50 Fun Facts About Kevin Durant

Which team drafted Durant second overall in 2007?

The franchise moved to Oklahoma City a year later and became the Thunder.

Who was taken first overall ahead of Durant in the 2007 draft?

Oden had also been ranked ahead of Durant as a high school prospect.

Durant played one college season for which school?

He said he picked the lesser-known program because he "wanted to set my own path."

Why does Durant wear No. 35?

Charles Craig coached him in Maryland; the Longhorns later retired the number.

Which team did Durant dream of playing for as a child, because of Vince Carter?

The Raptors held the first pick in 2006, the draft he would have entered without the one-and-done rule.

In which part of Maryland did Durant grow up?

His hometown, Seat Pleasant, later declared August 17, 2017 Kevin Durant Day.

Which player was Durant's future NBA teammate and longtime friend on the AAU circuit?

Lawson and Vásquez were also AAU teammates, but Beasley is the one he stayed close to.

Where did Durant spend his senior year of high school?

He grew five inches before the season began and started it at 6 ft 7 in.

Durant was the first freshman ever to win which honour?

He swept all of the major national player-of-the-year awards in 2007.

What award did Durant win after his first NBA season?

He averaged 20.3 points, joining Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James as teenagers to average 20.

Which UCLA guard did the Thunder draft in 2008 to pair with Durant?

The two later became the first teammates since 1996 to each score 40 in the same game.

Durant became the youngest NBA scoring champion in 2010 with what average?

It was the first of four scoring titles in five seasons.

Which team beat the Thunder in the 2012 NBA Finals?

Durant led all players with 30.6 points per game in the series.

In 2013 Durant became the youngest member of which shooting club?

He did it again in 2023 with splits above 55, 40 and 90, a first in NBA history.

In which season did Durant win his only regular-season MVP award?

He averaged 32.0 points and passed Michael Jordan's streak of 25-point games.

Whose streak of 25-point games did Durant pass in 2014, reaching 41 in a row?

He was averaging 35.9 points that January, including a career-high 54 against Golden State.

Which newspaper dubbed Durant "Mr. Unreliable" during the 2014 playoffs?

He answered with 36 points in a Game 6 win over Memphis.

What injury cost Durant most of the 2014-15 season?

He played only 27 games before season-ending foot surgery.

Where did Durant announce his 2016 decision to sign with the Warriors?

The Warriors had just won 73 games and beaten his Thunder from 3-1 down.

How many regular-season games had the Warriors won the year before Durant joined?

They then blew a 3-1 lead to Durant's Thunder in the conference finals.

What playoff record did the 2017 Warriors set with Durant on their way to the title?

They finished 16-1, the best postseason winning percentage in NBA history.

Which team did the Warriors beat in the 2017 and 2018 Finals, with Durant MVP both times?

He averaged 35.2 points in 2017 and hit the go-ahead three in Game 3.

Which teammate was suspended for cursing Durant out over his free agency in 2018?

The blow-up came during an overtime loss to the Clippers.

Against which team did Durant rupture his Achilles in Game 5 of the 2019 Finals?

He was driving past former teammate Serge Ibaka; the Warriors lost the series in six.

Which former teammate was Durant trying to drive past when his Achilles gave way?

Ibaka had won the West with him in Oklahoma City in 2012.

What jersey number did Durant wear with the Brooklyn Nets?

Phoenix had retired No. 7 for Kevin Johnson, so he went back to 35 there.

Which actor's leaked messages with Durant led to a $50,000 NBA fine in 2021?

Durant said the two "talk CRAZIER than this on the regular" and apologised.

Durant's toe on the line turned a Game 7 winner into a tying two in 2021 against whom?

His 48 points were then the most ever in a Game 7; the Nets lost in overtime.

What is Durant's career high for points in a game?

He hit 8 of 10 threes against Atlanta in April 2022, and still lost.

Which team acquired Durant from Brooklyn in February 2023?

The Suns sent Mikal Bridges, Cameron Johnson, Jae Crowder and four first-round picks.

How did Durant hurt his ankle before his planned Suns home debut in March 2023?

He was ruled out about 15 minutes before tip-off and missed 10 games.

Durant's 2025 trade to Houston involved how many teams, an NBA record?

He signed a two-year, $90 million extension with the Rockets that October.

In his Rockets debut, Durant called a timeout Houston did not have against which team?

Officials missed the signal; he later fouled out and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won it at the line.

In March 2026 Durant passed which player for fifth on the NBA's all-time scoring list?

He had passed Chamberlain and Nowitzki earlier that season.

Durant is the first player to score 40 in a regular-season game for how many teams?

Sonics/Thunder, Warriors, Nets, Suns and Rockets.

How many Olympic gold medals has Durant won?

He is the only male basketball player with four, from 2012 through 2024.

Whose mark did Durant pass in 2024 to become the USA's all-time Olympic basketball scorer?

He had already passed Carmelo Anthony's men's record in 2021.

Durant led the USA to which title in 2010, its first since 1994, and was named MVP?

He had been cut from the national team camp in 2007 for lack of experience.

What is Durant's nickname, referenced in his Wikipedia lead?

"Easy Money Sniper" is another one, earned for his shooting.

Durant admitted understating his height to be listed as which position?

He said he was actually 7 feet in shoes while listed at 6 ft 9 in.

What is the name of the company Durant founded with Rich Kleiman in 2017?

It produced the documentary Basketball County and co-owns the Boardroom media network.

Which Oscar-winning short film was produced by Durant's company?

It won Best Live Action Short at the 2021 Academy Awards.

Which Apple TV+ drama inspired by Durant's life did he executive-produce?

It was developed with Brian Grazer's Imagine Television and premiered in October 2021.

Durant bought a 5% stake in which MLS club in 2020?

The deal gave him the option to add another 5%.

Which amusement park property did Durant's company buy in 2026?

The 515-acre site is slated for mixed-use redevelopment.

Which 2012 children's film featured Durant as an actor?

He was named one of the fourth-highest-earning basketball players the next year.

Which music mogul's agency did Durant sign with in 2013?

He left agent Rob Pelinka, later the Lakers' general manager, for Roc Nation.

What was the name of the restaurant Durant opened in Oklahoma City's Bricktown in 2013?

That same year he was briefly engaged to WNBA player Monica Wright.

How much did Durant pledge to the Red Cross after the 2013 Moore tornado?

The Thunder and Nike each matched the donation.

Which actress-starring Lifetime movie told the story of Durant's mother Wanda?

Its full title is The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story.