Kevin Durant is one of the most successful and talented player in the history of professional basketball. He was born on September 29, 1988 and his childhood was full of challenges as his father Wayne Pratt was absent from his life and because of that he was very close to his mother Wanda Durant. So, let us see how he has gone on the top in his professional basketball career.
Personal Basic Information
| Full Name | Kevin Wayne Durant |
| Nick Name | KD, The Slim Reaper, Easy Money Sniper, Durantula |
| Father’s Name | Wayne Pratt |
| Mother’s Name | Wanda Durant was also called as “The Real MVP” |
| Date of Birth (Born) | September 29, 1988 |
| Birth Place | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Current Age | Age: 37 years, 5 months, and 17 days as of today. Time left for next birthday: 6 months and 13 days. |
| Height | 6 feet 10 inches (208 cm) |
| Weight | 240 pounds (109 kg) |
| Net worth | Appro. $300 million as of January 2025 |
| Marriage Status | Currently Unmarried in January 2025 |
| Wife Name | N/A |
| Kids Name | N/A |
| High school | Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Zodiac Sign | Libra |
| Current Team Name | Phoenix Suns |
| Stats | nba.com |
Kevin Durant’s Net Worth
As of now in January 2025, his net worth is approx. $300 million dollar and this earnings are from various sources which are mentioned below:
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- NBA Salary: In the season of 2024-2025, he is earning approx. $51.18 million dollar as a salary.
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- Endorsements: He also signed endorsement deals with major brands like Nike, Gatorade, Google, and more. His annual income from these endorsements is approx. $50 million dollar
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- Investments: He has also made some strategic investments in various companies and generated good revenue from these investments.
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- Real Estate and Personal Assets: He also has some investments in real estate across the United States. He always keeps selling properties and investing in new ones.
Kevin Durant’s Early Life and Childhood
Kevin Durant was born on September 29, 1988, in Washington, D.C. in USA. His father Wayne Pratt was doing some small kind of jobs and he didn’t provide any kind of support in Kevin’s childhood life.
And just because of this, his father’s role was not so important in the public eyes but in some public interviews, Durant himself had accepted that his father instilled in him the value of hard work with discipline and the importance of family.
In this situation, his mother Wanda Durant played a crucial role in his life journey. She was the only one who raised Kevin and his brother.
She instilled in them a strong work ethic and built trust that they could achieve any goal that they set in their minds. She always motivates them to strive for success.
Education and the Beginning of Sports Career
Kevin’s mother always took him to local parks and gyms to play sports and because of that, he loved to play sports. He started playing organized basketball at the age of just 10 years.
For his high schooling, he was admitted to the National Christian Academy in Maryland, and this is where his basketball skills began to shine.
After his good basketball performance, he was admitted to Oak Hill Academy in Virginia, one of the premier basketball schools in the USA. This decision changed his basketball career, and soon, he became the most popular high school basketball player in the country.
After the success in schooling games, he got a scholarship to the University of Texas where he played basketball for the Texas Longhorns during the season 2006-2007.
His performance was amazing during the university games. Now he was ready for the NBA and first time he was selected for the NBA Draft in 2007. Now his dream come true to become a professional basketball player.
NBA Career
2007-2016: First time he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2007 NBA Draft but later the team relocated to Oklahoma City and now they call it Oklahoma City Thunder.
2016-2019: In 2016, Durant signed a contract with the Golden State Warriors and the public perception behind this was that he wanted to pursue an NBA championship with the superstar team players like Stephen Curry and this move made the biggest change in his NBA career. In 2017 and 2018, he become a part of back-to-back three championships.
2019-Present: Now again in 2019, he decided to sign a contract with the Brooklyn Nets but just in the starting days only he got injured and he was away from the entire season of 2019-2020 to recover from the injury. Then he returned in the 2020-2021 season.
Achievements / Awards / Medals
In his journey of basketball Durant has a long list of achievements and here are few of them:
International Achievements
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- 2012, 2016, 2020,2024: These years are golden period of time for Durant because he participated in the Olympic games held in these years.
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- 2010: He was also a part of world championship (World Cup) help in Turkey in the year 2010
NBA Achievements
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- 2017, 2018: He won the title of NBA Champion and NBA Finals MVP (Most Valuable Person) for two times with the Golden State Warriors.
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- 2010 to 2014: He won the NBA Scoring Titles continue for four times between 2010 to 2014.
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- He was also selected for NBA All-Star games multiple times.
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- 2014: He won the NBA MVP award in the year 2014.
Married Life and Family
Kevin Durant is still unmarried and has no children as of now January 2025. In an interview, he clarified about his personal life that he doesn’t want any girlfriend in his life at the moment.