Kevin Durant

CTL-E-5896 · Person · other · 1988–present

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Combined Graph record U-07143 · provenance: build store (JSON graph), record CTL-E-5896.

Kevin Durant, born Kevin Wayne Durant on 29 September 1988 in Washington, D.C., is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets. After one season at the University of Texas, where he was the first freshman named Naismith College Player of the Year, he was drafted second overall in 2007 by Seattle and won Rookie of the Year. With the franchise that became the Oklahoma City Thunder he won the league Most Valuable Player award in 2014 and four scoring titles. He joined Golden State in 2016 and won consecutive championships and Finals MVP awards in 2017 and 2018. After an Achilles injury in the 2019 Finals he played for Brooklyn and then Phoenix, passing 30,000 career points with the Suns. In July 2025 Phoenix traded him to Houston in the first seven-team trade in NBA history. In his first Houston season he averaged 26.0 points, and he entered a second Rockets season in October 2026 as the veteran centerpiece of a young roster.

The record

• Also known as: Kevin Wayne Durant, KD, the Slim Reaper

Notes

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Relationships

• Golden State Warriors — played for
  Kevin Durant played for the Golden State Warriors from 2016 to 2019, winning NBA championships and Finals MVP awards in 2017 and 2018.

Sources

• Wikipedia, "Kevin Durant" — born 29 September 1988, Washington, D.C.; Texas season and Naismith freshman honor; No. 2 pick in 2007; MVP 2014; Golden State championships and Finals MVPs 2017–2018; Brooklyn and Phoenix tenures; traded to Houston in July 2025; four Olympic gold medals — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Durant (build store)
• NBC Sports, "Blockbuster Kevin Durant trade grows into historic, first-ever 7-team trade" (6 July 2025) — Durant's move from Phoenix to Houston became official as the first seven-team trade in NBA history — https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/blockbuster-kevin-durant-trade-grows-into-historic-7-team-trade?cid=nbcnews (primary source · build store)
• Basketball Network, "Rockets GM explains what Kevin Durant signed up for in Houston" (October 2026) — averaged 26.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists in his first Houston season (2025-26); entering a second Rockets season; vital-status evidence — https://www.basketballnetwork.net/latest-news/rockets-gm-explains-what-kevin-durant-signed-up-for-in-houston (build store)

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