Kevin Durant

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This article is about the All-Star basketball player. For the 1980s player, see Devin
Durrant. For the actor, see Kevin Durand.

Kevin Durant

Durant in November 2017

No. 7 – Brooklyn Nets

Position Small forward / Power forward

League NBA

Personal information

Born September 29, 1988 (age 31)

Washington, D.C.

Nationality American

Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 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 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall

Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics

Playing career 2007–present

Career history

2007–2016 Seattle SuperSonics /

Oklahoma City Thunder

2016–2019 Golden State Warriors

2019–present Brooklyn Nets

Career highlights and awards

 2× NBA champion (2017, 2018)

 2× NBA Finals MVP (2017, 2018)

 NBA Most Valuable Player (2014)

 10× NBA All-Star (2010–2019)

 2× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2012, 2019)

 6× All-NBA First Team (2010–2014, 2018)

  3× All-NBA Second Team (2016, 2017, 2019)

 NBA Rookie of the Year (2008)

 NBA All-Rookie First Team (2008)

 4× NBA scoring champion (2010–2012, 2014)

 50–40–90 club (2013)

 Consensus national college player of the year (2007)

 Consensus first-team All-American (2007)

 Big 12 Player of the Year (2007)

 No. 35 retired by Texas Longhorns

 FIBA World Championship MVP (2010)

 2× USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2010, 2016)

 McDonald's All-American Game MVP (2006)

 First-team Parade All-American (2006)

 Second-team Parade All-American (2005)

Stats at NBA.com

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Medals[hide]

Men's basketball
Representing   United States
Olympics
2012 London Team
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship/World Cup
2010 Turkey Team

Kevin Wayne Durant (born September 29, 1988) is an American

professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball
Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the University of
Texas, 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 back-to-back championships in 2017 and 2018.
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, and two Olympic gold
medals. Durant has also been selected to nine All-NBA teams and ten NBA All-
Star teams.
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.