Monday, August 1, 2016

Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant pro Bball player for the golden state warriors. Kd won mvp award, four scoring titles in the nba, rookie of the year award, and an Olympic gold medal. He has been recruited to six nba teams and seven all-star teams. In the 2007 NBA draft, Kevin was chose with the second overall pick with the Seattle Super Sonics. After his rookie season, the team moved to Oklahoma City and changed the name to the thunder.
Durant helped the team to the 2012 NBA finals, losing to the Miami heat in five games. Kevin played for the thunder organization for nine seasons before joining the warriors in 2016.KD was born on September 29, 1988 in Washington, D.C. to Wayne and Wanda Durant. When Kevin was a baby, his father left the family. His parents eventually divorced each other, and Kevin's grandma Barbra Davis helped take care of him. By the time he was 13 his father came back into his life and traveled with him to Bball tournaments. Durant has to brothers, tony and Rayvonne and one sister, Brianna. Growing up, he wanted to play for the Toronto Raptors because that was his favorite team along with his favorite player, Vince Carter. He played AAU basketball for several teams in the Maryland area and was teammates with future NBA players Michael Beasly, Greivis Vasquez, and Ty Lawson which are all still friends with him.
Durant was a recruited high school prospect. He played a season of college ball for University of Texas where he won multiple year-end awards and became the first freshman to be named the Naismith College Player of the Year. For 2006-07 college season, Durant scored average 25.8 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game and led all freshman in scoring.


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