Kevin Durant net worth
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What is Kevin Durant’s net worth?
Kevin Durant is an American professional basketball player who has a net worth of $200 million. Kevin is one of the highest paid players on and off the court. His $42 million NBA salary makes him one of the five highest-paid players in the league. His multiple lucrative endorsement deals have netted him tens of millions more each year.
Between June 2019 and June 2020, Kevin earned $65 million through various endeavors. After three seasons with the Golden State Warriors, Kevin signed a four-year, $164 million contract with the Brooklyn Nets in 2019. He is an active technology investor with over 40 early stage technology investments.
Nike contract
Kevin makes $26 million a year from Nike. Combined with his $42 million NBA salary, those two sources alone add up to $68 million a year.
Early life and career
Kevin Wayne Durant was born on September 29, 1988 in Washington, DC. His father abandoned the family when he was a baby, and his parents eventually divorced. So Durant’s grandmother helped raise him. He has a sister Brianna and two brothers Tony and Layfon. They grew up in Prince George’s County, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Durant’s father returned to his life when he was 13, and together they spent time playing basketball around the country.
Durant grew up playing Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball on several Maryland-area teams and was teammates with future NBA players Michael Beasley, Graves Vasquez and Ty Lawson . In honor of former AAU coach Charles Craig, who was murdered at the age of 35, Durant began wearing the number 35. He played high school basketball at National Christian Academy, Oak Hill College and Montrose Christian School. A sought-after freshman and considered the second-best high school prospect in 2006, he committed to the University of Texas before his senior year of high school. By the end of his senior year, Durant was named the Washington Post’s Basketball Player of the Year and the 2006 McDonald’s All-American Game Most Valuable Player.
Durant enjoyed a successful college career playing for the Texas Longhorns at the University of Texas at Austin. In the 2006-07 college season, he averaged 25.8 points, 11.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists. He was recognized as the National Player of the Year and received the John R. Wooden Award, the Naismith College Player of the Year Award, and eight other honors and awards. After the season, he declared for the NBA draft. His No. 35 jersey has been retired by the Longhorns.
professional basketball career
Durant was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the second overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft. In the first season of his career, he was named NBA Rookie of the Year after averaging 20.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists. In 2008, the Sonics relocated to Oklahoma City to become the Thunder. During the 2008-09 season, his scoring average improved by five points, making him a candidate for the Most Improved Player award. Although he didn’t win, he finished third in the voting. This is also when he finishes growing, reaching his final height of 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m).
Durant made his first NBA All-Star Game in 2009-10 and became the youngest NBA scoring leader at the time with 30.1 points per game. Before the 2010-11 season, Durant signed a five-year extension with the Thunder at an estimated $86 million. He continued to excel, even winning the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award during the 2011-12 All-Star Game. In 2013-14, he surpassed Michael Jordan’s streak of 25 or more points per game with 41 games. He was also named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player that year, averaging 32 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists. Throughout the 2015 season, Durant’s salary alone topped $88 million.
He left the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2016 and officially signed a two-year, $54.3 million contract with the Golden State Warriors in July that year. He signed a two-year extension with the Warriors in July 2018, this time reportedly worth $61.5 million. Then, in July 2019, he signed a sign-and-trade deal with the Brooklyn Nets.
In addition to his NBA career, Durant also played for Team USA, helping the team win its first FIBA World Championship since 1994, the 2010 championship. As a member of Team USA in the 2012 Olympics, he set the Olympic basketball record for total points scored with 19.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game. He also represented Team USA at the 2016 Olympics, where he won a gold medal that year.
On leaving his basketball career, Durant briefly ventured into the 2012 film “Lightning Strike,” playing a semi-fictional self.
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Endorsements and Investments
Off the court, Kevin made $36 million from endorsement deals with Gatorade, Nike, Degree, and more. In a given year, Durant made about $65 million, of which $30 million came from salary and $35 million from endorsements. He has also made several venture capital investments. He owns small stakes in companies including Postmates and investment app Acorns.
Kevin’s media company has production deals with Fox, ESPN, Apple and Showtime.
personal life
Durant’s personal life is largely kept secret from the sports star, with little information available. He is known to have dated Bay Area real estate salesman Cassandra Anderson and was previously engaged to former WNBA star Monica Wright until 2014.
real estate
In 2018, Durant spent $12.05 million on his oceanfront home in Malibu, California. In May 2019, he listed his home for $13.495 million:
In June 2019, Kevin sold the aforementioned home for $12.15 million. The buyer is Anthony Zuiker, creator of the “CSI” TV series.
He also owns several properties in the Oklahoma City area. In 2013, he listed his home in the upper-class Club Villa community for $1.95 million.
In July 2021, Kevin purchased a home in Hidden Hills, California for $15.6 million.
