- Born
- Birth nameKevin Maurice Garnett
- Nicknames
- KG
- The Big Ticket
- The Kid
- The Franchise
- Height6′ 11¾″ (2.13 m)
- Kevin Garnett is an American former professional basketball player who played for 21 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Known for his intensity, defensive ability, and versatility, Garnett is considered one of the greatest power forwards of all time. He is one of four NBA players to win both the Most Valuable Player and the Defensive Player of the Year awards. He entered the 1995 NBA draft, where he was selected with the fifth overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves and became the first NBA player drafted directly out of high school in 20 years.
Garnett made an immediate impact with the Minnesota Timberwolves, leading them to eight consecutive playoff appearances. In 2004, he led the Timberwolves to the Western Conference Finals and won the NBA MVP Award. Garnett has been named to 15 All-Star Games, winning the All-Star MVP award in 2003, and is tied for third-most All-Star selections with 15. He was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2007-08, and has been selected nine times for All-NBA Teams and 12 times for All-Defensive Teams. Garnett holds several Timberwolves franchise records.
In 2007, after 12 seasons with the Timberwolves, Garnett joined the Boston Celtics in a blockbuster trade. In his first year with the Celtics, he helped lead them to the NBA championship, while finishing in third place for the MVP award. In 2013, Garnett was included in a second headline trade that sent him to the Brooklyn Nets with longtime Celtic Paul Pierce. In 2015, Garnett was traded back to Minnesota.
He announced his retirement from professional basketball in September 2016. Garnett made his feature film debut, playing a fictionalized version of himself, in the 2019 film Uncut Gems (2019).
- IMDb mini biography by: Tango Papa
- SpouseBrandi Padilla(July 2004 - present) (filed for divorce, 2 children)
- ChildrenCapri GarnettKavalli Garnett
- ParentsO' Lewis McCullough
- RelativesSonya Garnett(Sibling)Ashley Garnett(Sibling)Shammond Williams(Cousin)Louis McCullough(Cousin)
- Rubber Band
- Garnett was given the nickname, "The Big Ticket" early on in his career because he was the first super star player the Minnesota Timberwolves ever had on their team and therefore attracted more fans than ever before to attend the Timberwolves' home games to watch the team play.
- When he left the Minnesota Timberwolves, he was their all-time points leader (11,877), steals leader (848), rebounding leader (6,354), assists leader (2,650) and blocked shots leader (1,053).
- 14-time NBA All-Star.
- His net worth is an estimated $190 million.[Sept 2016].
- During his rookie year, Garnett was the youngest player in NBA history at 19 years and 11 months of age. That record was broken the following season by Jermaine O'Neal.
- I'm 30. I've probably got 4 to 5 years, you know what I'm saying? My clock is ticking, man. I'm almost like a woman who¡¦s trying to get pregnant. My years are limited, so my clock is definitely ticking.
- To the fact that you can't really speak to the ref and the refs don't want to hear it, that's almost like communism. That's like Castro, you know what I'm saying? I'm not going to compromise who I am and my emotions. If I can't play with my emotions and my adrenaline, my energy that I've been born and gifted with ... then I don't know. I'm definitely going to go out and be me.
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