Houston Rockets · F
Washington, DC-born and raised in Prince George's County, Maryland (Montrose Christian), one season at Texas, then the second pick in 2007 by Seattle; an MVP in Oklahoma City, two titles and two Finals MVPs with Golden State, and stops in Brooklyn and Phoenix before the summer 2025 trade to Houston. With Rich Kleiman he runs Boardroom and Thirty Five Ventures, and in food that has meant his own KD's Southern Cuisine in Bricktown (2013 to 2016), a stake in the pizza chain Pieology, a reported piece of Manhattan's The Grill, and, since September 2026, the Austin Sports Club he co-owns downtown.
15 picks
- Austin Sports Club Steakhouse & sports bar · Austin, TX
- Whataburger Burgers · Austin, TX
- Toca Madera Modern Mexican steakhouse · Houston, TX
- Kokkari Estiatorio Greek · San Francisco, CA
- North Beach Restaurant Italian · San Francisco, CA
- State Bird Provisions Californian small plates · San Francisco, CA
- Cha Cha Cha Caribbean tapas · San Francisco, CA
- Mister Jiu's Cantonese Californian · San Francisco, CA
- Mahogany Prime Steakhouse Steakhouse · Oklahoma City, OK
- Ocean 44 Seafood & steak · Scottsdale, AZ
- The Nines Supper club · New York, NY
- Dave & Buster's Arcade bar & grill · New York, NY
- Dick's Drive-In Burgers · Seattle, WA
- LES BBQ Texas barbecue · Draper, UT
- Nobu Malibu Japanese · Malibu, CA