One of the greatest players in NBA history, Kevin Durant has made $224,382,333 through his NBA contracts since entering the league back in 2007, per Spotrac. KD was the second overall pick in the 2007 draft out of Texas.
Durant made $4,171,200 during his rookie season with the Seattle SuperSonics after signing a two-year, $8.65 million rookie contract. The small forward won the Rookie of the Year Award by averaging 20.3 points per game.
The Sonics became the Oklahoma City Thunder during Durant's second season in the NBA. He made $4,484,040 and put up 25.3 points.
In the summer of 2010, Kevin Durant and the Thunder agreed to a five-year, $89 million maximum rookie-scale extension. KD made $6,053,663 during the 2010-11 season but that annual salary jumped up to $12,480,948 in 2011-12 once the extension kicked in.
Kevin Durant won the 2014 MVP Award by averaging 32.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists. He made $17,832,627 that season. The following campaign, though, Durant only played in 27 games due to injury. He made $18,995,624 in 2014-15 and $20,158,622 in 2015-16.
During the summer of 2016, Kevin Durant was an unrestricted free agent. He shocked the world and wound up signing with the Golden State Warriors, a move that rocked every corner of the NBA circuit. KD signed a two-year, $54.3 million contract with the Warriors. He was set to join Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala in the Bay Area.
Kevin Durant made $26,540,100 in his first season with the Warriors. The 10-time All-Star was finally able to capture his first title and Finals MVP. KD and the Dubs defeated LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2017 Finals in five games.
In his second season with the Warriors, Durant made $25,000,000. He was following the LeBron method of signing short term contracts so he could make more money and wouldn't tie himself to a team. KD and the Warriors once again won the championship over James and the Cavs. Durant also won his second Finals MVP.
In his third and final season with the Warriors, Kevin Durant earned $30,000,000. He unfortunately tore his Achilles in Game 5 of the 2019 Finals against the Toronto Raptors. That was the final game Durant played for the Warriors, as he signed with the Brooklyn Nets last summer in free agency.
Kevin Durant agreed to a four-year, $164.26 million contract with the Nets. The Warriors and Nets pulled off a sign-and-trade deal. KD was set to miss the entire 2019-20 season recovering from his Achilles tear. He was making $37,199,000 before the campaign was suspended due to COVID-19.
Once Kevin Durant plays next season, the Nets will be title contenders since KD will be in the lineup next to superstar point guard Kyrie Irving and All-Star center DeAndre Jordan. Durant has career NBA averages of 27.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists.
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