How Many Years Has Kevin Durant Been In The NBA?
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Kevin Durant has been in the NBA for 10 years.
Kevin Durant’s NBA Career
Kevin Durant was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in 2007. He played for the SuperSonics for one season before they became the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008. Durant has played for the Thunder his entire career thus far, and has been in the NBA for a total of eleven years.
Drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics
Kevin Durant was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics with the second overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. He spent one season with the SuperSonics before they moved to Oklahoma City and became the Thunder. Durant has spent his entire NBA career with the Thunder, playing twelve seasons so far. He is a ten-time NBA All-Star and has won four NBA scoring titles. Durant was named the NBA Most Valuable Player in 2014.
Traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder
In the summer of 2008, the Seattle SuperSonics were sold to an ownership group led by Clayton Bennett with the intention of moving the team to Oklahoma City. As part of the deal, the team was allowed to move if it failed to secure a financing deal for a new arena in Seattle. During the 2008–09 season, it became apparent that a new arena would not be built in time, and it was announced that the team would move to Oklahoma City effective with the start of the 2009–10 season. The SuperSonics name, logo, and colors were retired, and the team was renamed the Oklahoma City Thunder. Durant was drafted by the Thunder with their second overall pick in 2009.
Signs with the Golden State Warriors
In the 2016 offseason, Durant announced he would sign with the Golden State Warriors, joining fellow All-Stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. He chose to wear number 35 with the Warriors, because his mother Brenda had always wanted him to wear that number. In his first season with the Warriors, Durant averaged 25.1 points (on a career-high true shooting percentage of 67.5%), 8.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.6 blocks, and 1 steal in 33.4 minutes per game. He helped the Warriors win their second championship in three years as they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games; Durant was named the Finals Most Valuable Player after averaging 35.2 points (on a Finals-record 67.4% shooting from the field), 8 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 2 blocks, and 1 steal in 39 minutes per game over the series’ five games
Kevin Durant’s NBA Awards
As of the 2020-2021 season, Kevin Durant has been in the NBA for 14 seasons. He was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2007 NBA draft and has since played for the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors. He is a ten-time NBA All-Star and has won two NBA championships.
Rookie of the Year
In 2007, the Seattle SuperSonics traded Durant to the Oklahoma City Thunder (then the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets), and he was selected as the second overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. In his first season, Durant was awarded the Rookie of the Year after averaging 20.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.0 steal per game.
MVP
In 2014, Kevin Durant became just the sixth player in NBA history to win the MVP award four times. He joined an illustrious group that includes Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell and LeBron James. Durant is also a four-time scoring champion and a nine-time All-NBA selection.
Finals MVP
In 2017, Durant was named Finals MVP after averaging 35.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 1.6 blocks per game in the NBA Finals. He helped lead the Warriors to a 4-1 series victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Durant became the sixth player in NBA history to win Finals MVP with multiple teams.
Kevin Durant’s Olympic Career
Kevin Durant has been in the NBA for __ years. He has played for the ____ team since ____. Kevin Durant is one of the most popular basketball players in the world. He is known for his _____.
2008 Beijing Olympics
In his lone Olympic appearance, Kevin Durant was part of a young US team that lost in the quarterfinals to eventual bronze medalist Lithuania. Durant averaged 9.3 points and 2.3 rebounds in the tournament.
2012 London Olympics
In 2012, Kevin Durant was a member of the United States men’s national basketball team that won a gold medal at the London Olympics. Durant averaged 19.5 points per game, which was second on the team behind LeBron James. He also shot a team-high 50.8 percent from the field and made a team-high 36 three-pointers.
2016 Rio Olympics
Kevin Durant was a member of the USA Basketball team that won gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Durant had previously won gold as a member of the USA Basketball team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 London Olympics.
