Introducing Basketball Player - Kevin Garnett

Kevin Garnett was born in Greenville, South Carolina on May 19, 1976. He was a NBA player, his playing style is extremely versatile. His defense skill is very good, and so was his rebound skill. He has some nicknames such as "KG" and "The Big Ticket". He can play as No. 3 to No. 5 (small forward/power forward/center).

Minnesota Timberwolves (1995-2007)

1995-1996

He participated in the 1995 NBA Draft and he was the 5th pick in round 1 by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was selected to be the rookie second team, he was the youngest player in NBA history at the age of 19 years and 11 months.

1996-1997

He was selected in the All-Star Game, he made 163 blocks and break the Minnesota Timberwolves' single-season record. On November 23, 1996, he scored his 1000th career points with the Los Angeles Clippers.

1997-1998 KG got his 1000th career rebound in a game with Miami Heat on March 23, 1997. On January 3, 1998,he got first triple-double in his career in a game with Denver Nuggets. He was selected in the All-Star Game. He grabbed 786 rebounds, breaking the team history single-season rebounds record. All 82 regular-season games started.

1998-1999

On April 2, 1999, he made his 500 block of his career against the Denver Nuggets. He didn't go to the all-star game this year.

1999-2000

KG's average score, rebounds, and assists per game were 22.9, 11.8, and 5, making him became 9th player in the history of the league to get 20+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists per game. On December 27, 1999, the Orlando Magic captured 12 rebounds in a single session, grabbed 19 rebounds in half and got 23 rebounds in the game. All three data broke the record of the Timberwolves. December 28, 1999 against the Heat, he became the all time lead of the Minnesota Timberwolves' rebounding king.

2000-2001

He scored 20+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists per game again, only 7 people in NBA history did that before. On November 9, 2000, The Big Ticket became the all time scorer of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the game with Philadelphia 76ers.

2001-2002

He made 20+ points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists per game third time, and only 5 players in NBA history did that. He was selected for the All-NBA Second Team and the All-Defensive First Team. He made 59 double-double in this season, set the new record of the team. He grabbed 981 rebounds in the season, creating a team record. KG grabbed 24 rebounds and broke the personal history of individual team rebounds on December 14, 2001, the game with Sacramento Kings . On February 4, 2002, He made his 2,000th assist in a game with San Antonio Spurs and became the all time leader of assisting with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

2002-2003

For the fourth time, KG made 20+10+5 per game in the season, only him and Larry Bird achieved this record in the NBA history. He was selected for the All-NBA first team and the NBA defensive first team. He scored 37 points, 9 rebounds and 5 interceptions in the 25th All-Star Game and was named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player. This season, he grabbed 1,102 rebounds and 68 double-double, both record broke the team's record. He scored his 10,000th points of his career in a game with Denver Nuggets on October 30, 2002. He got his 6,000th career rebounds in a game with Milwaukee Bucks on February 24, 2003. Made his 1000th block in a game with Cleveland Cavaliers on February 12, 2003.

2003-2004

Kevin Garnett is the regular season Most Valuable Player (MVP)in this season. He was selected for the All-NBA first team and the NBA defensive first team. He was selected as the best player in the Western conference in December, January and February and became the first player in the league history to win this honor for three times. He made 13.9 rebounds per game, and becoming the rebounding leader of this year. Minnesota Timberwolves went to the Western Conference Finals for the first time.

2004-2005

He was selected for the All-NBA second team and the NBA defensive first team. KG made 20+10+5 per game in these 6 seasons, he became the only player who made this record in the NBA history. He made 13.5 rebounds per game, becoming the rebounding leader of this year.

2005-2006

He made 12.7 rebounds per game, and becoming the rebounding leaders three times.

2006-2007

He made 12.8 rebounds per game, and becoming the rebounding leader forth times.

Boston Celtics (2007-2013)

2007-2008

July 31, 2007, Boston Celtics had a big trade with Minnesota Timberwolves. Kevin Garnett was traded to Boston in a trade with 6 players. Joining the Celtics, together with Ray Allen and Paul Pierce formed the "Big Three".He played averaged 32.8 minutes per game. The game received 18.8 points and 9.2 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks and 1.4 steals and 3.4 assists, won the NBA defensive player in 2007-08, and helped the team win the NBA championship. When the green ribbon fell, excited he actually shouted "This is for 'Sota'!" Even if he is now part of the Celtics, still did not forget the snow-covered Minnesota.

2008-2009

In the game with the Utah Jazz, the right knee ligament was torn due to the failure of the alleyhoop. Afterwards, the team reimbursed the season for four seasons. KG's injury led to the shadow of Boston's Celtics' defending road. After losing KG, the team was eliminated by Magic in the second round of the playoffs and Boston Celtics failed to defend.

2009-2010

KG recovered from injury because of the right knee injury has not recovered and his condition had fallen sharply from 2008 to 2009, averaging only 14.3 points and 7.4 rebounds. However, Rajon Rondo's The rise of Celtics made a comeback and it was the second time in three years that it reached the NBA Finals and defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers for seven games.

2010-2011

The Celtics won 23 games in their first 26 games. On December 30, 2010, he tried to dunk but injured his right knee. He rest for two weeks. Celtics ranked the third in the Eastern Conference, . After won the series with the New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs, they met the Miami Heat in the second round. After losing the first two games of the series, KG scored 28 points in the third game and helped the team win the next 3 games. However, the Miami Heat won the last two games, winning the series and went to the Eastern conference finals.

2011-2012

Kevin Garnett got his 10,000th defensive rebound in his career in a game against New York Knicks on February 4, 2012. He didn't go into all-star game this year, but Boston went into the playoffs. They beat the Atlanta Hawks in six games in the first round of the playoffs. Boston defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in seven games in the second round of playoff. Boston made it to the Eastern Conference finals for the third time in five years and was with the Miami Heat. They lost the first two games but won the next three games. However, the Miami Heat was too strong in the sixth and seventh games and beat them.

2012-2013

Ray Allen left Boston Celtic. On February 7, 2013, KG scored his 25,000th career points in a game with Los Angeles Lakers. They lost the series with New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs.

Brooklyn Nets (2013–2015)

2013-2014

He moved to the Brooklyn Nets with Paul Pierce in 2013. In the 2014 playoff, they won the series with Toronto Raptors in the first round, but were defeated by the Miami Heat in the second round. On February 4, 2014, he made his 2,000th block of his career in a game with Philadelphia 76ers.

2014-2015

The Big Ticket went back to Minnesota Timberwolves after the all-star game.

Minnesota Timberwolves (2015-2016)

2014-2015

He had only played five games in the second half of the season because of his right-knee injury.

2015-2016

On November 15, 2015, KG became the fifth player in NBA history to play over 50,000 minutes. KG scored his career 26,000th points against the Portland Trail Blazers on December 5, 2015. On December 11, 2015, he become the all-time leader of defensive rebound of NBA in a game with the Denver Nugget.

Kevin Garnett had his retirement on September 23, 2016.

Kevin Garnett is my favorite NBA player, he will do anything to help his team win. I really like his style of playing basketball. He always shows his love of basketball and trash talks in every game. KG is the only NBA player to reach at least 26,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, 5,000 assists, 1,500 steals and 1,500 blocks.