Kevin durant was born in Washington, D.C., Maryland, USA on September 29th, 1988. He is the youngest of four children in his family, and basketball has always been his favorite sport. College basketball career: Durant played for the University of Texas at Austin. He showed amazing talent and scoring ability there and was regarded as the future NBA star. NBA Draft: Durant was selected by seattle supersonics (later moved to Oklahoma City, renamed Thunder) with the second overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. His ranking in the draft shows that people have high expectations for his career.