Kevin Durant signed a contract with the Brooklyn Nets in 2019. He is also known as The Slim Reaper. He was born on 29 September 1988.He is considered one of the greatest players in NBA history. He won many awards during his college life and became the first player to be named Naismith college player of the year.He was FIBA World Cup Gold Medalist: 2010
Kevin Durant’s professional life :
Seattle Supersonics selected Kevin Durant as the second overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. In his first game, Durant recorded 18 points, five rebounds and three steals against the Denver Nuggets.Due to his improved performance, he had the privilege of joining Carmelo Anthony and Lebron James as the only teenagers in league history at the conclusion of the 2007-08 NBa season.He averaged 20 points per game that season and he was named NBA Rookie of the Year.
Oklahoma City Thunder
Kevin began playing with Oklahoma City in 2008, where at the 2009 NBA All-Star Weekend, Kevin set a rising star challenge record with 46 points. While he was considered a strong contender for the Most Improved Player award, he finished third in the vote count. Under the leadership of Kevin Durant, the Thunder won 55 games and finished fourth in the Western Conference. In the 2011 NBA Playoffs, Oklahoma City defeated the Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies, and lost in five games against the Dallas Mavericks in the Conference Finals. Kevin averaged 35.9 points per game in the 2013-14 season and scored 30 or more points in 12 games, including a career best 54 points against the golden state warriors. He broke Michael Jorden’s record of scoring more than 25 points and 41 in consecutive games. The Thunder finished the year with 59 wins and Kevin was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player.
Golden State Warriors (2016–2019)
Finals MVP (2016–2017) : On July 7, Durant officially signed with Golden State for a two-year, $54.3 million deal. On October 25, Durant made his debut for the Warriors against the San Antonio Spurs And he scored maximum 27 points for his team. On November 26, he had 28 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and a career-high six blocks in a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. He became the first player in team history to finish with at least 25 points, 10. In the fifth game of the series, Kevin Durant scored 39 points with three rebounds and five assists and led his team to victory. Golden State was the top scorer in each game of the Kevin Finals. He was later named NBA Finals MVP.
Finals MVP (2017–2018)
On January 10, the Warriors lost to the clippers. But Kevin scored 40 points in this game, and became yhe second youngest player in the history of the league to reach the golden path of 20,000 points. Kevin had a career high 14 assists in the win over the new york knicks The Warriors defeated the Cavaliers in game three of the 2018 NBA Finals. Due to which the Warriors went ahead 3-0. The Warriors defeated Cleveland in the finals to win their second consecutive championship. Kevin won the Finals MVP award for the second time.
Brooklyn Nets (2019–2023)
Kevin signed with Brooklyn on July 7. Kevin was out of the entire 2019-20 season due to injury. Kevin played his first match against the Golden State Warriors in which he scored 22 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals and led his team to a 125–99 victory. Kevin was injured in a game with the New Orleans Pelicans and had to sit out for four games.Returning from injury on March 3, Kevin faced defeat against the Miami Heat. He scored 31 points in this game.On April 12, Kevin had 25 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists in a 115–108 win over the Cavaliers.On 26 January2023 , Kevin was named an Eastern Conference starter for the 2023 NBA all star game which was his 13th overall selection and 11th selection as a starter