Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant
	Durant in 2023
No. 35 – Phoenix Suns
Position	Power forward / small forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	September 29, 1988; Washington, D.C., U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 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: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Drafted by	Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career	2007–present
Career history
2007–2016	Seattle SuperSonics / ; Oklahoma City Thunder
2016–2019	Golden State Warriors
2019–2023	Brooklyn Nets
2023–present	Phoenix Suns
Career highlights
	2× NBA champion (2017, 2018); 2× NBA Finals MVP (2017, 2018); NBA Most Valuable Player (2014); 15× NBA All-Star (2010–2019, 2021–2025); 2× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2012, 2019); 6× All-NBA First Team (2010–2014, 2018); 5× All-NBA Second Team (2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024); NBA Rookie of the Year (2008); NBA All-Rookie First Team (2008); 4× NBA scoring champion (2010–2012, 2014); NBA 75th Anniversary Team; National college player of the year (2007); Consensus first-team All-American (2007); USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2007); Big 12 Player of the Year (2007); No. 35 retired by Texas Longhorns; Olympics MVP (2020); FIBA World Cup MVP (2010); 3× USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2010, 2016, 2021); McDonald's All-American Game Co-MVP (2006); First-team Parade All-American (2006); Second-team Parade All-American (2005);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
World Championship/World Cup

Kevin Wayne Durant (born September 29, 1988), also known by his initials KD, is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Durant has won two NBA championships, four Olympic gold medals, an NBA Most Valuable Player Award, two NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Awards, two NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Awards, four NBA scoring titles, and the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He has been named to 11 All-NBA teams (including six First Teams) and selected 15 times as an NBA All-Star. In 2021, Durant was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. He ranks eighth among NBA career scoring leaders.

Durant was heavily recruited in high school, widely regarded as the second-best player his senior year. He played one season of college basketball for the Texas Longhorns, during which he won numerous year-end awards and became the first freshman to be named Naismith College Player of the Year. Durant 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), leading them to a Finals appearance in 2012 and winning the MVP award for the 2013–2014 season. He later signed with the Golden State Warriors in 2016, who won a record 73 regular season games the previous year. Durant won consecutive NBA championships and Finals MVPs in 2017 and 2018. After sustaining an Achilles injury in the 2019 NBA Finals, he joined the Brooklyn Nets as a free agent that summer. Following disagreements with the Nets' front office, he requested a trade during the 2022 offseason and was traded to the Suns the following year.

As a member of the US national team, Durant has won four gold medals in the Olympics (2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024), and is the leading scorer in Team USA's Olympic basketball history. Durant is the only player in basketball history with MVPs in the NBA, Olympics and World Cup.

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 2018, Durant was among Time's 100 most influential people in the world. In recent years, he has contributed to The Players' Tribune as both a photographer and writer.