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Become a Stathead. View on stats. Tall, and weight is kg. In , he was the first NBA player in twenty years who was drafted straightaway out of high school. Garnett brought about an instant impression with the Minnesota Timberwolves as he led them to 8 successive playoff appearances.
Numerous Timberwolves franchise records are also held by Garnett. Kevin Garnett signed up the Boston Celtics in an epic trade in after he played 12 seasons with the Timberwolves. Garnet joined the Brooklyn Nets in a second frontpage trade in , but he came back to the Minnesota Timberwolves in He made the announcement of his retirement from professional basketball in September Kevin Garnett, in 21 seasons, has achieved all things there are to achieve in the game of basketball.
It will be a futile task to list all his achievements as he has already established his greatness. It is difficult to determine his accurate net worth because of his numerous contracts.
Some reports reveal that he is the highest-earning basketball player altogether in the history of the NBA. Kevin Garnett is no less than a legend. He also had two games where he registered eight blocks. With a 40—42 record, the Timberwolves made their first playoff appearance in franchise history, Garnett and Gugliotta made their first All-Star appearances , and Marbury established himself as a valuable young lead guard.
To get out of the spotlight while negotiations were ongoing, Garnett stayed in Fleisher's Westchester County home, north of New York City. The contract was considered a risky move and many analysts speculated that the deal would make it impossible for the Wolves to sign new players or even keep their own.
The enormous size of Garnett's contract was considered, by numerous sports writers, a major cause of labor tensions between players and owners that led to a lockout which shortened the —99 NBA season. Despite the furor over his new contract, Garnett continued to improve, averaging Again, he was an All-Star, and the Timberwolves finished with their first winning record in franchise history 45—37 for the season. For the second consecutive year, the young Timberwolves bowed out of the playoffs in the first round, this time losing 3—2 to the Seattle SuperSonics and superstar point guard Gary Payton.
The two wins against the Sonics marked the Wolves' first-ever playoff game wins. The off-season started poorly for the Timberwolves though as point per game scorer Tom Gugliotta left for the Phoenix Suns. In the lockout-shortened season that followed, Garnett broke through as a superstar. Putting up stats of A big reason for this was the fact that Marbury wanted more touches and more of the spotlight, which led to disputes between the players.
Although the Wolves received two-time All-Star Terrell Brandon in return, they were not able to overcome the discord and limped into the playoffs as the eighth seed with a 25—25 record. In the —00 season , Garnett continued his notable play, averaging Assisted by sharpshooting rookie forward Wally Szczerbiak and steady veteran Terrell Brandon, the Wolves posted a franchise-best 50—32 record, but succumbed in the first round to the Portland Trail Blazers 3—1.
On May 20, , Timberwolves' guard and Garnett's close friend Malik Sealy was killed by a drunk driver shortly after celebrating Garnett's 24th birthday. This greatly hindered the Wolves' ability to surround Garnett with the proper players he needed to find team success. In the —02 season , Garnett posted another notable season, his averages of However, the Timberwolves bowed out in the first round for the sixth consecutive time, this time getting swept 3—0 by the Dallas Mavericks led by Michael Finley , Steve Nash , and Dirk Nowitzki.
Garnett's next season was one of the best of his career, his The Timberwolves posted a good 51—31 record, but for the seventh consecutive time, they did not make it out of the first round, this time losing to the three-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers 4—2.
In the —04 season , things finally seemed to come together for Garnett. In past years, the Wolves had practically been a one-man show, but now, the Timberwolves had made two valuable acquisitions: highly talented but volatile swingman Latrell Sprewell and the seasoned two-time NBA champion Sam Cassell , who supplanted Troy Hudson at Point Guard. In addition, defensive center Ervin Johnson complemented the inconsistent Michael Olowokandi. Powered by the best supporting cast up to this point in his career, Garnett averaged Having recorded career-highs in points, rebounds, blocks and leading the league rebounds, Garnett was named the league Most Valuable Player for the first time in his career.
With a franchise-record 58 wins, the Wolves stormed into the playoffs, and finally conquered their playoff bane by defeating the Denver Nuggets 4—1 in the first round. There, playmaker Cassell went down with a back injury. The Lakers pulled off a 4—2 victory in the series, advancing to the NBA Finals for the fourth time in five years, where they lost to the Detroit Pistons in five games.
In the —05 season , Garnett was able to record a career-high in terms of scoring as he scored 47 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in a — loss to the Phoenix Suns. He was also named to the All-NBA Second Team, but the Timberwolves failed to make the playoffs for the first time in eight years with a record of 44— The —06 season brought more frustration for Garnett. Despite Garnett's play, the team logged the second worst record since Garnett joined the franchise.
During the off-season, Glen Taylor admitted that although he had planned on retaining Garnett, he would finally listen to trade offers. The 7-for-1 deal constitutes the largest number of players traded for a single player in league history. At the time of the trade, Garnett had the longest current tenure of any player in the NBA with one team, having played for the Timberwolves for his first 12 seasons a total of games.
Garnett said that he was proud to be a part of the Celtics, and hoped to continue its proud tradition and basketball success. The trade for Garnett had many experts speculating that the Celtics would have a resurgence during the —08 season. Garnett wore jersey number 5 for the Celtics since his number with the Timberwolves, number 21, was retired by the Celtics, previously worn by Bill Sharman. He made his Boston debut with a strong performance against the Washington Wizards , with 22 points and 20 rebounds.
However, Garnett was unable to play due to an abdominal strain, and Detroit Pistons Forward Rasheed Wallace was named to replace him. Garnett passed 20, points for his career, becoming the 32nd player in NBA history to reach the mark, with a layup in the second quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies on March 8.
It was the only major award that a Celtic player had not claimed since the franchise's foundation in Garnett said that it was a team effort which helped him win the award. During that championship season, Garnett and Celtics legend Bill Russell developed a relationship, which Garnett credited as a major influence in helping him succeed during his first season as a Celtic. In the —09 season , Garnett started all of the 57 games he was able to suit up for.
He averaged On October 31, , Garnett became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 1, career games, at 32 years and days. Garnett earned his twelfth consecutive All-Star Game start on February 15, Following the All-Star Game, during a game against the Utah Jazz , Garnett strained his right knee late in the second quarter. The injury occurred on February 19, , while attempting to go up for an alley-oop. He was forced to miss the next 14 games. Upon his return from the injury, he averaged 9 points and 4.
Without Garnett, the Celtics defeated the Chicago Bulls in seven games in the first round, advancing to the Eastern Conference semi-finals, where they were eliminated by the Orlando Magic in seven games. This was a big blow as the Celtics were expected to have made the Finals had the injury to Garnett not occurred. The Magic would go on to lose to the Lakers in the Finals in five games.
In the —10 season , Garnett and the Celtics, joined by newly signed free agent Rasheed Wallace, struggled with injuries and inconsistency throughout much of the regular season and earned the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs.
Despite being written off by nearly every major sports analyst, the Celtics elevated their play and consistency, and dominated opponents much as they did during their championship run.
In Game 6 against the Cavaliers, Garnett recorded 22 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists in the series-clinching win.
The Finals went to a decisive seventh game in Los Angeles, where the Celtics led well into the third quarter before the Lakers mounted a comeback and won Game 7 83—79, getting their revenge on the Celtics and winning their 16th NBA championship and second in a row.
In the —11 season , Garnett and the Celtics started strong, winning 23 of their first 26 games. On December 30, , Garnett injured his right knee after he tried to dunk.
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