017 – 2018 Season, Durant had another milestone by being the second youngest player in Warrior’s history to reach 20,000 points. The Warriors faced the Cavaliers again in the Finals and managed a second-straight championship with Durant winning his second Finals MVP award.

In February 2023, he left the Brooklyn Nets for the Phoenix Suns, following Kyrie Irving’s trade to the Dallas Mavericks. He was named an All-Star for the 13th time in 2023.