Kevin Durant
Kevin Durant is one of the most gifted scorers in NBA history, and at Houston in 2026, he's still chasing relevance a full decade after his peak.
Kevin Durant (born September 29, 1988, in Washington D.C.) is a 6’10” small forward widely regarded as one of the two or three most talented offensive players the NBA has ever produced. His combination of size, shooting touch, and ball-handling at that height remains essentially unreplicable. He went pro straight out of one season at the University of Texas, drafted 2nd overall by Seattle/Oklahoma City in 2007.
His résumé is stacked: four NBA scoring titles, one regular-season MVP (2014), two NBA championships with the Golden State Warriors (2017, 2018), and two Finals MVP awards. He also carries multiple Olympic gold medals for Team USA. The controversy, of course, is that he left a 73-win OKC team to join the already-dominant Warriors, a decision that redefined how fans talk about “legacy” in the modern era.
After stints in Golden State and Brooklyn, the latter defined as much by drama and trade requests as basketball, Durant was dealt to Phoenix, where things also soured. In the summer of 2025 he landed in Houston via a mega-trade, then signed a two-year extension worth approximately $90 million in October 2025. He averaged roughly 26 points per game in his first Houston season, though the Rockets were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Lakers.
By mid-2026, Durant’s future is once again a topic of league-wide speculation. Trade rumors linking him to Dallas have circulated, but nothing has been finalized, treat those reports as unconfirmed. What is confirmed is that, at 37, he is still producing at an elite level, which keeps him permanently in basketball’s conversation.
Durant is also a significant figure off the court as a media entrepreneur and investor, co-founding Thirty Five Ventures with business partner Rich Kleiman. His business footprint across sports media, tech, and entertainment is well-documented, though precise net worth figures are not publicly audited.