Teammatesopponents finder now on basketballreference. This site is operated jointly by nba and warnermedia. Kevin durant and warriors crush cavaliers in game 1 of nba. Aug 01, 2011 kevin durant faced high expectations after he was selected with the second pick in the 2007 nba draft. Prior to the nba suspending operations last week, durant, kleiman and brooklyn nets general manager sean marks had all indicated that the 31yearold would sit out the entire season while he.
Some days i hate the nba, kevin durant says wearily. Kevin durant faced high expectations after he was selected with the second pick in the 2007 nba draft. Follow kevin durants journey as he was selected second overall in the draft and has improved every year to become one of the top players in the nba. Duncans playoff numbers are above reproach while the same cannot be said about durant. The 2007 nba draft was held on june 28, 2007 at the wamu theatre at madison square garden in new york city, new york. The 2008 rookie of the year was the youngest player ever to win the nba scoring title and continues to be the nbas best scorer. Clicking on an indivdiual season will display the teams roster for that season. Kevin wayne durant born september 29, 1988 is an american professional basketball player for the brooklyn nets of the national basketball association nba. Subscribe to the play index and get access to more data than you can imagine. Mo williams career stats, game logs, biographical info, awards, and achievements for the nba and ncaa. Kevin durant will leave the thunder to join the 73win warriors. The dust from kevin durants free agency mushroom cloud appears to finally be settling, but the view of how this will shape his legacy could not be any more obscure.
Appearing on jimmy kimmel live with the larry obrien trophy in tow, backtoback nba finals mvp kevin durant humoured the latenight host when asked about the possibility of lebron james somehow joining the golden state warriors as a free agent this offseason. Lebron james zings blazers for passing on kevin durant in. Kd had 1 finals appearance before he joined the most talented team in modern nba history. Kevin durant, lebron james and the nbas real meaning. A sixfoot, nineinch small forward, durant has worked his way into an elite class of nba allstars. Through career finals games, durant has averaged 32. The 2008 rookie of the year was the youngest player ever to win the nba scoring title and continues to be the nba s best scorer. Kevin wayne durant born september 29, 1988 is an american professional basketbaw player for the golden state warriors o the national basketball association nba. Nba infographic kevin durant by evan travelstead nba infographic kevin durant by evan travelstead indesign workshop idea for years. Durantula, kd, slim reaper, the servant, green room. Kevin durant and warriors crush cavaliers in game 1 of nba finals golden state beat cleveland 191 in series opener in oakland durant scores 38.
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Keep up with the latest site news with our this week in sports reference newsletter. Can kevin durant overtake lebron james as the face of the nba. Kevin durant is a topscoring american professional basketball player, who played for the national basketball association s oklahoma city thunder and signed with the. Basketball reference utilizes official nba data for. He played one season of college basketball for the university of texas, and was selected as the second overall pick by the seattle supersonics in the 2007 nba draft. Every buzzerbeater in nba history added to basketballreference. Kevin wayne durant born september 29, 1988 is an american professional basketball player. Stephen curry career stats, game logs, biographical info, awards, and achievements for the nba, ncaa, and international leagues.
The lost chapters submitted 2 years ago by chi lawrence funderburke sim888 got a lot of requests throughout the season about what was the next chapter if the warriors lost the game that day. Oct 18, 2016 kevin durant is a topscoring american professional basketball player, who played for the national basketball association s oklahoma city thunder and signed with the golden state warriors in 2016. An overview of kevin durant s performance using nba statistics such as points over par, and a comparison of his performance with the average player at his position, as well as a list of articles published on box score geeks that feature kevin durant. Kevin had the dream of becoming an nba player since the age of ten.
Tied with julius erving s 33 and doug collins 30 points in game 1 of the 1977 nba finals. Kevin durants nba legacy is yet to be written fox sports. Kevin durant stats, game logs, splits, and much more. Now, following todays official announcement, we can call durant the nbas most valuable player. List of career achievements by kevin durant wikipedia. Sign up for the new basketball stathead newsletter. Cited from basketball references kevin durant page unless noted otherwise. Primary data provided by the official stats partner of the nba. Basketball reference utilizes official nba data for current nba, wnba.
To say that duncan had help when he won his rings but not use that same argument against durant who will have curry, thompson, dray and iguodala is hypocritical. Check out our latest basketball stathead newsletters. Kevin durant addresses lebron jamestowarriors talk nba. Kevin durant is a fivetime nba allstar, fourtime scoring champion, fiba world champion and olympic gold medalist. Nba 2k18 cyber faces kevin durant nba 2k18 download nba 2k18 is a basketball simulation game which, like the previous games in the series, strives to realistically depict the national basketball association nba, as well as present improvements over the previous installments. In this draft, national basketball association nba teams took turns selecting amateur u. Nba comparisons is not affiliated with the national basketball association, nba, or any teams. Durants performances in the first two games of the series were overshadowed a bit otherworldly performances by lebron james 51 points in game 1 and stephen curry finalsrecord nine 3s. Kevin wayne durant born september 29, 1988 is an american professional basketball player for the oklahoma city thunder of the national basketball. Box score geeks nba statistics for kevin durant and. Kevin durant durant wi the thunder in februar 2014.
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Kevin was named the 20072008 nba rookie of the year, and hes only gotten better from there. Jun 07, 2018 kevin durant is the secondbest player in the nba and is well on his way to becoming a top 20 player of alltime. Kevin durant nba player profile page from whatifsports. The 6foot9 forward has an uncanny ability to score from anywhere on the floor. Matt doeden is a freelance author and editor from minnesota.
Durant and westbrook scored 36 points and 27 points, respectively, in game 1 of the 2012 nba finals. To opt out of the sale of your personal information as. His books sandy koufax twentyfirst century books, 2006 and tom brady. Kevin durant signs with knicks if no injury, some within team say yahoo. He just doesnt have the team success to show for it. Id argue that in an alternate universe where wades career was simply replaced with durants career, durant could have done everything wade did and probably even more. Jul 04, 2016 kevin durant has agreed to sign with the golden state warriors, making a team that won an nba record 73 games last season even better and devastating their top rival in the process.
Tim duncan, whos been out of the nba since 2016, still finished top 10 in total blocks. Put iguodalas nba career in the basketball reference machine and it spits out a. Kevin durant had an embarrassing experience at the nba combine in 2007. Assholes who ridiculed preparations for the covid19 pandemic are having a change of heart. Jun 01, 2017 kevin durant and warriors crush cavaliers in game 1 of nba finals golden state beat cleveland 191 in series opener in oakland durant scores 38 points and curry 28 in dominant performance. He has coached kevin durant, stephen curry, draymond green and klay thompson. Kevin durant ties michael jordans nba playoff record. Kevin durant hears the criticism that he somehow ruined the nba by joining the golden state warriors, but the twotime champ and finals mvp. Hes written numerous childrens books on sports, music, current events, the military, extreme survival, and much more. He played nine seasons with the franchise, which became the oklahoma.
View expert consensus rankings for kevin durant brooklyn nets, read the latest news and get detailed fantasy basketball statistics. Unlikely champion twentyfirst century books, 2011 were junior library guild selections. Lebron james, kevin durant lead list of top scorers this. Larry bird career stats, game logs, biographical info, awards, and achievements for the nba and ncaa. But in steve kerrs book, there is no question that iguodala belongs in. These books from former nba players some with the help of writers are a great way to truly understand the game through their eyes. Kevin durant is the most efficient scorer in nba finals history. Latest on brooklyn nets small forward kevin durant including latest updated stats on espn. Ultimate graphics designs is your one stop shop for all your graphics and video solutions. Apr 05, 2011 follow kevin durant s journey as he was selected second overall in the draft and has improved every year to become one of the top players in the nba. Prior to the nba suspending operations last week, durant, kleiman and nets. Nba sources, kevin durant, lebron james and more social media.
Mar 02, 2017 nba comparisons is not affiliated with the national basketball association, nba, or any teams. Durant is the better offensive player and is acceptable on defense. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. Jan 01, 2011 kevin durant faced high expectations after he was selected with the second pick in the 2007 nba draft. Kevin durant is the most efficient scorer in nba finals. Kevin durant career stats, game logs, biographical info, awards, and achievements for the nba and ncaa. Stay up to date with nba player news, rumors, updates, analysis and more at fox sports. For durant, it was usurping james as the nbas best player before another candidate came along. This season, durant posted career highs in scoring 32. Kevin durant college stats college basketball at sportsreference. Kevin durant, born on september 29, 1988, in washington raised by his mother and grandmother. An overview of kevin durants performance using nba statistics such as points over par, and a comparison of his performance with the average player at his position, as well as a list of articles published on box score geeks that feature kevin durant. Thunder star kevin durant, meanwhile, came up way more short than that.
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