50 free Kevin Durant trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Kevin Durant was 6 feet tall in middle school, grew five inches the summer before his senior year, and became the first freshman ever named national college player of the year. Drafted second behind Greg Oden, he won Rookie of the Year in Seattle, an MVP in Oklahoma City, two titles and two Finals MVPs in Golden State, and four Olympic gold medals, a record for a male basketball player. These 50 questions cover the whole career: the AAU coach behind the No. 35, the Raptors dream, the Sonics' move, Russell Westbrook, the 2012 Finals, the 50-40-90 season, Mr. Unreliable, the Players' Tribune announcement, the 16-1 postseason, the Achilles, the Nets' No. 7, the Game 7 toe, the seven-team trade to Houston, Lisa Leslie's record and the Slim Reaper. Off the court: Thirty Five Ventures, Swagger and the Philadelphia Union stake. Easy questions stick to the headlines; the expert tier asks about Charles Craig, Serge Ibaka and Two Distant Strangers. Every answer is cited to a page we checked, with a short explanation so you learn something even when you miss. Play it solo or print it for a basketball night.
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Q 01Which team drafted Durant second overall in 2007?
Seattle SuperSonics
The franchise moved to Oklahoma City a year later and became the Thunder.
Q 02Who was taken first overall ahead of Durant in the 2007 draft?
Greg Oden
Oden had also been ranked ahead of Durant as a high school prospect.
Q 03Durant played one college season for which school?
Texas
He said he picked the lesser-known program because he "wanted to set my own path."
Q 04Why does Durant wear No. 35?
His AAU coach was murdered at 35
Charles Craig coached him in Maryland; the Longhorns later retired the number.
Q 05Which team did Durant dream of playing for as a child, because of Vince Carter?
Toronto Raptors
The Raptors held the first pick in 2006, the draft he would have entered without the one-and-done rule.
Q 06In which part of Maryland did Durant grow up?
Prince George's County
His hometown, Seat Pleasant, later declared August 17, 2017 Kevin Durant Day.
Q 07Which player was Durant's future NBA teammate and longtime friend on the AAU circuit?
Michael Beasley
Lawson and Vásquez were also AAU teammates, but Beasley is the one he stayed close to.
Q 08Where did Durant spend his senior year of high school?
Montrose Christian
He grew five inches before the season began and started it at 6 ft 7 in.
Q 09Durant was the first freshman ever to win which honour?
Naismith College Player of the Year
He swept all of the major national player-of-the-year awards in 2007.
Q 10What award did Durant win after his first NBA season?
Rookie of the Year
He averaged 20.3 points, joining Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James as teenagers to average 20.
Q 11Which UCLA guard did the Thunder draft in 2008 to pair with Durant?
Russell Westbrook
The two later became the first teammates since 1996 to each score 40 in the same game.
Q 12Durant became the youngest NBA scoring champion in 2010 with what average?
30.1
It was the first of four scoring titles in five seasons.
Q 13Which team beat the Thunder in the 2012 NBA Finals?
Miami Heat
Durant led all players with 30.6 points per game in the series.
Q 14In 2013 Durant became the youngest member of which shooting club?
Q 21What playoff record did the 2017 Warriors set with Durant on their way to the title?
12-0 start
They finished 16-1, the best postseason winning percentage in NBA history.
Q 22Which team did the Warriors beat in the 2017 and 2018 Finals, with Durant MVP both times?
Cleveland Cavaliers
He averaged 35.2 points in 2017 and hit the go-ahead three in Game 3.
Q 23Which teammate was suspended for cursing Durant out over his free agency in 2018?
Draymond Green
The blow-up came during an overtime loss to the Clippers.
50-40-90
He did it again in 2023 with splits above 55, 40 and 90, a first in NBA history.
Q 15In which season did Durant win his only regular-season MVP award?
2013-14
He averaged 32.0 points and passed Michael Jordan's streak of 25-point games.
Q 16Whose streak of 25-point games did Durant pass in 2014, reaching 41 in a row?
Michael Jordan
He was averaging 35.9 points that January, including a career-high 54 against Golden State.
Q 17Which newspaper dubbed Durant "Mr. Unreliable" during the 2014 playoffs?
The Oklahoman
He answered with 36 points in a Game 6 win over Memphis.
Q 18What injury cost Durant most of the 2014-15 season?
Jones fracture in his foot
He played only 27 games before season-ending foot surgery.
Q 19Where did Durant announce his 2016 decision to sign with the Warriors?
The Players' Tribune
The Warriors had just won 73 games and beaten his Thunder from 3-1 down.
Q 20How many regular-season games had the Warriors won the year before Durant joined?
73
They then blew a 3-1 lead to Durant's Thunder in the conference finals.
Q 24Against which team did Durant rupture his Achilles in Game 5 of the 2019 Finals?
Toronto Raptors
He was driving past former teammate Serge Ibaka; the Warriors lost the series in six.
Q 25Which former teammate was Durant trying to drive past when his Achilles gave way?
Serge Ibaka
Ibaka had won the West with him in Oklahoma City in 2012.
Q 26What jersey number did Durant wear with the Brooklyn Nets?
7
Phoenix had retired No. 7 for Kevin Johnson, so he went back to 35 there.
Q 27Which actor's leaked messages with Durant led to a $50,000 NBA fine in 2021?
Michael Rapaport
Durant said the two "talk CRAZIER than this on the regular" and apologised.
Q 28Durant's toe on the line turned a Game 7 winner into a tying two in 2021 against whom?
Milwaukee Bucks
His 48 points were then the most ever in a Game 7; the Nets lost in overtime.
Q 29What is Durant's career high for points in a game?
55
He hit 8 of 10 threes against Atlanta in April 2022, and still lost.
Q 30Which team acquired Durant from Brooklyn in February 2023?
Phoenix Suns
The Suns sent Mikal Bridges, Cameron Johnson, Jae Crowder and four first-round picks.