Two-time NBA champion Kevin Durant, who currently plays for Brooklyn Nets in the NBA, was the second overall pick by Seattle SuperSonics (which became the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008) in the 2007 NBA draft. The 34-year-old forward has won two Finals MVP Awards, four scoring titles among his notable achievements in the NBA.
Before joining the Nets in 2019, Durant debuted for the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 season and went on to win two consecutive NBA championships in 2017 and 2018. The Easy Money Sniper sustained an Achilles injury in the 2019 NBA finals and joined the Nets as a free agent that summer.
KD has amassed 25,526 points in his 939 NBA regular season appearances for Thunder, Warriors and Nets averaging 27.2 points, 4.3 assists and 7.1 rebounds. In the playoffs, the Slimhas averaged 29.8 points, 4.1 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game.
Kevin Durant Net Worth:
The 6-foot-10 Kevin Durant debuted in the NBA in 2007 for Seattle SuperSonics (now Oklahoma City Thunder) and registered 18 points, five rebounds and three steals in his first regular season game against the Denver Nuggets. Durant reached the playoffs in his third season and become the youngest scoring leader with an average of 30.1 points per game.
Before the beginning of the 2010–11 season, Durant announced a five-year contract extension with the Thunder worth approximately $86 million. In 2016, Durant signed for the Golden State Warriors at $54 million for two years, as per ESPN. The forward re-signed a $61.5 million contract with the Warriors on July 7, 2018, for two years.
In 2019, Durant signed a contract worth a whopping $164 million for four years with the Brooklyn Nets, which extended to $198 million in 2021 until the 2026 off-season. As of October 2022, Kevin Durant’s net worth is $200 Million, making him one of the highest-paid NBA stars in the world.
Kevin Durant Achievements and Records:
- 2× NBA champion (2017, 2018)
- 2× NBA Finals MVP (2017, 2018)
- NBA Most Valuable Player (2014)
- 12× NBA All-Star (2010–2019, 2021, 2022)
- 2× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2012, 2019)
- 6× All-NBA First Team (2010–2014, 2018)
- 4× All-NBA Second Team (2016, 2017, 2019, 2022)
- NBA Rookie of the Year (2008)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (2008)
- 4× NBA scoring champion (2010–2012, 2014)
- 50–40–90 club (2013)
- NBA 75th Anniversary Team
- FIBA World Championship MVP (2010)
- 3× USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2010, 2016, 2021)
Kevin Durant Endorsements:
According to Forbes, KD earns around $42.1 million through his salary and winnings and sits on the sixth place in the list of highest paid athletes in the world earning $92.1 million. Durant recently added deals with Coinbase, NBA Top Shot and Weedmaps, earning over $40 million from sponsors.
Nets forward reportedly has a 10-year contract with Nike valued at $300 million and has bagged major deals with brands like Gatorade, Sprite, Google, Alaska air group, 2K Sports, Beats By Dre, and Panini America among others.
Kevin Durant Investments:
The NBA star has invested in more than 75 companies through his firm Thirty Five Ventures, including Postmates, Robinhood, and Acorns while his latest additions to the investment list includes OpenSea, Future and SeatGeek's SPAC merger. Durant purchased a 5% stake in Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union in 2020 with the possibility to add another 5% in the near future.
Durant is the founder and CEO of media company Boardroom and produced Two Distant Strangers, which won the Oscar in 2021 for best live-action short film. Apart from this, KD has been involved in numerous philanthropic activities as he started a charity foundation named the 'Kevin Durant Charity Foundation' (KDCF) for the ' youth from low-income backgrounds'.