90 Facts About Kevin Durant

In 2021, Kevin Durant was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.

Kevin Durant was a heavily recruited high school prospect widely regarded as the second-best player in his class.

Kevin Durant 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.

Kevin Durant was selected as the second overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2007 NBA draft.

Kevin Durant played nine seasons with the franchise and led them to a Finals appearance in 2012.

Kevin Durant later signed with the Golden State Warriors in 2016, who won a record 73 regular season games the previous year.

Kevin Durant won consecutive NBA championships and NBA Finals MVP Awards in 2017 and 2018.

Kevin Durant won gold at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

Kevin Durant is the only player in basketball history with MVPs in the NBA, Olympics and World Cup.

Kevin Durant has developed a reputation for philanthropy and regularly leads the league in All-Star votes and jersey sales.

In 2018, Kevin Durant was among Time's 100 most influential people in the world.

Kevin Durant was born on September 29,1988, in Washington, DC, to Wanda and Wayne Pratt.

When Kevin Durant was an infant, his father deserted the family; Wanda and Wayne eventually divorced, and Kevin Durant's grandmother, Barbara Davis, helped raise him.

Kevin Durant has a sister, Brianna, and two brothers, Tony and Rayvonne.

Kevin Durant played Amateur Athletic Union basketball for several teams in the Maryland area and was teammates with future NBA players Michael Beasley, Greivis Vasquez, and Ty Lawson, the first of whom Kevin Durant remains friends with to this day.

Kevin Durant had visited University of Connecticut and University of North Carolina, and said that he considered Duke University, University of Kentucky and University of Louisville.

Kevin Durant was widely regarded as the second-best high school prospect of 2006, behind Greg Oden.

Kevin 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.

Kevin Durant was selected as the second overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics, after Greg Oden was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the first pick of the draft.

Kevin Durant 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.

Kevin Durant finished the year with a scoring average of 28 points per game, representing his third straight scoring title.

In Game 1 of the first round against the Dallas Mavericks, Kevin Durant hit a game-winner with 1.5 seconds remaining.

The Thunder finished the year with 59 wins and Kevin Durant was voted the NBA Most Valuable Player behind averages of 32.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game.

Kevin Durant responded by scoring 36 points in a Game 6 victory.

In Game 2 of the first round of the 2016 NBA playoffs against the Mavericks, Kevin Durant scored 21 points but converted only seven out of 33 shots in the worst postseason shooting performance of his career, both by shooting percentage and by number of shots missed.

In Game 4, Kevin Durant tied his playoff career high with 41 points in a Thunder win.

Kevin Durant chose life alongside Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, the greatest shooting backcourt in history, and he chose to go against Andre Iguodala and Draymond Green, two elite defenders, in practices rather than in Western Conference finals games.

In Game 1 of the series, Kevin Durant had 38 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists to lead the Warriors past LeBron James and the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Warriors eventually finished the year with 58 wins and Kevin Durant set a career high for blocks in season with 119.

The Warriors staved off elimination in Game 6, and in Game 7, Kevin Durant scored 34 points, helping Golden State return to the Finals with a series-clinching victory.

On July 7,2018, Kevin Durant re-signed with the Warriors, on a reported two-year, $61.5 million contract, which included a player option for the second year.

Kevin Durant limped off the court and was helped to the locker room.

On June 30,2019, Kevin Durant announced that he planned to sign with the Brooklyn Nets after the July moratorium ended on July 6.

In Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs against the Boston Celtics, Kevin Durant passed Jerry West for eighth place on the NBA all-time playoff career scoring list.

On June 30,2022, it was reported that Kevin Durant had requested a trade from the Nets.

Kevin Durant's preferred trade destinations were the Phoenix Suns and the Miami Heat.

The favorites to land Kevin Durant were the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics, two teams which he had been interested in.

Kevin Durant passed Vince Carter for 19th on the NBA all-time career scoring list.

Kevin Durant scored at least 25 points in each of the first seven games of the season, the most in franchise history.

Kevin Durant became just the 19th player all-time to reach 26,000 career points.

Kevin Durant tied Michael Jordan for the sixth most consecutive 25-point games to start a season with 16.

Kevin Durant passed John Havlicek and Paul Pierce for 16th place on the NBA all-time career scoring list.

On January 26, Kevin Durant was named an Eastern Conference starter for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, marking his thirteenth overall selection and eleventh as a starter.

Kevin Durant was ruled out roughly 15 minutes before the opening tip-off.

In Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Denver Nuggets, Kevin Durant passed Karl Malone to climb into seventh place for NBA postseason scoring.

Kevin Durant passed Hakeem Olajuwon for 12th on the all-time career scoring list and became the 12th player all-time to reach 27,000 career points.

Kevin Durant passed Elvin Hayes for 11th place on the all-time career scoring list.

Kevin Durant passed Moses Malone for 10th place on the all-time career scoring list.

Kevin Durant became the first Sun and the 14th player in NBA history to score 40 points with zero free throw attempts.

On January 25, Kevin Durant was named a Western Conference starter for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, marking his fourteenth overall selection and twelfth as a starter.

Kevin Durant passed Carmelo Anthony for 9th place on the all-time career scoring list.

On October 26,2024, in a game against the Dallas Mavericks, Kevin Durant reached 29,000 career points, becoming the eighth player to accomplish the feat.

On January 25,2025, Kevin Durant was named a Western Conference starter for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, marking his fifteenth overall selection and thirteenth as a starter.

In February 2007, Kevin Durant received an invitation to the United States national team training camp.

Kevin 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.

In December, Kevin Durant was named 2010 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year for the first time in his career.

At the 2012 Olympics, Kevin Durant set the record for total points scored in an Olympic basketball tournament.

Less than a month before the start of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Kevin Durant announced that he would be dropping out of the competition, citing mental and physical exhaustion as reasons for his departure.

Kevin Durant rejoined Team USA on the 2016 Olympic team, where he led them to a gold medal.

In recognition of his performances, Kevin Durant was named the 2016 co-USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year, along with Carmelo Anthony, for the second time in his career.

Kevin Durant committed to playing on the 2020 Olympic team, delayed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kevin Durant entered the Games ranked second in US men's Olympic basketball history with 311 career points, needing 25 to match Anthony's record of 336.

Kevin Durant is one of just four US male basketball athletes to play in three or more Olympics.

In recognition of his accomplishments in the tournament, Kevin Durant was named 2021 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year for the third time in his career.

In 2024, aged 35, Kevin Durant made his fourth Olympic appearance on the 2024 Olympic team.

Kevin Durant missed all of the exhibition games due to a calf injury he suffered, making his first appearance with the new-look squad against Serbia.

From 2010 to 2024, Kevin Durant played with the senior men's United States national team in 37 official games, in major FIBA tournaments, averaging 18.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists.

Kevin Durant, who has led the US in scoring in three of his four Olympic appearances and at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, owns nine US Olympic men's career records, including the top spot for points, points averaged, rebounds, field goals made and attempted, 3-point field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Kevin Durant has earned All-NBA honors 11 times and was voted rookie of the year in his debut season.

Kevin Durant has won an MVP Award and finished second in the voting thrice, a trend that he has expressed frustration over.

Early in his career, his playing style was isolation-driven, but Kevin Durant quickly developed into an excellent off-ball player who was capable of scoring from the outside as well.

Over time, Kevin Durant grew as a playmaker, increasing his assist numbers every year from 2010 to 2014, though his overall vision still lagged behind the league's best passers'.

Kevin Durant is very close with his mother, Wanda, a relationship that was detailed in the Lifetime movie The Real MVP: The Wanda Kevin Durant Story.

Kevin Durant has religious tattoos on his stomach, wrist, and back.

Kevin Durant 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.

That same year, Kevin Durant opened a restaurant, KD's Southern Cuisine, in the Bricktown neighborhood and briefly became engaged to Monica Wright, a WNBA player.

In 2016, Kevin Durant was a credentialed photographer for The Players' Tribune at Super Bowl 50.

Kevin Durant was formerly represented by agents Aaron Goodwin and Rob Pelinka.

Kevin Durant left Pelinka in 2013 and signed with the Roc Nation group, headed by Jay-Z.

Kevin Durant has endorsement deals with Nike, Sprint, Gatorade, Panini, General Electric, and 2K Sports.

In 2013, Kevin Durant earned $35 million, making him the fourth-highest-earning basketball player that year.

Early in his career, Kevin Durant developed a reputation for his kind demeanor; in 2013, Foot Locker released a series of commercials calling him the "nicest guy in the NBA", and become a beloved figure in Oklahoma City, known for his "nice escapades" toward the Thunder's staff.

In 2014, Kevin Durant partnered with KIND snacks and launched StrongAndKind.

Kevin Durant's generosity inspired the Thunder and Nike to match his donation.

Kevin Durant is a spokesperson for the Washington, DC branch of P'Tones Records, a nationwide non-profit after-school music program.

Kevin Durant served as an executive producer and appeared in interviews.

Kevin Durant was included in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2018.

In May 2021, Kevin Durant was announced as an investor in Just Women's Sports, an American media platform dedicated to women's sports.

On December 22,2021, Kevin Durant had signed a deal with Coinbase to serve as a brand ambassador.

In October 2022, Kevin Durant joined fellow professional athletes LeBron James, Tom Brady, and Drew Brees as an investor in a professional pickleball team with his business partner, Rich Kleiman, via their Thirty Five Ventures firm.