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Today in Sports History: July 7

OAKLAND, CA - JUNE 12: NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors speaks to the media after winning the NBA Championship in Game Five of the 2017 NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers on June 12, 2017 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

In 2016, free-agent Kevin Durant signed with the Golden State Warriors. After announcing his move via The Players’ Tribune three days prior, he signed a two-year contract with the Golden State Warriors. Golden State won back-to-back championships in the next two years. Durant earned All-NBA honors eight times and is considered one of the greatest players of all-time.

Durant was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics as the number two pick in the 2007 NBA Draft after he played a season with the University of Texas. He won Rookie of the Year his first season and became one of only three players to have averaged at least 20 points per game as a teenager. Durant stuck with the team when they moved to Oklahoma and become the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008. He won four scoring titles, between 2010 and 2014, and is one of only two players to win four scoring titles in a five-year span. In 2019 Durant signed with the Brooklyn Nets.

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