Kevin Durant, A.K.A. K.D., is a power forward in the NBA. In 2023, the Brooklyn Nets sent him to the Phoenix Suns.
The guy who played so well for the Golden State Warriors in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 NBA Finals might not be forgotten by diehard NBA fans.
Durant has won two NBA titles and was named Most Valuable Player of the Finals both times. He has also triumphed in the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and the Rookie of the Year Award.
Since he joined the NBA in 2007, he has won 3 gold medals at the Olympics (in 2012, 2016, and 2020).
It’s difficult for a team with top players like Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson to put on their best show in the NBA Finals.
Quick Facts
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Full Name |
Kevin Wayne Durant |
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Birth Date |
September 29, 1988 |
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Birth Place |
Washington, D.C., United States |
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Nickname |
Durantula, Cupcake |
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Religion |
Christianity |
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Nationality |
American |
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Ethnicity |
Black |
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Education |
National Christian Academy, Maryland |
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Horoscope |
Libra |
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Father’s Name |
Wayne Pratt |
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Mother’s Name |
Wanda Durant |
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Siblings |
One Sister & Two Brothers |
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Sister |
Brianna Durant |
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Brothers |
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Age |
34 Years Old |
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Height |
6’11″/211 cm/2.11 m |
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Weight |
108 kg/240 lb. |
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Shoe Size |
18 (U.S.) |
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Build |
Athletic |
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Favorite Food |
Crab Legs |
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Eye Color |
Dark Brown |
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Hair Color |
Dark Brown |
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Profession |
Basketball Player |
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Playing Position |
Small Forward / Power forward |
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Active years (Senior Career) |
2007-Present |
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Sexual Orientation |
Straight |
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Marital Status |
Unmarried (Single) |
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Ex-Girlfriend’s Name |
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Favorite Album |
‘Take Care’ By Drake |
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Net Worth |
$200 Million |
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Salary |
$42 Million |
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Endorsements |
Gatorade, Nike, Degree |
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Social Media |
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Merch |
Early Life, Family & Education
Kevin was born in Washington, D.C., on September 29, 1988. His parents were Wayne Pratt and Wanda Durant.
When he was young, his parents split up, so his grandmother, Barbara Davis, helped his mother raise him.
Kevin grew up in Maryland with his three siblings, Tony, Rayvonne, and Brianna, who are sisters.
He went to National Christian School, where for two years, he played basketball. When he was 13, his father joined him on trips to basketball events.
After that, he spent a year at Oak Hill Academy. He ended up at Montrose Christian School in Rockville, where he played during his last year of high school.
Kevin was always tall. He was 6 feet tall in middle school, and in high school, he was 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m) tall.
Vince Carter, who played for his favorite NBA team, the Toronto Raptors, was his hero. He was also in the Amateur Athletic Union, where he played basketball.
He was also named the All-Met Basketball Player of the Year by the Washington Post. He also won the MVP award at the 2006 McDonald’s All-American Game.
Age, Height & Physical Appearances
He is 34 years old and was born under the Libra sun sign. People born under this sun sign are thought to have a reasonable mind and a good sense of right and wrong.
Kevin is 2.1 meters tall, which is a great height.
This is a good height for someone like him who plays basketball. In the same way, he weighs about 108 kg (240 lb.) thanks to regular exercise and a healthy diet.
Kevin’s look would be missing if he didn’t have dark brown eyes and hair. In the same way, he wears U.S. size 18 shoes. We don’t know his body size right now, which is sad.
Durant is of Afro-American background and is a Christian.
College Career
In 2006, Durant started working at the University of Texas. In his first season with the Texas Longhorns, he averaged 25.8 points and 11.1.
Kevin and the Longhorns lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Kevin got eight awards in college, including the John R. Wooden Award and the Naismith College Player of the Year award.
He was the first rookie to win either Player of the Year award nationally. Ultimately, the Texas Longhorns removed his No. 35 jersey to honor him.
Professional Career
After his first year with the Texas Longhorns, Durant said he was ready to be picked in the NBA Draught. He was 19 at the time.
The Seattle SuperSonics
In the 1st round of the NBA Draft 2007, he was taken by the Seattle SuperSonics. He started against the Denver Nuggets, scored 18 points, and grabbed five boards.
In his 1st season in the NBA, he averaged 20.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.
Also, he was the third teenager in NBA history, after Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James, to score at least 20 points in a season.
The NBA Rookie of the Year title was given to him because of how good he was as a rookie.
The Oklahoma City Thunder
With New Colors – Blue, Orange, & Yellow
After moving to Oklahoma City in 2008, SuperSonics changed its name to the Thunder. Kevin scored 25.3 points per game in his first season with the Thunder.
Also, he played at the NBA All-Star Weekend in 2009 and got 46 points, a record for the Rookie Challenge. He made his first NBA All-Star team the following season. He scored 30.10 points per game during that season.
Durant signed a new five-year deal with the team worth $86 million at the start of the 2010-2011 season.
He also led the team to wins over the Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies in the playoffs. But they had to drop out of the next round of the Conference Finals.
First NBA Finals
At the 2011 NBA All-Star game, Durant won the MVP award. During the 2011-2012 season, he scored an average of 28 points per game.
He was a big reason the Thunder beat Dallas, the Lakers, and the Spurs in the playoffs. But in the playoffs, they lost 4-1 to the Heat.
During the 2012-13 season, Kevin scored an average of 28.1 points per game. Even though the Thunder was the top team in the Western Conference, they had to lose in the first round of the second round.
Before they lost to the Grizzles, they beat the Houston Rockets.
MVP Of the Season
Kevin had a run of 41 games where he scored at least 25 points. This beat Michael Jordan’s record of 30 games.
During the 2013–14 season, he led the Thunder to 59 wins. He averaged 32 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game. Because of these numbers, he was voted the NBA’s Most Valuable Player of the Season.
Late Days with The Thunder
Due to an injury of a broken bone in his right foot, Durant had to miss the first 17 games of the 2014–15 season. Because of this, he only played in 27 games all season and averaged 25.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 4.1 assists.
The following season, he set an NBA record by scoring at least 20 points in 64 straight games. Durant scored 28.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, and five assists per game in the 2015–16 season.
In the playoffs, he led the Thunder to wins against the Mavericks and Tim Duncan’s San Antonio Spurs in the first and second rounds.
But the Golden State Warriors beat them in the third round, ending their winning streak.
Golden State Warriors
Kevin signed a two-year deal with the Golden State Warriors worth $54.3 million in 2016. People thought it was a good move for someone of his skill level.
In October 2016, he played his first game for the Warriors against the San Antonio Spurs. When the Warriors beat the Thunder, the fans of his old team booed him.
NBA Finals & MVPs
Durant was essential to the Warriors’ run to the NBA Finals in the 2016–17 playoffs. He scored 35.2 points, grabbed 8.4 rebounds, and gave out 5.4 assists per game on average.
The Warriors beat Kyrie Irving’s Cleveland Cavaliers in the playoffs.
He won Most Valuable Player of the NBA Finals but turned down the $27.7 million player option and became a free agent.
Still, on July 25, 2017, he re-signed with the Warriors.
On January 10, 2018, against the Clippers, he scored the 20,000th point of his career.
He averaged 28.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in the games after the regular season. The Warriors beat the Cavaliers in the NBA Finals for the second straight year, and Durant won the Finals MVP award for the second time in a row.
Final Season with The Warriors
Durant re-signed with the Warriors for another two years at $61.5 million. But he hurt his right calf in the Western Conference playoffs against the Rockets.
He missed nine games because of this. After returning, he fell again and hurt his lower right leg. The Warriors went on to lose the NBA playoffs.
Brooklyn Nets
A sign-and-trade deal sent Durant to the Brooklyn Nets on July 7, 2019.
The following season, he and three friends got the Coronavirus. After being in isolation for 14 days, he did not have the sickness.
International Career
At the FIBA World Championship in 2010, Durant joined the United States national team.
He was a significant part of his country winning the tournament. He also won the Most Valuable Player award for the event. He also helped the U.S. win the gold medal at the London Olympics 2012.
Durant played again for his country at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
Even this time, he did a great job and won a gold award for the United States. So, he got Male Athlete of the Year from USA Basketball.
Kevin Durant At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Gregg Popovich, the head coach of the U.S. men’s national basketball team, put the two-time Olympic gold winner on the team going to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Gregg is one of the best coaches in NBA history. He has won five NBA titles with the San Antonio Spurs.
At the Olympics in 2020, he first participated in the Group stage with France (76-83), Iran (120-66), and the Czech Republic (119-84).
K.D. played in the NBA with great players like Devin Booker, his old teammate Draymond Green, Jrue Holiday, and Khris Middleton, the 2021 NBA champions Damian Lillard, Jayson Tatum, etc.
Pranking at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
At the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, a lighthearted joke was played on the NBA MVP from 2014.
The prank where the whole U.S. Olympic team sang K.D.’s birthday song was planned by his old teammate from GSW.
But Kevin turned one in late September. The two-time Olympic gold winner just stood there and looked at everyone with a straight face.
Injury & Covid-19
There’s no question that players get hurt a lot when they play games.
Kevin got a right calf cramp when he played against the Houston Rockets in Game 5 (2018 NBA) of the Western Conference. He missed Game 6 because of this injury.
In his next season, Durant was back in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals after he had healed. After falling and grabbing his lower right leg, he was found to have a torn Achilles tendon.
A torn Achilles is one of the worst injuries a basketball player can get.
After he healed from his torn Achilles, he was tested for Covid-19 on March 17, 2020. But after a short time, he got better from Covid-19.
Controversy
Giannis Antetokounmpo, a great player for the Milwaukee Bucks, put Kevin down on The Daily Show with guest host Hasan Minhaj by saying that he changes teams too often. Kevin was recently traded to the Suns in 2023.
Giannis told him, “You keep joining super teams to try to win an NBA championship. Why don’t we work together so I can show you how to lead your team?”
Awards and Titles
In 2017 and 2018, Durant won the NBA title twice with the Golden State Warriors.
He won the most valuable player award both times. In 2014, he was named the NBA’s MVP of the season. He has also been an NBA All-Star 10 times and an All-NBA First Team member six times.
The NBA Rookie of the Year in 2008 has won MVP twice at the NBA All-Star Game.
In 2008, he was named to the NBA’s First Team of All-Rookies, and in 2009, he won the NBA Rookie Challenge MVP award.
He won gold at the Olympics twice with the U.S. team. Also, he was the most valuable player on the team that won the 2010 FIBA World Cup.
Salary and Net Worth
Durant is one of the basketball players who makes the most money. He made $65 million last season from the team and other things.
Also, he has been under contract with the Brooklyn Nets since 2019 for four years and $164 million. Sources also say that he has made a lot of investments in a lot of different fields.
As of 2023, Kevin Durant has a net worth of $200 million and makes $42 million annually.
Aside from that, he makes $36 million a year from deals with brands like Gatorade, Nike, and Degree.
He also moved a $12.05 million house to Malibu Beach, California.
In 2013, Kevin Durant set up the Kevin Durant Charity Foundation. Through educational, sporting, and social programs, the foundation wants to improve the lives of low-income people.
Relationship
Durant is still single and hasn’t gotten married yet. But his fame and beauty made many girls want to be with him.
He was seen with California real estate agent Cassandra Anderson after he and the Warriors won the 2018 NBA Finals. This made people think that he was dating her. But around October 2018, he left her.
Kevin was also linked to the beauty Amy Shehab. He was also in a close relationship with WNBA player Monica Wright.
Sources say that the couple was engaged until 2015 when they broke up. Also, it was noted that the Thunder player dated Jasmine Shine until 2016.
It is said that he is having an affair with Apryl Jones, but neither has shown any signs of this.
Social Media Presence
Durant has been among the most well-known basketball players of the last ten years.
Fans are interested in his social media because of how well he does in the NBA. He has social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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Facebook: 11 million followers
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Twitter: 20.8 million followers
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Instagram: 13.2 million followers
In 2023, Durant was seen working with Boardroom, a sports and culture news network.
Questions that are often asked (FAQs)
Kevin Durant has how many rings?
Kevin Durant has won two championships with the Golden State Warriors (in 2017 and 2018).
What teams have Kevin played for in the past?
Kevin has played for the Seattle SuperSonics, Golden State Warriors, Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns, and Oklahoma City Thunder.
Kevin Durant has been in the NBA for how long?
Since 2007, Durant has been playing in the NBA.
When did Kevin become a Warriors player?
In 2016, Kevin joined the Warriors and played until 2019.
What is Kevin’s jersey number?
Kevin’s number on the Phoenix Suns team is 35.
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