To write about Durant, you can't just write about Durant, you have to write about the fledgling supersonic period, you have to write about the brilliance of the Thunder Three, you have to write about the Golden State, you have to write about the Brooklyn Three, and you have to write about the Phoenix Three. The story about Durant is never done overnight, let alone his mother, Wanda Durant, who is known as an MVP.
Kevin Durant was born on September 29, 1988 in Washington, D.C. As a child, he lived a carefree life with his older brother, Tony Durant. Durant was raised by his mother, Wong Pratt, and grandmother, Barbara Davis. His biological father, Wayne Pratt, left Durant when he was less than a year old. Durant didn't see his father again until he was 13.
During Durant's childhood, he did not show his talent in basketball, but because he and his brother both liked sports, the two liked each other's confrontation, and enjoyed such a confrontation moment very much.
At the age of 11, Durant led the Jaguars of George County, Prince, Maryland to a national championship. Among them, in the second half of the finals, Durant scored 18 points. After that game, an agitated Durant told his mom that he had to play in the NBA. That's when Durant and Michael Beasley became good buddies. Every day before breakfast, Beasley would be dropped off at Durant's house by his mother. Then, the two of them went to school together and went to play ball together. They were also the absolute heart of the Jaguars at the time.
Watching her son's basketball talent gradually revealed, Wanda found basketball coach Taras Brown. Brown has developed a strict development plan for Durant, and the key is to never play wild ball on the side of the street. Brown believes that street ball will only make Durant develop bad habits. And Durant listens to his coach, he never goes on the wild ball. Instead, in the summer, he spent eight hours a day in the training gym. The support of his mother, as well as Durant's desperate training, made this tall teenager once a child of someone else's family and a future superstar.
After the end of his middle school years, Durant has been favored by many elite basketball schools. And his level at that time was obviously ready to go to any team as a starter. At that time, Durant, although his height had reached 2.05 meters, he still maintained the speed and instinct of a point guard. Durant, who already had no opponents in high school, can already do whatever he wants on the court of his peers. He has the ability to score for his teammates, and he can pick his own time and method to score easily.
When it comes to choosing a college, Durant's good friend Taywin Lawson is hell-bent on convincing him to attend the University of North Carolina. However, in the end, Durant chose the University of Texas. Within a few months of college, Durant was one of the top 10 scorers in the country. Rick Barnes, then the coach of the University of Texas, initially wanted to design a close play for Durant. But it didn't take long for Barnes to realise that there was no need and that any tactics would only constrain the youngster's talent. became famous at a young age, which also made Durant a well-known young genius in the United States, and also became a stepping stone for Durant to enter the NBA.
In 2007, Durant was drafted by the SuperSonics with the second pick in the first round. Kick off his NBA journey. As a unique show, Durant's unique talent, as well as in today's era, maverick body advantage, and all-round technical characteristics, so that Durant was once hailed as the next teenager who is expected to surpass James, in the 2007-08 season, the fledgling Durant also lived up to expectations, scoring 20.3 points and 2.4 assists that season, shooting 87.3% from the free throw line, ranking first among rookie players in three statistics, and second with 78 steals. Not only is he ahead of other rookies in his class, but Durant is also the first player to average more than 20 points per game in his rookie season since James and Carmelo Anthony.
On July 3, 2008, the SuperSonics reached an agreement with the city of Seattle, and the SuperSonics moved out of Seattle and settled in Russia. In 2008, the Thunder selected Wei Shao with the No. 4 pick, and in 2009, they selected Harden with the No. 3 pick in their hands. In the nine years of the Thunder (including one year for the SuperSonics), Durant also won four points titles, a regular season MVP trophy, several All-Star teams, and once led the team to the Finals stage, losing to the Heat Big Three, and James who won the first championship of his career.
At the end of the 2011-12 season, Harden's departure once put an end to the era of three youngsters, and in the 2015-16 season, Durant and Wei Shao once forced the Warriors who played 73 wins in the regular season into a desperate situation, but the Buddha's Buddha light shone, which made the Thunder's 3-1 lead come to naught, and also allowed the Warriors to smash all their luck on the stage of the Western Conference finals.
This loss has also become another turning point in Durant's career, and it has also brought a certain boost to the end of the season and the airborne Golden State, successive defeats, Durant who can't see hope, at the age of 30, also hopes to emulate his big brother James and start the journey of huddling for warmth.
Although the departure is destined to be bleak, Green's remarks, and the coldness of his teammates after Durant's injury, all of which have contributed to the three-year friendship, after all, cannot withstand the weight of the Finals FMVP and leadership, which will also be Curry's reluctance to speak up for him, and even stop all this further, but Durant still gets everything he wants, maybe this is the price of success, even if he is as strong as James, leaving is destined to be desolate and helpless, this is something that no one can control, and he is still huddled together to warm up The ending is extremely satisfying, two championship trophies, two Finals FMVP trophies, so that Durant left Golden State with a smile, and from winning the regular season MVP, leaving OKC, and then fell out with Golden State, her mother Wanda has always been by Durant's side and has become a fan of iron and steel who silently supports her son, which is also the real reason why Durant is praised as the MVP mother.
In 2019, Durant joined the Nets on a sign-and-trade basis, and after the season reimbursement and the epidemic turmoil, in the 2020-21 season, Durant ushered in his return after a year. When everyone expects Durant to return to the court with 7 or 8 points, it is already a miracle, Durant, who is resurrected with full blood, will perform a miracle again, and before that, no one can fully recover from such a major injury as a ruptured Achilles tendon, even if it is as strong as a black mamba, it has not been able to resist the torture and baptism of injury, but Durant has done it, the company of his mother, and the support of strong willpower, let Durant create a miracle again.
At that time, Tianwang Mountain played 48 minutes, slashed 49 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists, and almost single-handedly defeated the Bucks Big ThreeDurant, after experiencing a major injury, no longer has absolute speed, but can still emulate the steely James, become another superstar who played a full 48 minutes and wrote a great legendary moment, history is always so amazing, although James is a few years older than Durant, but this pair of peerless pride that was once compared, can always create shocking famous scenes, their stories, although they have their own charm and color, but the same shock and amazement.
Although Durant's epic performance failed to bring a championship trophy to the Nets, and even lost the opportunity to break into the division finals because of his big feet, Durant did not give up his dream, even if Harden left, Irving and the Nets broke up, but Durant chose to break up in a more peaceful way, teaming up with Booker and Paul, so far the once glorious Nets Big Three ended in regret, and Durant's Brooklyn career ended, but for Durant, this is a treasure land that belongs to his own rebirth, and it is still worth his nostalgia and memories。
Airborne in Phoenix, for Durant, is more to catch up with the footsteps of his former teammate Curry, after all, after Stephen Curry led the team to win the championship again, once again aroused Wu Yu's ruthless Durant, if he joins the Nets, just to avoid the unhappiness of the year, regrow, and prove that he can overcome the indestructible injury, then teaming up with Booker, is hoping to win the championship trophy, this time Durant's mind is extremely firm, vowing to charge for the championship trophy again, after all, as an extremely sensitive player, Barkley's bus remarks, as well as Green's chattering taunts, and even O'Neal, Wolf King and other celebrities' remarks made Durant feel a sense of urgency, and for his top ten discussions, Durant also fought hard again.
In the 2023-24 season, Durant can be said to have played the most efficient season in recent years, and Durant has played at least 70+ games at the end of the season, This almost never happened after Durant's serious injury, and with the blessing of an average of 37.1 minutes per game, it can ensure such an attendance rate, not only meeting Xiao Hua's demanding conditions for winning major awards, but also becoming Phoenix's real thigh, a healthier performance, and also allowing Durant to successfully help Phoenix recover in the final stage, and in the devil's schedule, get out of the trough, become the real devil that everyone fears, and let the Suns see the hope of winning the championship again, Durant is undoubtedly an indispensable key factor in this time.
As a superstar, Durant's legendary moments are countless, but because of his sensitivity and seemingly lack of emotional intelligence, he was once underestimated, and even his excellent defensive ability, which can be called the elite level, has not been selected for the best defensive team, such discrimination will indeed be an underestimation and contempt for Durant.
But Durant, who seems to be sensitive and fragile, has a heart that does not admit defeat, from choosing to huddle together for warmth, teaming up with Curry, winning two championship trophies, and two finals FMVP trophies, you can see Durant's thick and fine character, and Durant seems to be extremely meticulous about every move, seemingly careless, but in fact he has a plan, just as Durant recently said about Green, once thought that the other party needed help, which once became the fuse for Green to be banned from the wireless, it seems that Durant is harmless, but in fact, the Grim Reaper is also jealous and hateful, and it seems that the character of a ball idiot covers up all of Durant's small actions, this is also Durant's cleverness, which is the so-called listening to thunder in a silent place. Durant is such a wise conspirator.
Perhaps, Durant's NBA career will continue, after all, he has never given up his dreams, and naturally he will not stop at this moment, Phoenix people still have infinite possibilities, if he wants, Phoenix is still expected to regain the glory and greatness of the past, so that the legendary superstar will lead the desert capital, out of the predicament and trough, realize their dreams and long-cherished wishes, and create their own glory, although the road is full of thorns, but the company's company, as well as the support of teammates, and even the encouragement of fans, will bring infinite possibilities to Durant, so that he is expected to regain his dreams and beliefs, and move towards the next championship trophy, as well as the finals FMVP trophy to launch an impact, realize the dreams and blueprints in your heart, and continue to sail away to become a real dreamer.