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As of 2020, he is one of five NBA players to have won both the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. [n 1] In high school, Garnett was a 1995 McDonald's All-American at Farragut Career Academy and a national player of the year award.
Kevin Garnett is the all-time leading scorer and rebounder for the Timberwolves. The Minnesota Timberwolves are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a member of the Northwest Division of the NBA's Western Conference.
Kevin Garnett scored the first six points of the game to give the Celtics a 6–0 lead and eventually helped the team to a seven-point lead (12–5) early in the first quarter. Following the first full timeout of the game, the Lakers scored 13 straight points thanks in part to free throws by Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. [13]
The next season, McHale decided to select high school forward Kevin Garnett with the fifth overall pick of the 1995 NBA draft. Though Garnett developed into one of the NBA's best players, the Timberwolves advanced past the first round of the playoffs only once in Garnett's 12 seasons with the team.
Kevin Garnett was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played December 14 through December 20. Sam Cassell was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played December 21 through December 27.
Kevin Garnett passed 11,000 rebounds for his career with a rebound in the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 27. [110] Kevin Garnett passed 20,000 points for his career, becoming the 32nd player in NBA history to achieve that mark, [111] with a layup in the second quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies on March 8. [112]
Kevin Garnett: Minnesota Timberwolves (1995–2007, 2015–2016) Boston Celtics (2007–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2013–2015) F/C 26,071 14,662 5,445 1 : 1 : None 15 9 2020 George Gervin: San Antonio Spurs (1976–1985) Chicago Bulls (1985–1986) G 20,708 3,607 2,214 None None None 9 7 1996 Hal Greer †
This season is most memorable when the Timberwolves selected high school basketball star Kevin Garnett with the fifth overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft. The team also signed free agent All-Star guard Terry Porter, and re-signed former T-Wolves forward Sam Mitchell during the off-season.
Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen were key players in the Celtics' 2008 NBA title victory In the 2007–08 season, Celtics completed the largest single-season turnaround in NBA history. The team went 66–16 in the regular season, a 42-game improvement over its 2006–07 record.
Kevin Garnett * 15: 1997–1998; 2000–2011; 2013: Missed 2008 game. MVP of the 2003 game. Replacement selection in 1997 game: Shaquille O'Neal * 15: 1993–1998; 2000–2007; 2009: Missed 1997, 2001, and 2002 games. MVP of 2000, 2004, and 2009 (co-MVP with Kobe Bryant) games. Kevin Durant ^ 14: 2010–2019; 2021–2024