• Kevin Garnett
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2009-10 Statistics

PPG
13.5
RPG
7.60
APG
2.4
EFF
+ 17.92
Born: May 19, 1976
Height: 6-11 /  2,11
Weight: 253  lbs. / 114,8  kg.
High School: Farragut Academy HS (IL)
Years Pro: 14

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Background

2004-05:
Wrapped up a decade in Minnesota by starting all 82 games for the third consecutive season; he's now appeared in 275 straight games, the league's third-longest current ironman streak... Named All-NBA Second Team and All-NBA Defensive First Team... Tallied 22.2 ppg, a league-best 13.5 rpg and 5.7 apg (tops among NBA frontcourt players), his sixth straight 20/10/5 effort (only player in NBA history to accomplish feat, Larry Bird, five times)... Finished among the league's top 30 in seven of the nine major categories, including 20th in FG accuracy (a career-best 50.2%)... Paced the Wolves across the board (pts/reb/ast) 30 times; he collected a league-leading 69 double-doubles, and was one of only three players (Marion, B. Wallace) with both 100+ blocks and 100+ steals this year... Scored 30+ points 10 times (bringing his career total to 68); his double-figure scoring streak stands at 246 games (and 615 of the last 618), the longest active string in the NBA... Netted 21 points, 15 rebounds and a season-high 11 assists April 13 vs. Golden State, his lone triple-double of the season (15th career regular season)... His 15-for-15 effort from the line April 9 at Atlanta was one short of the club-record (16-for-16) shared by Micheal Williams and Tony Campbell... Named Western Conference Player of the Month for March, the ninth honor of his career... Contributed 10 points in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 20 in Denver, his eighth straight All-Star appearance... Scored his 15,000th career point Feb. 13 vs. Chicago, becoming the 12th player in NBA history to amass at least 15,000 points, 8,000 rebounds and 3,000 assists... Saw his franchise-record-tying run of 19 consecutive double-doubles stopped Jan. 19 at the Lakers... Tied his career high (and club record) with 25 rebounds Jan. 12 vs. Orlando; his 23 defensive boards equal the most by an NBA player (regulation game) since Charles Barkley had 25 on Nov. 2, 1996 for Houston vs. Phoenix... Registered his 26th career 20-point/20-rebound effort Jan. 5 at Charlotte (23 points, 20 rebounds); he added 25 points and 21 rebounds Nov. 16 vs. Miami, and had 28 points and 20 boards Nov. 3 vs. New York... Poured in a career-high and franchise-record 47 points Jan. 4 vs. Phoenix, his third career 40-point performance; Tony Campbell and Wally Szczerbiak held the previous mark (44)... Snagged a career-high 11 offensive rebounds Dec. 3 at Phoenix, tying Felton Spencer's franchise single-game mark (vs. L.A. Clippers, Dec. 11, 1990)... Shot 48.7% (152-for-312) from the field and 85.2% (150-for-176) from the line in the fourth quarter this season.

2003-04:
Named the NBA's Most Valuable Player, compiling 120 of 123 possible first-place votes... The only unanimous selection to the All-NBA First Team... Named to the All-Defensive First Team for the fifth consecutive season... Earned his first NBA rebounding crown (13.9 rpg), the first major individual category title in club history... Also led the league in total points scored, becoming the fifth player in league history — and the first in 29 years — to lead the NBA in both categories in the same season... Broke Tony Campbell's franchise single-season record for points, a mark set during the team's inaugural season in 1989-90... Surpassed his own mark for rebounds... Earned Player of the Month honors for April, becoming the first NBA player to receive the award four times in one season... Also named Western Conference Player of the Month for December, January and February, becoming the first player in NBA history to earn the award in three consecutive months... Has now earned the award eight times in his career... His 12-for-15 performance April 9 at Golden State is a club single-game best for FG accuracy this season... Grabbed 22 rebounds April 4 vs. Memphis, his eighth 20-board effort of the year... Tallied 27 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists March 29 at Houston, the 12th time this season he's led Minnesota across the board... It was the third time this season he cameup one assist shy of a triple-double; he went 32/13/9 vs. Philadelphia on Feb. 1, and 27/10/9 at Portland on Dec. 26... Tallied 20+ points a club-record 67 times... His 71 point/rebound double-doubles are the most in the NBA since Hakeem Olajuwon recorded 72 in 1992-93... Handed out the 3,000th assist of his career March 21 vs. Denver, becoming the 17th player in NBA history to record 13,000 points, 7,000 rebounds and 3,000 assists... Tallied 17 points, a game-high 20 rebounds, a game-high six assists and five blocks March 19 at Phoenix... Finished with a game-high 32 points March 5 vs. Houston, his 12th 30-point night of the year (58th career)... Collected 22 points and 24 rebounds Feb. 19 vs. Sacramento, his sixth 20-point/20-rebound night this season (20th career)... Four of his top five career single-game rebounding efforts have been vs. the Kings... Made his seventh consecutive All-Star Game appearance (sixth straight start), finishing with 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists in 29 minutes... Averaged 26.4 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 2.54 blocks and 1.85 steals per game in December... Named Western Conference Player of the Week on Feb. 2, his 12th career honor and his fourth weekly award in 2003-04... Also received the honor on Jan. 26, Dec. 22 and Nov. 24... Tied his own franchise record with 19 straight point/rebound double-doubles... Recorded a season-high 35 points along with 10 rebounds and 10 assists Dec. 18 vs. Dallas for his first triple-double of the season... Netted 20 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists Jan. 28 at Golden State, his second triple-double this year (14th career) and his fifth 20-point/20-rebound night (19th career)... His 31 points Feb. 10 vs. the Clippers marked his fifth straight 30-point outing at Target Center... Hit the game-winning shot at the L.A. Clippers on Dec. 7, his second career buzzer-beater... Made two three-pointers in the final 30 seconds of regulation at Sacramento on Dec. 5, making up a six-point deficit and sending the game to overtime... Set a franchise record with 25 rebounds in that game... His three treys tied a career best... Also had 33 points for his sixth career 30-point/20-rebound contest... Blocked a season-high seven shots Dec. 20 vs. Indiana, and added six blocks Dec. 16 vs. Houston... Led the Wolves with 28 points and 20 rebounds Nov. 29 at Dallas, one night after a 21-point, 18-rebound game at Memphis... Had nine offensive rebounds at Dallas, tying a career high (most recently Feb. 16, 2003 vs. Golden State)... Opened the season with 25 points and 21 rebounds Oct. 29 vs. Milwaukee... Poured in a 30 points along with 19 rebounds Nov. 22 vs. the Clippers... Scored the 12,000th point of his NBA career Nov. 7 at Orlando... Became the fifth-youngest player to reach 13,000 points Feb. 1 vs. Philadelphia... Grabbed his 7,000th career rebound Feb. 3 vs. Orlando... Surpassed the 25,000-minute plateau Jan. 30 at the Lakers... Signed a contract extension on Oct. 1.

2002-03:
Concluded his eighth NBA campaign by starting all 82 games and posting career highs in scoring (23.0), rebounds (13.4 rpg), assists (6.0 apg) and minutes (40.5 mpg)... It marked the fourth straight season he tallied 20/10/5; he joined Larry Bird as the only players in league history to achieve that feat... Named to the All-NBA First Team, All-Defensive First Team and All-Interview Second Team while finishing runner-up for Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year... Named MVP of the 52nd NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 9, scoring 37 points with nine rebounds and five steals in the West's 155-145 double-OT win in Atlanta... It was his sixth consecutive All-Star Game appearance (fifth straight start)... Named Western Conference Player of the Month for both February and April, the third and fourth such awards of his career... Named Western Conference Player of the Week on Nov. 25, his eighth career weekly honor... Finished ninth in the NBA in scoring, second in rebounding, and 13th (first among forwards) in assists; he was the first player since Bird in 1989-90 to rank among the league's top 15 in all three categories... Posted team single-season records in rebounds (1,102) and minutes (3,321)... Shot a career-best 50.2% (11th in the NBA), helping him compile a league-leading efficiency rating of 32.07... Led the NBA with six triple-doubles... Had 16 points, 14 rebounds and a career-high-tying 12 assists April 6 at Portland; 17/11/10 assists March 16 vs. Portland; 29/14/12 March 9 at Phoenix; 25/15/10 Dec. 27 at Chicago; 20/13/10 Nov. 27 vs. Sacramento; 23/14/10 Nov. 1 vs. Orlando... Came up one assist shy of triple-doubles on six other occasions... Minnesota's leading scorer 60 times, top rebounder on 69 occasions and leader in assists 35 times; he led the Wolves across the board in 21 games... Notched a club-record (and league-best) 68 double-doubles, the highest total in the NBA in 10 years; his franchise-record string of double-doubles was stopped at 19 in the March 25 victory over Miami... Tied his career high with 24 rebounds (including a franchise-record 20 defensive boards) March 5 at Sacramento... It was his fifth 20/20 game of the season (13th career)... Tallied 30+ points 10 times (giving him 46 for his career)... Scored a season-high 37 points with 22 rebounds and five blocks Feb. 16 vs. Golden State... Poured in 31 points with 20 rebounds Jan. 18 at Portland... Scored 34 points with 22 rebounds Nov. 19 vs. Memphis... Blocked a season-high five shots Jan. 20 vs. Toronto; finished 17th in the NBA at 1.57 bpg... Swiped a season-high five steals Jan. 7 at Houston... Scored the 11,000th point of his career Jan. 30 at Dallas; passed the 10,000-point plateau on Opening Night (Oct. 30) vs. Denver...Grabbed his 6,000th career rebound Feb. 24 at Milwaukee... Blocked his 1,000th career shot Feb. 12 at Cleveland. (More)

2001-02:
Finished his seventh NBA campaign by averaging 21.2 ppg, a career-high 12.1 rpg and a career-high 5.2 apg...It marked the third straight season he'd tallied 20/10/5, making him just the fifth player in NBA/ABA history to accomplish that feat...Named to the NBA All-League Second Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, and All-Interview First Team...Posted a franchise-record 59 point/rebound double-doubles, finishing second in the NBA in that category; he also ranked third in rebounding and first among forwards in assists...His 981 boards are a club single-season record, breaking his own mark of 956 (1999-2000); he led the Wolves in rebounding on 61 occasions (24 of the final 26)...Was also Minnesota's top scorer 46 times, with 50 efforts of 20+ (and a dozen 30+)...Had 23 points and 22 rebounds on 3/31/02 vs. New Jersey, the eighth 20-point/20-rebound effort of his career (third of the season); he had 29 points and 21 boards on 12/19/01 at New Jersey...He's notched nine of the dozen 20-board nights in club history, and averaged 14.1 rpg in the last 12 ... Hauled down his 5,000th rebound on 3/11/02 vs. the Clippers...Swiped a season-high four steals on 3/2/02 at Utah; the Wolves were 9-1 when he picked up 3+ steals (20-5 when 2+)...Led the Wolves with 33 points (plus 15 rebounds and a season-high nine assists) 2/27/02 vs. the Lakers...Named Western Conference Player of the Month for February, his second career award (January 2000)...Missed the Feb. 19 victory at Dallas for personal reasons... It was just the 13th DNP of his seven-year career; the Wolves are 2-11 in his absence (also winning April 16, 1999 vs. Vancouver)...The 2./17/02 contest vs. Miami was the 500th of his career...Scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the All-Star Game, held Feb. 10 in Philadelphia...Credited with his 2,000th assist on 2/ 4/02 at San Antonio, and moved into first place on the Wolves' all-time assist chart on 1/25/02 at Toronto...Finished with eight points on 2/4/02 at San Antonio, before being ejected with 9:49 left in the third period...The eight-point outing halted his double-figure scoring streak at 338, the eighth-longest in NBA history; his last single-digit effort came on 4/19/97 at Utah...Earned Western Conference Player of the Week honors for Jan. 7-13, his second award of the year (also Nov. 12-18) and seventh of his career...Tallied 29 points and a career-high and club-record 24 rebounds on 12/14/01 vs. Sacramento, eclipsing his own franchise board mark (23 at Orlando, on 12/27/99); his 13 FTMs vs. Sacramento also matched a career best...Exploded for a season-high 37 points on 11/3/01 at Houston, equaling his fourth-highest-scoring night ever...At conclusion of season needed six points to reach 10,000 for his career...Averaged 24.0 ppg (.429 FG%, .719 FT%), 18.7 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.67 spg, 1.67 bpg and 43.3 mpg in starting all three games against Dallas in the opening round of the 2002 NBA Western Conference Playoffs.

2000-01:
Completed his sixth NBA campaign, averaging 22.0 ppg (.477 FG%, .288 3pt%, .764 FT%), 11.4 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.37 spg, 1.79 bpg and 39.5 mpg in starting all 81 games in which he played...It marked the second straight year he's tallied 20 pts/10 reb/5 ast, making him just the seventh player in NBA/ABA history to accomplish that feat more than once...Missed the season finale (April 18) at Dallas with a left calf contusion...Extended his double-figure scoring streak to 291 games, the 11th-longest string in NBA history; he topped 20 points on 58 occasions, including seven games of 30+...Drew his first career ejection 4/15/01 vs. Utah...Had seven blocks on 4/10/01 at Vancouver, one shy of his career best; he recorded 35 blocks in his last 14 outings (2.50 bpg)...Played 26 minutes at Vancouver, snapping a string of 12 straight games in which he'd logged 40+ minutes...Set a franchise record by going nine-for-nine from the floor in the 1st half on 3/21/01 vs. Dallas; his 14-for-17 effort against the Mavericks was a club season best for field-goal accuracy...Saw his club-record string of 10 point/rebound double-doubles snapped on 3/18/01 vs. Cleveland; he had 30 double-doubles in his final 39 games, and 54 on the season (3rd in the NBA)...Also ranked 6th in rebounding and 16th in scoring; he was Minnesota's top rebounder 63 times, and the leading scorer in 55 games...However, the Wolves were 18-8 when he didn't lead in scoring, 15-16 when he had 20+ FGAs, and 13-5 when he led in assists.. Notched his second triple-double of the season (sixth of his career) on 2/28/01 vs. Detroit (18 pts/10 reb/10 ast); he had 26/13/10 on 12/15/01 at Detroit...Tied his career high with 40 points on 2/7/01 vs. Sacramento (17-22 FG, 2-2 3pt, 4-4 FT), establishing club records for FGM in a half (13, 1st) and game (17)...Poured in 34 points with a season-high 20 rebounds 12/16/01 vs. Indiana...Earned NBA Player of the Week honors for Nov. 13-19, the fifth such award of his career...Scored his 8,000th career point on 3/18/01 vs. Cleveland; he'd surpassed the 7,000 mark on 12/12/01 at New Jersey...Grabbed his 4,000th rebound on 3/2/01 at Denver...The 1/2/01 game at Washington was the 400th of his career...Became the Wolves' all-time leading scorer on 11/9/00 vs. Philadelphia.

1999-2000:
Became only the ninth player in league history to average at least 20 ppg, 10 rpg and 5 apg in a season...Posted career highs in scoring (22.9), rebounding (a club-record 11.8) and assists (5.0)...Led the Wolves in scoring 52 times, in rebounding 66 times, and in assists on 13 occasions...Recorded a club-record 57 point/rebound double-doubles on the year, ranking 3rd in the NBA in that category...Notched his second career triple-double on 12/14/99 at Atlanta (22 pts/15 reb/10 ast), adding a career-high seven steals...Also came up just one assist shy of triple-doubles on three other occasions (4/14/00 at Vancouver, 4/18/00 vs. Vancouver, 2/4/00 vs. Houston)...Set franchise records for rebounds in a game (23), half (19, 1st) and quarter (12, 1st) in the 12/27/99 win at Orlando; he had 20+ boards four times overall ... Became just the fifth player in franchise history to score 40+ with his 40-point effort on 3/22/00 at Boston, part of a club-record string of four consecutive 30-point outings.. Shot a career-best 37.0% (30-for-81) from three-point range...Averaged a franchise-record 40.0 mpg (5th in the NBA), including a career-high 52-minute stint on 4/14/00 at Vancouver...Named the NBA's Player of the Week three times (March 20-26, Dec. 20-26, Nov. 8-14), and also earned Player of the Month honors for January...Tallied 24 points with 10 rebounds and five assists in the 49th NBA All-Star Game, played 2/13/00 in Oakland...Surpassed Sam Mitchell to become the Wolves' all-time leading rebounder 12/28/00 at Miami.

1998-99:
Appeared in 47 games, missing three games (Apr. 14-16) with the flu...The April 14 DNP at San Antonio snapped his string of consecutive games played and started at 181, dating to the 12/11/96 contest at Chicago...Was the Wolves' leading scorer in 16 of his last 18 games, 21 of his last 24, and 26 of his last 31 (33 times total)...Scored 20+ in 19 of his last 30 (27 total)...Led Minnesota in rebounding 31 times, and recorded 25 double-doubles (9th-best in the NBA) ... Poured in a season-high 30 points on 4/25/99 at Portland...Ranked 11th in the NBA in scoring (20.8), 9th in rebounding (10.4), 13th in blocks (1.77) and 20th in steals (1.66)...Also ranked 5th among forwards in assists (4.3)...Handed out a career-high 11 assists along with 21 points and 9 rebounds April 12 vs. Houston -- the third time he'd come up one rebound shy of a triple-double...Had 16 pts/18 reb/9 ast March 28 vs. Milwaukee and 21/11/9 vs. the L.A. Lakers on 3/16/99; he also had a 23/9/9 game vs. Houston on 2/17/99...Named the NBA's Player of the Week for March 29-April 4 ... Tied Tom Gugliotta's single-game club record for FG accuracy on 3/ 30/99 vs. Dallas, shooting 91.7% (11-for-12)...Pulled down a season-high 19 rebounds Feb. 21 vs. Sacramento...Blocked his 500th career shot on 4/2/99 vs. Denver.

1997-98:
Recorded his first career triple-double (Jan. 3 vs. Denver) and earned a starting berth in the NBA All-Star Game ... Broke the franchise single-season records for rebounds (786), point/rebound double-doubles (45), and minutes played (3,222)...His 20 rebounds vs. Washington on 11/13/97 tied the franchise single-game record...Joined Tom Gugliotta on 2/3/96 at Dallas as the only players in Wolves history to tally 20 points and 20 boards in the same game...Started all 82 games, becoming only the third player in Wolves history to do so (Tyrone Corbin, 1990-91; Pooh Richardson, 1990-91, 1991-92)...Led Minnesota in rebounding 50 times, and ranked 10th in the NBA at 9.6 rpg...Led the club in scoring on 27 occasions, and posted 20-point efforts 32 times...Scored a season-high 32 points March 29 at Sacramento...Ranked 4th among forwards in steals (1.70 spg), 3rd among forwards in assists (4.2 apg) and 13th in the NBA in blocks (1.83 bpg)...Was one of four players in the NBA with 100+ steals and 100+ blocks (Webber, Outlaw, McDyess).

1996-97:
His second season was highlighted by his first All-Star Game appearance ... Started 77 games, missing five contests (Dec. 5-11) with a sprained left foot...Broke his own franchise single-season record for blocked shots (163), and finished ninth in the NBA (first among forwards) in blocks at 2.12 bpg...Registered eight blocks each in back-to-back games (1/3/97 at Boston, 1/4/97 at Milwaukee), one shy of the club record...Was Minnesota's leading rebounder 28 times, and posted 19 point/rebound double-doubles...Grabbed a season-high 17 rebounds Nov. 27 vs. Seattle...Led the Wolves in scoring 19 times, and tallied 20+ on 26 occasions...Had three 30-point efforts (all on the road), scoring 33 on March 30 at Golden State...Scored the 1,000th point of his career 11/23/96 vs. the L.A. Clippers, and hauled down his 1,000th career rebound March 23 vs. Miami.

1995-96:
Named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team...Concluded his rookie season as the youngest player in the NBA at 19 years, 11 months ... Appeared in 80 games, missing two due to a cut on his right hand...Broke Felton Spencer's club record for blocked shots in a season, finishing with 131...Ranked 15th in the NBA in blocks (second among forwards), averaging 1.64 bpg...Started the Wolves' final 42 games; averaged 36.6 mpg, 14.0 ppg, 8.4 rpg and 2.26 bpg as a starter, shooting 53.3% from the field...Led Minnesota in rebounding in 22 of his 43 starts and registered 12 point/rebound double-doubles...Tallied a season-high 33 points on 3/27/96 vs. Boston, the second-highest rookie total in Wolves history...Grabbed 19 rebounds on 3/6/96 at Philadelphia ... Played for the Western Conference squad in the 1996 Schick Rookie Game during All-Star Weekend in San Antonio.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Garnett declared himself a candidate for the 1995 NBA Draft after graduating from high school at Farragut Academy in Chicago. He had spent his first three years at Mauldin High School in Mauldin, South Carolina. As a senior, Garnett was named National High School Player of the Year by USA Today and was selected to the Parade magazine All-America First Team after leading Farragut to a 28-2 mark and the Class AA state quarterfinals. He was named Mr. Basketball for the State of Illinois after averaging 25.2 points, 17.9 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 6.5 blocks while shooting .666 from the field. He previously had been named Mr. Basketball for the State of South Carolina as a junior in 1994. Garnett, whose four-year high school basketball totals included 2,533 points, 1,807 rebounds and 739 blocked shots, was named the Most Outstanding Player at the McDonald's All-America Game after registering 18 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocked shots.


Personal

  • Graced the cover of Sports Illustrated (June 26, 1995) under the title of "Ready or Not..." and again with the L.A. Clippers' Darius Miles in the magazine's NBA preview issue (Oct. 30, 2000)
  • Listed in the April 21, 1997 edition of Newsweek as one of the 100 most influential people for the next decade
  • Ranked 55th in the Forbes Magazine Celebrity 100 power rankings in 2000 and 2001
  • Unveiled 4XL (For Excellence & Leadership Foundation) during 2002 All-Star weekend
  • Spent the summer of 2001 touring England, Italy and Spain, promoting basketball and his business interests
  • Has an older sister, Sonya, and a younger sister, Ashley
  • Growing up in South Carolina, he was a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers
  • Portrayed Wilt Chamberlain in the movie "Rebound"
  • Has a tattoo of his initials, "KG," and another of an arm holding a basketball with the words "Blood, Sweat and Tears"
  • Featured in the American Dairy Association's "got milk?" campaign
  • His favorite foods are hamburgers, french fries and pizza
  • Names Tony Dorsett and Magic Johnson as his sports heroes

Kevin Garnett feature stories
  • A Leader In All Respects (April 2004)
  • The Man (Hoop Magazine, March 2004)
  • Garnett Has Wolves Howling (February 2003)
  • KG Does It All (February 2003)
  • Kevin the Kid (November 1995)


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