Kevin Wayne Durant born September 29, 1988 is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Kevin Durant played one season of college basketball for the Texas Longhorns, and was selected as the second overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2007 NBA draft. Kevin Durant played nine seasons with the franchise, which became the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008, before signing with the Golden State Warriors in 2016, winning consecutive NBA championships in 2017 and 2018. After sustaining an Achilles injury in the 2019 finals, Kevin Durant joined the Nets as a free agent that summer. Durant is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.

Durant was a heavily recruited high school prospect who was widely regarded as the second-best player in his class. In college, Kevin Durant won numerous year-end awards and became the first freshman to be named Naismith College Player of the Year. As a professional, Kevin Durant has won two NBA championships, an NBA Most Valuable Player Award, two Finals MVP Awards, two NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Awards, four NBA scoring titles, the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, been named to nine All-NBA teams (including six First Teams), and selected 12 times as an NBA All-Star. In October 2021, Durant was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. In international play as a member of USA Basketball, Durant has won three Olympic gold medals (2012, 2016, and 2020) and the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Kevin Durant is also Team USA's all-time leader in points scored.

Off the court, Durant is one of the highest-earning basketball players in the world, due in part to endorsement deals with companies such as Foot Locker and Nike. Kevin Durant has developed a reputation for philanthropy and regularly leads the league in All-Star votes and jersey sales. In recent years, Kevin Durant has contributed to The Players' Tribune as both a photographer and writer. In 2012, Kevin Durant ventured into acting, appearing in the film Thunderstruck.