KEVIN DURANT TIMELINE
Now that Kevin Durant is joining the Brooklyn Nets, here’s a look back at his career highlights, including the two titles he won with the Warriors.
201819
1 Informed Warriors on June 30 that he would sign a fouryear, $164 million deal with the Brooklyn Nets. 1 AllNBA second team 1 AllStar Game MVP 1 Played in only 12 playoff games because of injuries, but averaged a leaguebest — and career postseason high — 32.3 points.
1 Had three highest scoring playoff games of his career: 45 and 50 in Games 5 and 6, respectively, in the first round against the Clippers and 46 in Game 2 of the second round against the Rockets.
1 In 78 regularseason games, averaged 26 points, 6.4 rebounds and a careerhigh 5.9 assists and shot 52.1 percent from the field.
201718
1 Named NBA Finals MVP for the second year in a row — only the sixth player to do so — after averaging 28.7 points, 10.7 rebounds and 7.5 assists in the Warriors’ sweep of the Cavaliers. In Game 4, he had his first playoff tripledouble (20/12/10). 1 AllNBA first team 1 Averaged 26.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists in 68 regularseason games.
1 In the playoffs, averaged 29 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists.
201617
1 Announced July 4, 2016, that he would sign with the Warriors.
1 Named NBA Finals MVP in his first season with the Warriors after averaging 25.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists in Golden State’s fivegame defeat of Cleveland.
1 AllNBA second team
201516
1 AllNBA second team 1 AllStar Game starter 1 First player since Michael Jordan (198889) to average more than 28 points, eight rebounds and five assists per game (28.2, 8.2, 5).
201415
1 AllStar Game reserve 1 Hobbled by various foot, toe and ankle injuries, he played in only 27 games.
1 Scored in double figures in all 27 games, had eight games with more than 30 points and two of at least 40.
201314
1 NBA’s Most Valuable Player 1 AllNBA first team 1 AllStar Game starter 1 Led league in scoring (32 ppg) and averaged 7.4 rebounds, a careerhigh 5.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
1 Scored 25 points in 41 consecutive games ( Jan. 7April 6), the longest streak of his career and third longest in NBA history.
1 Scored a careerhigh 54 points vs. Warriors on Jan. 17, a Thunderera record.
201213
1 AllNBA first team 1 AllStar Game starter 1 Became the sixth player in NBA history to finish a season shooting 50 percent from the field, 40 percent on threepointers and 90 percent from the line (shot a leaguebest 90.5 percent on foul shots).
1 In a 52point game against Dallas on Jan. 18, was 21for21 from the freethrow line (the secondbest freethrow game in NBA history; Dominique Wilkins went 23for23 in 1992).
201112
1 AllNBA first team as the Thunder made its only trip to the NBA Finals, losing 41 to Miami
1 Became the seventh player to lead the NBA in scoring for three consecutive seasons.
200910
1 AllNBA first team 1 At age 21, became the youngest player in NBA history to win the scoring title (30.1 ppg) and the first in franchise history.
1 Second in MVP voting (behind James).
200809
1 Started 74 games, averaged 25.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals in 39 minutes.
1 Ranked sixth in scoring.
200708
1 Drafted second overall out of Texas by the Seattle SuperSonics 1 Rookie of the Year 1 At 20.3 points per game, became the third teenager to average more than 20 per game (Carmelo Anthony and James are the others).