Kevin Durant
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Kevin Wayne Durant anfi sanin shi da KD (IPAc-en|d|ə|'|r|æ|n|t ; an haife shi ranar 29 ga watan Satumba, 1988). Ya kasance ɗan America ne, mai sana'ar wasan kwando player ga Brooklyn raga na wallon Kwando Association (NBA).
Rayuwar farko
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]An haifi Durant a ranar 29 ga Satumba, 1988, a Washington, D.C., [1] ga Wanda (née Durant) da Wayne Pratt. Lokacin da Durant yake jariri, mahaifinsa ya bar iyali; Wanda da Wayne a ƙarshe sun sake aure, kuma kakar Durant, Barbara Davis, ta taimaka ta rene shi. Lokacin yana ɗan shekara 13, mahaifin Durant ya sake shiga rayuwarsa kuma ya yi balaguro tare da shi zuwa gasar ƙwallon kwando.[2][3] Durant yana da ’yar’uwa, Brianna, da ’yan’uwa biyu, Tony da Rayvonne.[4]
Durant da ’yan uwansa sun girma a gundumar Prince George, Maryland, a gefen gabashin Washington, D.C.[5] Ya kasance mai tsayi da ba a saba gani ba tun yana ƙarami, kuma ya kai 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) tsayi yayin da yake makarantar sakandare (shekaru 10-12).[6] Lokacin girma, Durant ya so ya buga wa ƙungiyar da ya fi so, Toronto Raptors, [7] wanda ya haɗa da ɗan wasan da ya fi so, Vince Carter.[8] Durant ya buga wasan ƙwallon kwando na Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) don ƙungiyoyi da yawa a yankin Maryland kuma ya kasance abokan wasa tare da 'yan wasan NBA na gaba Michael Beasley, Greivis Vásquez, da Ty Lawson, wanda na farkon wanda Durant ya kasance abokai har zuwa yau.[8] [9]A wannan lokacin, ya fara sanya #35 a matsayin lambar rigarsa don girmama kocin AAU, Charles Craig, wanda aka kashe yana da shekaru 35.[10]
Bayan buga wasan kwando na shekaru biyu na makarantar sakandare a National Christian Academy da shekara guda a Oak Hill Academy, Durant ya koma Montrose Christian School don babban shekararsa, yana girma inci 5 (13 cm) kafin farkon kakar wasa kuma ya fara shekara a 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m).[11].
Kafin farkon kakar wasa, Durant ya himmatu ga Jami'ar Texas a Austin.[12] Ya ziyarci Jami'ar Connecticut da Jami'ar North Carolina, kuma ya ce ya yi la'akari da Jami'ar Duke, Jami'ar Kentucky da Jami'ar Louisville. Lokacin da aka tambayi Durant dalilin da ya sa ya zaɓi kwalejin da ba a san shi ba, Durant ya ce, "Ina so in saita hanya ta." [13].
A ƙarshen shekara, Durant ya kasance mai suna Washington Post All-Met Basketball Player of the Year, kazalika da Mafi Kyawun Dan Wasan Wasan 2006 McDonald's All-American Game.[14][15] An yi masa kallon ko'ina a matsayin na biyu mafi kyawun fatan makarantar sakandare na 2006, bayan Greg Oden.[16][17][18]
Durant ya bayyana cewa da zai ayyana don daftarin NBA na 2006 idan NBA ba ta gabatar da ka'idar daya-da-yi ba, inda ƙungiyar da ya fi so ta girma, Toronto Raptors, ta sami zaɓi na farko gaba ɗaya.[19][20]
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[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]- ↑ "Kevin Durant NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball Reference. Archived from the original on October 14, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ↑ Breen, Matt (2012). "2012 Olympics: Kevin Durant's father cheers from afar after bumpy journey back into his son's life". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ↑ Wharton, David (March 18, 2007). "Sweet Youth". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 2, 2015.
- ↑ Kevin Durant USA Basketball Archived February 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
- ↑ Hernández, Arelis (November 25, 2015). "Kevin Durant's new sneakers honor Prince George's. Why is the county offended?". Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ↑ Kevin Durant on Being 6 ft Tall in Middle School – USA Basketball Archived April 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ I wanted to play for the Raptors Archived November 6, 2021, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Kevin Durant Biography". JockBio. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ↑ Allen, Percy (May 19, 2008). "Childhood friends Michael Beasley and Kevin Durant could become Sonics teammates". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on September 16, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ↑ UT's Durant: righteous talent SPORTSDAY" (PDF). University of Texas Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 26, 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2007
- ↑ Picker, David. "In the N.B.A.'s Age Game, Colleges Are Big Winners" Archived April 12, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, April 22, 2006. Accessed December 1, 2007. "Durant, a forward at Montrose Christian School in Rockville, Md., has heard the endless chatter about where he would have been selected in the N.B.A. draft in June. A first-rounder? No doubt. A lottery pick? Probably so."
- ↑ Schwartz, Nick (April 15, 2015). "Kevin Durant says he considered going to Duke or Kentucky instead of Texas". For The Win. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ↑ OKC Thunder: What can Kevin Durant's time in Austin teach us about his free-agency future?". Southwest Times Record. June 27, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ↑ 2006 McDonald's All-American Game Rosters". Scout.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ↑ McDonald's Greatest All-Americans". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 27, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ↑ Roberts, Ben (January 22, 2018). "Duke has the top three basketball recruits in the country. Has that ever happened?". Kentucky.com. Archived from the original on August 24, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ↑ "Basketball Recruiting: Top Recruits". Scout. Archived from the original on March 21, 2007. Retrieved March 7, 2007.
- ↑ "Prospect Ranking: Final Rivals150 Class of 8181". Rivals.com. May 2, 2006. Archived from the original on April 30, 2008. Retrieved March 7, 2007.
- ↑ "Kevin Durant against one-and-done rule; would have entered NBA out of high school". CBS Sports. February 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ↑ Archives, RaptorsHQ- (May 2, 2006). "Draft 2006 – Who's In, Who's Out". Raptors HQ. Archived from the original on August 20, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.