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{{short description|American basketball player (born 1976)}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
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| name            = Kevin Garnett
| image           = Kevin Garnett 2008-01-13.jpg
| caption         = Garnett with the [[Boston Celtics]] in 2008
| height_ft       = 6
| height_in       = 11
| weight_lb       = 240
| position        = 
| league          = 
| team            = 
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1976|5|19}}
| birth_place     = [[Greenville, South Carolina]], U.S.
| high_school     = 
* [[Mauldin High School|Mauldin]] ([[Mauldin, South Carolina]])
* [[Farragut Career Academy|Farragut Academy]] ([[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]])
| draft_year      = 1995
| draft_round     = 1
| draft_pick      = 5
| draft_team      = [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
| career_start    = 1995
| career_end      = 2016
| career_position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
| career_number   = 21, 5, 2
| years1          = {{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|2006|end}}
| team1           = [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
| years2          = {{nbay|2007|start}}–{{nbay|2012|end}}
| team2           = [[Boston Celtics]]
| years3          = {{nbay|2013|start}}–{{nbay|2014|end}}
| team3           = [[Brooklyn Nets]]
| years4          = {{nbay|2014|end}}–{{nbay|2015|end}}
| team4           = Minnesota Timberwolves
| highlights      = 
* [[NBA champion]] ({{nbafy|2008}})
* [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Most Valuable Player]] ({{nbay|2003|end}})
* 15× [[NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|1997}}, {{nasg|1998}}, {{nasg|2000}}–{{nasg|2011}}, {{nasg|2013}})
* [[NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|NBA All-Star Game MVP]] ({{nasg|2003}})
* 4× [[All-NBA Team|All-NBA First Team]] ({{nbay|1999|end}}, {{nbay|2002|end}}, {{nbay|2003|end}}, {{nbay|2007|end}})
* 3× [[All-NBA Team|All-NBA Second Team]] ({{nbay|2000|end}}, {{nbay|2001|end}}, {{nbay|2004|end}})
* 2× [[All-NBA Team|All-NBA Third Team]] ({{nbay|1998|end}}, {{nbay|2006|end}})
* [[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award|NBA Defensive Player of the Year]] ({{nbay|2007|end}})
* 9× [[NBA All-Defensive Team|NBA All-Defensive First Team]] ({{nbay|1999|end}}–{{nbay|2004|end}}, {{nbay|2007|end}}, {{nbay|2008|end}}, {{nbay|2010|end}})
* 3× [[NBA All-Defensive Team|NBA All-Defensive Second Team]] ({{nbay|2005|end}}, {{nbay|2006|end}}, {{nbay|2011|end}})
* 4× [[List of National Basketball Association annual rebounding leaders|NBA rebounding champion]] ({{nbay|2003|end}}–{{nbay|2006|end}})
* [[NBA All-Rookie Second Team]] ({{nbay|1995|end}})
* [[NBA 75th Anniversary Team]]
* No. 5 [[Boston Celtics accomplishments and records#Retired numbers|retired by Boston Celtics]]
* [[Mr. Basketball USA]] (1995)
* [[Illinois Mr. Basketball]] (1995)
* [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American MVP]] ([[1995 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|1995]])
* [[South Carolina Mr. Basketball]] (1994)
| stat1label      = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value      = 26,071 (17.8 ppg)
| stat2label      = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value      = 14,662 (10.0 rpg)
| stat3label      = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value      = 5,445 (3.7 apg)
| nbanew          = 708
| letter          = g
| bbr             = garneke01
| HOF_player      = kevin-garnett
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{{Medal|Country|the {{bk|USA}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]|[[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[FIBA Americas Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[FIBA Americas Championship 1999|1999 San Juan]]|[[United States men's national basketball team|Team]]}}
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'''Kevin Maurice Garnett''' ({{IPAc-en|g|ɑːr|ˈ|n|ɛ|t}} {{respell|gar-NET}}; born May 19, 1976) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player who played 21 seasons in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). Nicknamed "'''the Big Ticket'''," Garnett is widely regarded as one of the greatest [[Power forward (basketball)|power forwards]] of all time, known for his intensity, versatility, and defensive ability.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foxsports.com/nba/gallery/ranking-the-25-greatest-players-in-nba-history-100716 |title=Ranking the 25 greatest players in NBA history |work=FOX Sports |date=October 20, 2017 |access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref> As of 2024, 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]].{{refn|group="n"|[[David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson]], [[Michael Jordan]], [[Hakeem Olajuwon]], and [[Giannis Antetokounmpo]] are the other four.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ca.nba.com/news/giannis-antetokounmpo-of-the-milwaukee-bucks-named-2019-20-nba-defensive-player-of-the-year/wthcjku50icu1k4iv9sbuq3ku |title=Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks named 2019-20 NBA Defensive Player of the Year |last=Rafferty |first=Scott |work=ca.nba.com |date=August 25, 2020 |access-date=September 18, 2021}}</ref>}}

In high school, Garnett was a [[1995 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|1995]] [[McDonald's All-American]] at [[Farragut Career Academy]] and a national player of the year award winner.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/playoffs/2010/columns/story?page=beforetheywerestars-garnett-100608 |title=Before they were stars: Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett |work=ESPN |date=June 8, 2010 |access-date=December 29, 2010}}</ref><ref name=mcdonalds>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/wilkins-honored-one-35-greatest-mcdonalds-all-americans |title=Wilkins Honored as One of 35 Greatest McDonald's All Americans |publisher=NBA |date=January 31, 2012 |access-date=February 9, 2012}}</ref> 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 [[NBA high school draftees|directly out of high school]] in [[1975 NBA draft|20 years]]. Garnett made an immediate impact with the Minnesota Timberwolves, leading them to eight consecutive [[NBA Playoffs|playoff]] appearances. In 2004, he led the Timberwolves to the [[NBA Conference Finals|Western Conference Finals]] and won the NBA MVP Award. He was named the [[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award|NBA Defensive Player of the Year]] with the [[Boston Celtics]] during the [[2007–08 NBA season|2007–08 season]], his first with the team.

Garnett was traded to the Celtics in 2007, helping lead them to the [[2008 NBA Finals]] and beat the [[Los Angeles Lakers]], while also finishing in third place for the [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]] award.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/news/kobe_mvp_080506.html |title=NBA.com - Kobe Bryant Wins Most Valuable Player Award<!-- Bot generated title --> |website=[[NBA.com]] |access-date=May 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401110138/http://www.nba.com/news/kobe_mvp_080506.html |archive-date=April 1, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 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. He was inducted into the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 2020 and named to the [[NBA 75th Anniversary Team]] in 2021.

During his NBA career, Garnett was named to 15 [[NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]s, winning the [[NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|All-Star MVP award]] in [[2003 NBA All-Star Game|2003]].{{refn|group="n"|Garnett is tied with [[Shaquille O'Neal]] and [[Tim Duncan]] for the fourth-most All-Star selections of all time. They trail [[Kobe Bryant]] (17 selections), [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]], and [[LeBron James]] (19 each).}} He was named to the [[All-NBA Team]] nine times and the [[NBA All-Defensive Team]] 12 times.<ref name="stats">{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/garneke01.html |title=Kevin Garnett Statistics |work=Basketball-reference.com |access-date=October 27, 2008}}</ref> Garnett also holds several Timberwolves [[Franchise player|franchise]] records.

Garnett made his feature film debut in the 2019 crime thriller ''[[Uncut Gems]]'', playing a fictionalized version of himself.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chaudhary |first=Aikansh |date=September 23, 2020 |title=NBA Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett Has an Interesting Take on Why Bubble Wouldn't Work for His Generation of Players |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/nba-news-nba-hall-of-famer-kevin-garnett-has-an-interesting-take-on-why-bubble-wouldnt-work-for-his-generation-of-players/ |access-date=November 2, 2020 |website=EssentiallySports |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ciccotelli |first=Jenna |title=Kevin Garnett Explains Why His Generation 'Could Never' Play in an NBA Bubble |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2910273-kevin-garnett-explains-why-his-generation-could-never-play-in-an-nba-bubble |access-date=November 2, 2020 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Garnett was born on May 19, 1976, in [[Greenville, South Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.app.com/story/sports/college/monmouth-university/2016/09/27/connection-between-kevin-garnett-monmouth-hoops-assistant/91132848/ |title=A connection between Kevin Garnett, Monmouth hoops assistant}}</ref> He is the [[middle child]] and has two sisters.<ref name="fsnbio">{{cite video |people=Frank Sinton, Steven Michaels (executive producers) |date=2003 |title=[[Beyond the Glory]] |medium=Television production |publisher=[[Fox Sports Network]]}}</ref> Garnett's mother, Shirley Garnett, never married his father, O'Lewis McCullough, with their relationship ending shortly after his birth. Garnett grew up with his mother and stepfather.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/classic/biography/s/Garnett_Kevin.html |title='Da Kid' progressed quickly |work=ESPN.com |access-date=January 16, 2017}}</ref>

Garnett fell in love with the sport of basketball while attending Hillcrest Middle School, although he did not play organized basketball until high school. In his first three years of high school, Garnett attended [[Mauldin High School]] in [[Mauldin, South Carolina]], and played on the school's basketball team. However, during the summer before his senior year of high school, Garnett was in the general vicinity of a fight between black and white students. Although not directly involved, Garnett was one of three students arrested for second-degree [[lynching]], a charge that was expunged through a pre-trial intervention.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rzoMnXOPJI |title=Beyond the Glory – Kevin Garnett part 4 |publisher=YouTube.com |date=August 24, 2007 |access-date=April 20, 2012}}</ref> Due to the racially charged incident and fearful of being a target, Garnett decided to leave Mauldin High<ref name="jockbio">{{cite web |url=http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Garnett/Garnett_bio.html |title=JockBio: Kevin Garnett Biography |publisher=Jockbio.com |access-date=October 27, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512162711/http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Garnett/Garnett_bio.html |archive-date=May 12, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and transferred to [[Farragut Career Academy]] in [[Chicago]]'s West Side, for his senior year of high school.

Living with his sister in Chicago, Garnett led Farragut to a 28–2 record and was named National High School Player of the Year by ''[[USA Today]]''. He was also named [[Illinois Mr. Basketball|Mr. Basketball]] for the state of Illinois after averaging 25.2 points, 17.9 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 6.5 blocks while shooting 66.8% from the field. In four years of high school, Garnett posted an impressive 2,553 points, 1,809 rebounds and 737 blocked shots. In high school, Garnett played alongside [[Ronnie Fields]], who also became a professional basketball player. Garnett was named the Most Outstanding Player at the [[1995 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|McDonald's All-American Game]] after registering 18 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocked shots, and then declared himself eligible for the [[1995 NBA draft]].<ref name="nbabio">{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/kevin_garnett/bio/ |title=Kevin Garnett Stats, Video, Bio, Profile |work=NBA.com |access-date=December 20, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209082536/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/kevin_garnett/bio/ |archive-date=December 9, 2015}}</ref> To mark the 35th anniversary of the McDonald's All-American High School Boys Basketball Game, Garnett was honored as one of 35 Greatest McDonald's All-Americans.<ref name="mcdonalds" /> Garnett's decision not to play [[college basketball]] was influenced in part by his failure to score well enough on the [[ACT (test)|ACT]] to meet [[NCAA]] requirements for freshman eligibility.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Farber |first1=Michael |title=Feel the Warmth the Timberwolves' Twin Wunderkinds, Kevin Garnett and Stephon Marbury, Have Built what Minnesota Hopes Is a Lasting Bond |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1997/01/20/221576/feel-the-warmth-the-timberwolves-twin-wunderkinds-kevin-garnett-and-stephon-marbury-have-built-what-minnesota-hopes-is-a-lasting-bond |access-date=February 28, 2017 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=January 20, 1997}}</ref> Garnett told ''Student Sports Magazine'' in 1995 that if he went to college, he would have played [[college basketball]] for the [[Maryland Terrapins men's basketball|University of Maryland]], a moderate surprise at the time considering, while Maryland and [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garnett |first=Kevin |date=May 13, 2021 |title=Kevin Garnett recalls the pickup game with Scottie Pippen that proved he could jump to the NBA |url=https://andscape.com/features/kevin-garnett-recalls-the-pickup-game-with-scottie-pippen-that-proved-he-could-jump-to-the-nba/ |access-date=March 21, 2023 |website=Andscape |language=en-US}}</ref> were contenders, the [[Michigan Wolverines men's basketball|University of Michigan]] were viewed as front-runners in Garnett's recruitment.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hudson |first1=John W. |title=Ignored and Ignited: H.o.o.p.s of Life |date=2007 |publisher=[[AuthorHouse]] |isbn=9781434327079 |page=145 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zv3g-AYoXDIC&q=kevin+garnett+michigan+maryland&pg=PA145 |access-date=March 1, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> However, in the years since his recruitment, several figures close to the recruitment, including former Nike executive [[Sonny Vaccaro]], as well as Garnett himself, have stated that he would have likely attended Michigan, influenced by an appreciation of the [[Fab Five (University of Michigan)|Fab Five]] and [[Chris Webber]], in particular.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beck |first=Howard |title=A Man in Full: An Oral History of Kevin Garnett, the Player Who Changed the NBA |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2421236-a-man-in-full-the-many-sides-of-kevin-garnett-the-player-who-changed-the-nba |access-date=March 21, 2023 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schiffer |first=Alex |title='We would have got him': Tales from Kevin Garnett's heated college recruitment |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1793653/2020/05/05/we-would-have-got-him-tales-from-kevin-garnetts-heated-college-recruitment/ |access-date=March 21, 2023 |website=The Athletic |date=February 26, 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=I was going to Michigan because I loved @realchriswebber |url=https://twitter.com/KGArea21/status/951698783418675200 |access-date=March 21, 2023 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>

A Chicago area high school coach referred Garnett to Eric Fleisher, then agent for 18 NBA players and son of first [[National Basketball Players Association]] head [[Larry Fleisher]], to discuss the possibility of going to the NBA straight out of high school. Two weeks later at the Lakeshore Athletic Club, Fleisher ran a small tryout where Garnett dominated against older, more experienced competition. Fleisher then set [[Detroit Pistons]] assistant [[John Hammond (basketball)|John Hammond]] to run the drills at another workout at the [[University of Illinois-Chicago]] to gauge NBA interest. Representatives from the 13 teams with lottery picks, with [[Kevin McHale (basketball)|Kevin McHale]], [[Elgin Baylor]], [[Flip Saunders]], and [[Kevin Loughery]] among them, were in the workout that was scheduled around the same time as a pre-draft tryout camp. The workout included Garnett touching the box painted on the backboard above the rim multiple times, and McHale giving Garnett tips on shooting jump shots. An hour before going to the 1995 NBA draft in the [[Toronto SkyDome]], his coach at Farragut, William (Wolf) Nelson, gave encouragement and told Garnett that he passed the last SAT test he took with a score of 970.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/nba/2015/02/24/kevin-garnett-minnesota-timberwolves-the-kid-flip-saunders-kevin-mchale |title=Kevin Garnett: The Kid who changed the game |first=Leigh |last=Montville |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=February 24, 2015}}</ref><ref name="sportsonearth1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40114908/boston-celtics-center-kevin-garnett-is-older-and-richer-but-just-as-wise-as-ever |title=Kevin Garnett is older and richer but just as wise. |first=Leigh |last=Montville |date=October 29, 2012 |work=Sports on Earth |access-date=December 17, 2019 |archive-date=August 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809223933/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40114908/boston-celtics-center-kevin-garnett-is-older-and-richer-but-just-as-wise-as-ever |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Professional career==
===Minnesota Timberwolves (1995–2007)===
====Early years (1995–1997)====
Garnett was drafted with the fifth overall pick in the [[1995 NBA draft]] by the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]], and became the first player to be drafted directly out of high school since [[1975 NBA draft|1975]].<ref>"[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=KC&p_theme=kc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF41BA06AEF878&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM From preps to the pros: High school senior Garnett enters NBA draft] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609064653/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=KC&p_theme=kc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF41BA06AEF878&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=June 9, 2011 }}". Star News Services. May 12, 2005. Retrieved on February 22, 2009.</ref> Since joining the NBA for the 1989–90 season, the Timberwolves had not won more than 29 games in any season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.databasebasketball.com/teams/teampage.htm?tm=min&lg=n |title=Minnesota Timberwolves (1989 – ) Stats, History, Awards and More |publisher=Databasebasketball.com |access-date=October 27, 2008 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006054531/http://www.databasebasketball.com/teams/teampage.htm?tm=min&lg=n |archive-date=October 6, 2008}}</ref> In Garnett's rookie season, the Timberwolves were in the midst of a transition phase; they replaced [[Bill Blair (basketball)|Bill Blair]] with [[Flip Saunders]] as head coach early in the season, and made several trades. Garnett initially came off the bench in his rookie year, but moved into the [[starting lineup]] soon after Saunders became head coach and with the urging of [[Sam Mitchell (basketball)|Sam Mitchell]]. In the final 42 games of the year, averaged 14 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.26 blocks as a starter.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> In his rookie year, Garnett and fellow newcomer [[Tom Gugliotta]] carried the scoring load. Garnett did not immediately leap to stardom as later [[prep-to-pro]] prospects such as [[Amar'e Stoudemire]], [[LeBron James]] and [[Dwight Howard]] would, but he did have a very respectable rookie year. He was voted to the All-Rookie Second Team on averages of 10.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.<ref name="stats" /> Despite having some promising players, the Timberwolves suffered through their seventh consecutive sub-30 win season and failed to make the playoffs. At the time, Garnett was the youngest NBA player in history at 19 years and 11 months of age.<ref name="nbabio"/>

Before the [[1996–97 NBA season|1996–97 season]], the Timberwolves made a draft-day trade for [[point guard]] [[Stephon Marbury]] of the [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets]]. During the season, Garnett posted improved averages of 17.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.1 blocks and 1.7 steals.<ref name="stats" /> He also had two games where he registered eight blocks.<ref name="nbabio"/> 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. However, the [[Houston Rockets]], led by [[Hakeem Olajuwon]], [[Clyde Drexler]], and [[Charles Barkley]], proved to be too much as the Timberwolves were swept 3–0 in the first round of the [[1997 NBA Playoffs]].

====Franchise player (1997–2001)====
In August 1997, Garnett and Fleisher turned down the Timberwolves' offer of a contract worth $102&nbsp;million over six years. They thought there would be more offered to them on the basis of the signings of $105&nbsp;million over seven years for Alonzo Mourning of the Miami Heat and $100.8&nbsp;million over seven years for Juwan Howard with the Washington Bullets. To get out of the spotlight while negotiations were ongoing, Garnett stayed in Fleisher's Westchester County home, north of New York City. One hour before the deadline on October 1, 1997,<ref name="autogenerated1"/> the Timberwolves and Garnett agreed on a six-year contract extension that was worth an unparalleled $126&nbsp;million.<ref name="nbabio"/> 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 [[1998–99 NBA season]]. Despite the furor over his new contract, Garnett continued to improve, averaging 18.5 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.8 blocks, and 1.7 steals per game. 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 20-point per game scorer [[Tom Gugliotta]] left for the [[Phoenix Suns]].

[[File:Kevin Garnett with the Minnesota Timberwolves dunking, 2007.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Garnett as a member of the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] (2007)]]
In the lockout-shortened [[1998–99 NBA season|season that followed]], Garnett broke through as a superstar. Putting up stats of 20.8 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 1.8 blocks per game,<ref name="stats" /> he was named to the All-NBA Third Team. However, midway through the season, [[Stephon Marbury]] was traded to the [[New Jersey Nets]]. 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. The Wolves were defeated in the first round again, this time losing 3–1 to the eventual champion [[San Antonio Spurs]] who were led by young superstar and eventual [[NBA Finals MVP]] [[Tim Duncan]]. In the [[1999–2000 NBA season]], Garnett continued his notable play, averaging 22.9 points, 11.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.6 blocks, and 1.5 steals per game. Garnett also made the first of his four All-NBA First Team appearances and came in second place in the MVP voting.<ref name="stats" /> 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, 2000, Timberwolves' guard and Garnett's close friend [[Malik Sealy]] was killed by a [[Drunk driving (United States)|drunk driver]] shortly after celebrating Garnett's 24th birthday.<ref>[http://static.espn.go.com/nba/news/2000/0520/541964.html Sealy dies in collision with pickup truck], May 22, 2000</ref> Later that year, the NBA ruled that the free-agent signing of [[Joe Smith (basketball)|Joe Smith]] was illegal. The league punished the team for the illegal signing by stripping them of three first-round draft picks, fining [[Glen Taylor]] (the owner of the team) $3.5&nbsp;million, and banning [[general manager]] [[Kevin McHale (basketball)|Kevin McHale]] for one year. In the [[2000–01 NBA season]], Garnett led the Wolves to a 47–35 record and made the All-NBA Second Team, but again, the Wolves did not survive the first round of the playoffs, losing to the Spurs 3–1.

====MVP and division champions (2001–2004)====
In the [[2001–02 NBA season|2001–02 season]], Garnett posted another notable season, his averages of 21.2 points, 12.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.6 blocks and 1.2 steals per game enough for another All-NBA Second Team nomination. 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 [[2002–03 NBA season|next season]] was one of the best of his career, his 23.0 ppg / 13.4 rpg / 6.0 apg / 1.6 bpg / 1.4 spg season earning him his second All-NBA First Team nomination and second place in the MVP voting.<ref name="nbabio"/> 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 [[Los Angeles Lakers]] 4–2.

In the [[2003–04 NBA season|2003–04 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 24.2 points, 13.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 2.2 blocks and 1.5 steals per game for the season. Having recorded career-highs in points, rebounds, blocks and leading the league rebounds, Garnett was named the league [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]] for the first time in his career.<ref name="stats" /> 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. After disposing of the strong [[Sacramento Kings]] 4–3 in the Western Conference semi-finals, Garnett and the Timberwolves met the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals. There, playmaker Cassell went down with a back injury. With reserve point guard Hudson also injured, the Timberwolves alternated between third playmaker [[Darrick Martin]] and shooting guard [[Fred Hoiberg]] at the "one", or even running Garnett himself as [[point forward]] or a real point guard. The [[Los Angeles Lakers]] pulled off a 4–2 victory in the series.

====Frustration (2004–2007)====
On January 4, 2005, Garnett scored a career high 47 points to go along with 17 rebounds in a 115–122 loss to the Phoenix Suns.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200501040MIN.html |title=Phoenix Suns at Minnesota Timberwolves Box Score, January 4, 2005 |publisher=Basketball Reference |date=January 4, 2005 |access-date=January 17, 2020}}</ref> He was also named to the All-NBA Second Team,<ref name="stats" /> but the Timberwolves failed to make the playoffs for the first time in eight years with a record of 44–38. The [[2005–06 NBA season|2005–06 season]] brought more frustration for Garnett. Sprewell turned down a three-year, $21&nbsp;million extension, and the Wolves wary of his injuries and age, traded [[Sam Cassell|Cassell]] for the much less effective [[Marko Jarić]], and the team's record for 2005–06 fell to 33–49. Despite Garnett's play, the team logged the second-worst record since Garnett joined the franchise. The Timberwolves' record dropped further in 2006–07, going 32–50 that season. In both of those seasons, Garnett earned All-NBA Third Team honors.

During the 2007 off-season, Glen Taylor admitted that although he planned on retaining Garnett, he finally listened to trade offers.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.startribune.com/507/story/1261571.html |title=Sid Hartman, June 21: KG traded? Taylor says don't bet on it |publisher=Startribune.com |author=Sid Hartman, Star Tribune |date=June 25, 2007 |access-date=October 27, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013120737/http://www.startribune.com/507/story/1261571.html |archive-date=October 13, 2007}}</ref> Garnett's name was mentioned in various trade rumors involving the [[Chicago Bulls]], [[Los Angeles Lakers]], [[Golden State Warriors]], [[Indiana Pacers]], [[Boston Celtics]], [[Phoenix Suns]], and [[Dallas Mavericks]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2912075 |title=Wolves-Celtics trade talk? Garnett says forget it |work=ESPN.com |last=Stein |first=Marc |date=June 23, 2007 |access-date=January 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Berger |first=Ken |url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/ny-spkobe0626,0,4957812.story?coll=ny-sports-headlines |title=Garnett-to-Lakers talk buzzes around NBA |work=NewsDay.com |date=June 25, 2007 |access-date=January 6, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630005701/http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/ny-spkobe0626%2C0%2C4957812.story?coll=ny-sports-headlines |archive-date=June 30, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/46747/20070627/phoenix_atlanta_minnesota_three_way_close/ |title=Phoenix, Atlanta, Minnesota Three-Way Close? |work=RealGM.com |date=June 27, 2007 |access-date=January 6, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629115251/http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/46747/20070627/phoenix_atlanta_minnesota_three_way_close/ |archive-date=June 29, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kawakami |first=Tim |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2007/06/29/kawakami-warriors-will-wright-move-lead-to-garnett/ |title=Kawakami: Warriors: Will Wright move lead to Garnett? |work=Mercury News |date=June 29, 2007 |access-date=December 17, 2019}}</ref> Garnett later confirmed that his preferred trade destinations were the Lakers, Celtics, and Suns.<ref name="NBCS07">{{cite web |author=Dan Feldman |url=https://nba.nbcsports.com/2020/02/20/kevin-garnett-says-first-choice-for-2007-trade-was-kobe-bryant-and-lakers/ |title=Kevin Garnett says first choice for 2007 trade was Kobe Bryant and Lakers |publisher=[[NBC Sports]] |date=February 20, 2020 |accessdate=October 15, 2021}}</ref> He had initially contacted Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant about joining the team as the Lakers were his initial top choice but Bryant didn't answer or return the calls. Garnett stated, "I'm just being honest with everybody. I wanted to link with Kobe. Kobe and I had a different connect. When Kobe-Shaq went on their little thing, a lot of people went with Shaq. A lot of people didn't even fuck with Kobe. You know, Kobe, whatever. One of the very few to just stay with him. I was a neutral guy, anyway. I show everybody love. I tried to link with him, and I couldn't get him on the line."<ref name="NBCS07"/> The Lakers originally had a trade framework in place that involved [[Lamar Odom]] and [[Andrew Bynum]].<ref name="NBCS07"/>

===Boston Celtics (2007–2013)===

==== NBA championship, DPOY award and injury (2007–2009) ====
[[Image:Kevin Garnett.jpg|thumb|upright|Garnett in Game 4 of the [[2008 NBA Playoffs]] against the [[Atlanta Hawks]].]]
[[Image:KG with a Massive Dunk.jpg|thumb|right|Garnett dunking a ball in a game against the [[Washington Wizards]].]]
On July 31, 2007, [[n:NBA: Minnesota ready to trade Kevin Garnett to Boston|Garnett was traded to the Boston Celtics]] in exchange for [[Al Jefferson]], [[Ryan Gomes]], [[Sebastian Telfair]], [[Gerald Green]], [[Theo Ratliff]], cash considerations, Boston's 2009 first-round draft pick (top 3 protected), and the [[Wayne Ellington|2009 first-round pick]] which Minnesota traded to Boston in the [[Ricky Davis]]&ndash;[[Wally Szczerbiak]] trade of 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press073107-garnett.html |title=Celtics Acquire 10-Time All-Star Kevin Garnett &#124; Celtics.com |work=Nba.com |access-date=October 27, 2008}}</ref> The 7-for-1 deal constitutes the largest number of players traded for a single player in league history.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=2956104 Celtics obtain former MVP in 7-for-1 deal] July 31, 2007</ref> 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 927 games). Garnett said that he was proud to be a part of the Celtics and hoped to continue its proud tradition and basketball success.<ref>{{cite web |author=Marc Stein |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2954127 |title=Sources: Celtics, Wolves agree to Garnett megadeal |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=July 31, 2007 |access-date=April 20, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20029788/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105014706/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20029788/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 5, 2013 |title=KG says Celtics his best shot at a ring |publisher=MSNBC |date=July 31, 2007 |access-date=April 20, 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/wires/07/30/2030.ap.bkn.celtics.garnett.trade.0159/ Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves agree to send Garnett to Boston]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> On the day the trade was announced, Garnett signed a three-year, $60&nbsp;million contract extension that would start after his prior deal ran out in 2009. On August 1, the day after signing with the Celtics, Garnett threw the ceremonial first pitch at [[Fenway Park]] prior to a [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]]&ndash;[[Baltimore Orioles|Orioles]] game.<ref>{{cite web |author=Alex McPhillips |url=http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070801&content_id=2123890&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013133740/http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070801&content_id=2123890&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 13, 2007 |title=Garnett makes a splash at Fenway |website=Boston Red Sox |publisher=MLB |access-date=April 20, 2012}}</ref>

The trade for Garnett had many experts speculating that the Celtics would have a resurgence during the [[2007–08 NBA season|2007–08 season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/news/kgarnett_traded_celtics.html |work=NBA.com |title=Reaction to the Celtics Acquiring Kevin Garnett |access-date=May 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308024545/http://www.nba.com/news/kgarnett_traded_celtics.html |archive-date=March 8, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The combination of [[Paul Pierce]], [[Ray Allen]], and Garnett were almost automatically nicknamed "The Big Three" by the media, after the [[Larry Bird]], [[Kevin McHale (basketball)|Kevin McHale]], and [[Robert Parish]] trio.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2007/oct/15/allen-garnett-pierce-continue-big-3-tradition/ |publisher=commercialappeal.com |title=Allen, Garnett, Pierce continue Big 3 tradition |work=Memphis Commercial Appeal |access-date=May 15, 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>Associated Press. (November 2, 2007). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20071103205227/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=271102002 Washington Wizards vs. Boston Celtics Recap]". ESPN. Retrieved on July 18, 2009.</ref> He also led all players in voting for the [[2008 NBA All-Star Game]]. Garnett received 2,399,148 votes, the twelfth highest total in NBA All-Star balloting history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/allstar2008/allstar_starters_080124.html |title=Boston's Kevin Garnett Top Vote-Getter Among All-Stars |work=Nba.com |date=January 25, 2008 |access-date=April 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103162351/http://www.nba.com/allstar2008/allstar_starters_080124.html |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> However, Garnett was unable to play due to an [[Abdominal pain|abdominal strain]], and [[Detroit Pistons]] forward [[Rasheed Wallace]] was named to replace him.<ref>[http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/celtics/index.php/2008/02/10/garnett-out-of-all-star-game-wallace-in/ Garnett out of All-Star Game, Wallace in], ''[[Boston Herald]]'', February 10, 2008.</ref><ref>Steve Bulpett, [http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/basketball/celtics/view.bg?articleid=1072714 No 'Big Ticket' for an All-Star event], ''[[Boston Herald]]'', February 11, 2008.</ref><ref>Marc J. Spears, [http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2008/02/16/rondo_will_have_to_pay_up/?page=2 Rondo will have to pay up], ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', February 16, 2008.</ref> Garnett passed 20,000 points for his career, becoming the 32nd player in NBA history to reach the mark,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/news/garnett20k_080307.html |title=Kevin Garnett Reaches 20,000-Point Plateau |work=Nba.com |date=March 9, 2008 |access-date=April 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102131115/http://www.nba.com/news/garnett20k_080307.html |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> with a [[layup]] in the second quarter against the [[Memphis Grizzlies]] on March 8.<ref>Steve Bulpett, [http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/basketball/celtics/view.bg?articleid=1078957&srvc=celt&position=1 C's go extra milestone – Numbers come up for Garnett, Allen], ''[[Boston Herald]]'', March 9, 2008.</ref> On April 22, Garnett was named the [[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award|NBA Defensive Player of the Year]] for the 2007–08 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/news/garnett_defensive_080422.html |title=Kevin Garnett Wins Kia Defensive Player of the Year |work=Nba.com |date=April 25, 2008 |access-date=April 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629161405/http://www.nba.com/news/garnett_defensive_080422.html |archive-date=June 29, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nba.com/celtics/playoffs2008/press042208-garnett-defensive-player.html Kevin Garnett Wins NBA Defensive Player of the Year] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502203755/http://www.nba.com/celtics/playoffs2008/press042208-garnett-defensive-player.html |date=May 2, 2008 }}, ''[[Boston Celtics|Celtics]].com'', April 22, 2008.</ref> It was the only major award a Celtic player had not claimed since the [[History of the Boston Celtics|franchise's foundation]] in 1946.<ref>Marc J. Spears, [http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2008/04/22/garnett_wins_nba_defensive_player_award/ Garnett wins NBA defensive player award], ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', April 22, 2008.</ref> Garnett said it was a team effort which helped him win the award.<ref>Couper Moorhead, [http://www.nba.com/celtics/playoffs2008/sidebar042208-garnett-defensive-player-year.html KG Calls Defensive Player of the Year Award a "Team Effort"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501054125/http://www.nba.com/celtics/playoffs2008/sidebar042208-garnett-defensive-player-year.html |date=May 1, 2008 }}, ''[[Boston Celtics|Celtics]].com'', April 22, 2008.</ref> Garnett was also third in [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]] voting for the year, behind only [[Kobe Bryant]] and [[Chris Paul]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/news/kobe_mvp_080506.html |title=Kobe Bryant Wins Most Valuable Player Award |work=Nba.com |date=May 6, 2008 |access-date=April 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401110138/http://www.nba.com/news/kobe_mvp_080506.html |archive-date=April 1, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Garnett helped the Celtics to their 17th [[NBA Finals|NBA Championship]], with 26 [[Point (basketball)|points]] and 14 [[Rebound (basketball)|rebounds]] in [[2008 NBA Finals#Game 6|Game 6]] of the [[2008 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]. 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/russellkg_gallery/080305_1.html |work=nba.com |title=Bill Russell and Kevin Garnett: March 6, 2008 |access-date=May 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618073855/http://www.nba.com/russellkg_gallery/080305_1.html |archive-date=June 18, 2010}}</ref> On June 18, 2008, Garnett and Ray Allen appeared on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'', soon after winning the championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wbztv.com/local/Boston.Celtics.David.2.751236.html |publisher=wbztv.com |title=Garnett, Allen Appear On Letterman |access-date=May 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004180240/http://wbztv.com/local/Boston.Celtics.David.2.751236.html |archive-date=October 4, 2008}}</ref>

In the [[2008–09 NBA season|2008–09 season]], Garnett started all of the 57 games he was able to suit up for. He averaged 15.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists. On October 31, 2008, Garnett became the youngest player in [[NBA records|NBA history]] to reach 1,000 career games, at 32 years and 165 days.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081108045621/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=281031002 Garnett becomes youngest to reach 1,000 games, leads Celtics past Bulls], [[Associated Press]], October 31, 2008.</ref><ref>Frank Dell'Apa, [http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2008/11/01/rondos_deal_is_extended/ Rondo's deal is extended], ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', November 1, 2008.</ref> Garnett earned his twelfth consecutive [[2009 NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] start on February 15, 2009. Following the All-Star Game, during a game against the [[Utah Jazz]], Garnett injured his right knee late in the second quarter. The injury occurred on February 19, 2009, while attempting to go up for an [[Alley-oop (basketball)|alley-oop]].<ref>Associated Press (February 19, 2009). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20090221185225/http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=290219026 Boston Celtics vs. Utah Jazz Recap]". ESPN. Retrieved on July 15, 2009.</ref> He was forced to miss the next 14 games. Upon his return, he averaged nine points and 4.5 rebounds in four games before being shut down for the season, missing the final 25 games of the regular season as well as the [[2009 NBA Playoffs|2009 playoffs]] due to his injured knee.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2009/05/18/comfortable_with_the_long_term_picture/ |work=The Boston Globe |title=Comfortable with the long-term picture |first=Marc J. |last=Spears |date=May 18, 2009}}</ref> In May 2009, he underwent knee surgery.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nba-celtics-garnett-idUSTRE54P6JF20090526 |title=Garnett undergoes knee surgery |newspaper=Reuters |date=May 26, 2009 |via=www.reuters.com}}</ref> Without Garnett, the Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-finals, but were eliminated by the Orlando Magic.

==== Final All-Star appearances and falling short (2009–2013) ====
In the [[2009–10 NBA season|2009–10 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. Garnett was selected to play in the [[2010 NBA All-Star Game]] (his 13th All-Star Game selection). 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 2008 championship run. They eliminated the [[Miami Heat]], [[Cleveland Cavaliers]], and [[Orlando Magic]] to advance to face the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] in the [[2010 NBA Finals]]. In Game 6 against the Cavaliers, Garnett recorded 22 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists in the series-clinching win.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201005130BOS.html |title=Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics Box Score, May 13, 2010 |publisher=Basketball Reference |date=May 13, 2010 |access-date=January 17, 2020}}</ref> The 2010 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 held on for the victory.<ref>{{cite news |first=Greg |last=Beacham |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2010061713 |title=Lakers edge Celtics in Game 7, win 16th title |work=Yahoo! Sports |date=June 18, 2010 |access-date=December 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805044734/http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2010061713 |archive-date=August 5, 2011}}</ref>

In the [[2010–11 NBA season]], Garnett and the Celtics started strong, winning 23 of their first 26 games. On December 30, 2010, Garnett injured his right knee after he tried to dunk. He missed two weeks with the injury. Garnett returned on January 17, 2011, to face the Orlando Magic.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/garneke01/gamelog/2011/ |title=Kevin Garnett 2010-11 Game Log |work=Basketball-Reference.com |access-date=December 20, 2015}}</ref> The Celtics ended the regular season third in the Eastern Conference behind the [[Chicago Bulls]] and the [[Miami Heat]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportsofboston.com/2011/04/14/2010-2011-celtics-regular-season-wrap-up/ |title=2010-2011 Celtics Regular Season Wrap-Up |publisher=Sports of Boston |access-date=August 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129085709/http://sportsofboston.com/2011/04/14/2010-2011-celtics-regular-season-wrap-up/ |archive-date=November 29, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Garnett averaged under 15 points, under 9 rebounds, and a career low 0.8 blocks per game. After sweeping the [[New York Knicks]] in the first round, they faced the Heat in the semi-finals. After losing the first two games of the series, Garnett's playoff high 28 points helped the Celtics take Game 3. However, the Heat won the next two games, winning the series 4–1.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/playoffs/2011/eastseries6/ |title=Celtics vs. Heat &#124; Eastern Conference Semi-finals &#124; 2011 NBA Playoffs |work=NBA.com |access-date=August 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915141844/http://www.nba.com/playoffs/2011/eastseries6/ |archive-date=September 15, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the lockout shortened [[2011–12 NBA season]], Garnett and the Celtics started off slowly, being below .500 with a 15–17 record by the All-Star break. Garnett was not selected for the All-Star game for the first time in 11 years. After, however, Boston quickly became one of the best teams in the league, finishing the second half of the season with a 24–10 record, entering the playoffs as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 39–27 record. Boston made a deep run in the playoffs, going all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals. They faced the Atlanta Hawks in the first round, defeating them in six games. Boston then defeated the Philadelphia 76ers after a challenging seven-game series. Boston made the Eastern Conference Finals for the third time in five years, and faced another superstar trio in [[Chris Bosh]], [[Dwyane Wade]], and [[LeBron James]] of the Miami Heat. The Celtics lost the first two games, but came back strong to win the next three games. However, the Heat were too strong in Games 6 and 7, defeating the Celtics 4–3. Garnett found a resurgence in the playoffs, averaging 19.2 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.

On June 30, 2012, Garnett agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Celtics worth an estimated $34&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |first=Gary |last=Washburn |url=http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/2012/06/garnett_agrees.html |title=Garnett agrees to an extension with Celtics |newspaper=The Boston Globe |date=June 30, 2012 |access-date=June 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/boston/nba/story/_/id/8115843/boston-celtics-kevin-garnett-returning-team-sources-say |title=Sources: Kevin Garnett returning |work=ESPN |date=June 30, 2012 |access-date=June 30, 2012}}</ref> On January 17, 2013, it was announced that Garnett was voted to start in the 2013 All-Star Game in Houston.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/2013/news/01/17/all-star-2013-starters-announced/index.html |title=Top vote-getter Kobe earns record 15th straight All-Star trip |website=[[NBA.com]] |access-date=February 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315184841/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/01/17/all-star-2013-starters-announced/index.html |archive-date=March 15, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On February 7, 2013, Garnett recorded his 25,000th point in a 116–95 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20130207/LALBOS/gameinfo.html |title=Lakers at Celtics |website=[[NBA.com]] |access-date=February 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107004301/http://www.nba.com/games/20130207/LALBOS/gameinfo.html |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=8928229 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208101902/http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8928229 |url-status=live |title=Garnett Reaches 25,000 Points in Celtics' Win |archive-date=February 8, 2013}}</ref>

On August 20, 2021, the Celtics announced that they would retire Garnett's number 5 jersey on March 13, 2022, in a game against the [[Dallas Mavericks]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Celtics To Retire Kevin Garnett's No. 5 On March 13, 2022 |url=https://boston.cbslocal.com/2021/08/20/kevin-garnett-celtics-number-retirement-march-13-nba/ |website=CBS Boston |access-date=August 23, 2021 |date=August 20, 2021}}</ref> The ceremony saw the Boston return of [[Ray Allen]], whose relationship with Garnett had been acrimonious since the former left the Celtics for the Miami Heat in 2012.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-14 |title=Garnett buries rift with Allen as Celtics retire No. 5 |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33496455/i-manifested-boston-celtics-raise-kevin-garnett-no-5-rafters-ray-allen-hand-ceremony |access-date=2025-12-30 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Allen, Garnett, and Pierce hugged at midcourt during the ceremony.<ref name=":1" />

===Brooklyn Nets (2013–2015)===
On June 27, 2013, the day of the [[2013 NBA draft|NBA draft]], the Boston Celtics and the [[Brooklyn Nets]] reached a deal to trade Garnett, [[Paul Pierce]], and [[Jason Terry]] for future first-round picks in the [[2014 NBA draft|2014]], 2016, and 2018 drafts, as well as [[Kris Humphries]], [[Gerald Wallace]], [[Kris Joseph]], [[MarShon Brooks]], and [[Keith Bogans]]. Two of the Celtics' picks eventually became future All-Stars [[Jaylen Brown]] and [[Jayson Tatum]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/9429958/sources-brooklyn-nets-seek-trade-boston-celtics-kevin-garnett-paul-pierce |title=Nets, Celtics work out blockbuster |work=ESPN |date=June 28, 2013 |access-date=June 28, 2013}}</ref> The deal was finally completed on July 12 with Brooklyn also receiving [[D. J. White]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/nets/news/nets-acquire-nba-champions-kevin-garnett-paul-pierce-and-jason-terry |title=Nets Acquire NBA Champions Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry |work=NBA.com |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. |date=July 12, 2013 |access-date=July 14, 2013}}</ref> Garnett chose to wear number 2 to honor his deceased former Minnesota Timberwolves teammate [[Malik Sealy]].<ref name=netsjersey>{{cite news |title=Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Jason Terry Brooklyn Nets Jerseys Already For Sale |url=http://nesn.com/2013/07/kevin-garnett-paul-pierce-jason-terry-brooklyn-nets-jerseys-already-for-sale-photo/ |access-date=July 14, 2013 |work=NESN.com |date=July 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/brooklyn-nets/post/_/id/11811/kevin-garnett-to-wear-no-2-to-honor-malik-sealy |title=Garnett to wear No. 2 to honor Sealy |work=ESPN.com |date=July 18, 2013 |access-date=July 18, 2013}}</ref>

On December 13, 2013, Garnett surpassed 14,000 career rebounds, becoming only the tenth player in NBA history to do so. In reaching the milestone, Garnett also joined [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]] and [[Karl Malone]] as the only players to reach 25,000 points, 14,000 rebounds, and 5,000 assists. He reached the milestone in the third quarter of a 103–99 road loss to the [[Detroit Pistons]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20131213/BKNDET/gameinfo.html |title=Notebook: Pistons 103, Nets 99 |website=[[NBA.com]] |access-date=December 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215141106/http://www.nba.com/games/20131213/BKNDET/gameinfo.html |archive-date=December 15, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Nets cherished Garnett's leadership and passion.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nypost.com/2015/12/19/nets-have-nothing-but-good-things-to-say-about-kevin-garnett/ |title=Nets have nothing but good things to say about Kevin Garnett |first=Brian |last=Lewis |date=December 20, 2015}}</ref> Despite boasting a starting line-up of [[Deron Williams]], [[Joe Johnson (basketball)|Joe Johnson]], [[Brook Lopez]], Paul Pierce, and Garnett, the Nets were unable to advance past the second round of the playoffs, while Garnett finished his 19th NBA season with career low averages of 6.5 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/garneke01/gamelog/2014/ |title=Kevin Garnett 2013-14 Game Log |website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref>

On November 1, 2014, Garnett had arguably his best game for the Nets as he recorded 18 points and 14 rebounds in 35 minutes of action in the Nets' 102–90 win over the Detroit Pistons.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/brooklyn-nets/post/_/id/21011/kevin-garnett-has-best-game-with-brooklyn |title=Kevin Garnett has best game with Brooklyn |date=November 2, 2014 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> Six days later, he recorded five rebounds in a 110–99 win over the New York Knicks and by doing so, passed [[Walt Bellamy]] for ninth place on the all-time rebounding list.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20141107/NYKBKN/gameinfo.html |title=Nets rout Knicks in 1st all-NY matchup of season |website=[[NBA.com]] |access-date=November 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109210317/http://www.nba.com/games/20141107/NYKBKN/gameinfo.html |archive-date=November 9, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Return to Minnesota (2015–2016)===
[[File:KGsReturnToMN2015.JPG|thumb|Garnett's first game back with the Timberwolves in 2015.]]
On February 19, 2015, Garnett agreed to waive his no-trade clause in order to be traded back to Minnesota in exchange for [[Thaddeus Young]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/wolves-acquire-forward-kevin-garnett |title=Wolves Acquire Forward Kevin Garnett |work=NBA.com |date=February 19, 2015 |access-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref> Six days later, he made his return for the Timberwolves against the Washington Wizards at the [[Target Center]], recording five points on two-of-seven shooting with eight rebounds and two blocks in 19 minutes in his first game for Minnesota since 2007.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20150225/WASMIN/gameinfo.html |title=Kevin Garnett a winner in emotional return to Wolves |work=NBA.com |date=February 25, 2015 |access-date=February 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225011312/http://www.nba.com/games/20150225/WASMIN/gameinfo.html |archive-date=February 25, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He appeared in just five games for the Timberwolves in 2014–15, before sitting out the team's final 21 games of the season due to a nagging knee injury.<ref>{{cite news |last=Faklis |first=Tim |url=http://www.awolfamongwolves.com/2015/06/2014-15-roster-review-kevin-garnett/ |title=2014-15 Roster Review: Kevin Garnett |work=awolfamongwolves.com |date=June 21, 2015 |access-date=January 30, 2016}}</ref>

On July 11, 2015, Garnett re-signed with the Timberwolves to a two-year deal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Timberwolves Re-Sign Forward Kevin Garnett |url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/timberwolves-re-sign-forward-kevin-garnett |work=NBA.com |date=July 11, 2015 |access-date=July 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Timberwolves bring back Kevin Garnett, sign Karl-Anthony Towns |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/13214285/kevin-garnett-karl-anthony-towns-sign-minnesota-timberwolves |work=ESPN.com |date=July 7, 2015 |access-date=July 7, 2015}}</ref> On November 15, 2015, against the Memphis Grizzlies, Garnett became the fifth player in NBA history to play at least 50,000 minutes, joining [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]], [[Karl Malone]], [[Jason Kidd]], and [[Elvin Hayes]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Conley, Green lead Grizzlies over Timberwolves 114-106 |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20151115/MEMMIN/gameinfo.html |work=NBA.com |date=November 15, 2015 |access-date=November 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115220152/http://www.nba.com/games/20151115/MEMMIN/gameinfo.html |archive-date=November 15, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On December 1, against the Orlando Magic, Garnett surpassed Kidd (50,110) for third on the NBA's career minutes list.<ref>{{cite web |title=Magic hold off late charge from Wolves for 4th straight win |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20151201/ORLMIN/gameinfo.html |work=NBA.com |date=December 1, 2015 |access-date=December 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205234829/http://www.nba.com/games/20151201/ORLMIN/gameinfo.html |archive-date=December 5, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Four days later, in a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, he became the 15th player in NBA history to surpass 26,000 career points.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blazers come back from 17 down again to beat Wolves |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20151205/PORMIN/gameinfo.html |work=NBA.com |date=December 5, 2015 |access-date=December 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206232234/http://www.nba.com/games/20151205/PORMIN/gameinfo.html |archive-date=December 6, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On December 11, Garnett passed Malone as the NBA's all-time leader in defensive rebounds during Minnesota's 111–108 overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets. He finished the game with four defensive boards to give him 11,409 for his career, three ahead of Malone.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kevin Garnett passes Karl Malone as NBA's all-time def. rebound leader |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/14347180/kevin-garnett-minnesota-timberwolves-becomes-nba-all-defensive-rebound-leader |work=ESPN.com |date=December 11, 2015 |access-date=December 11, 2015}}</ref> Garnett appeared in 38 of the team's first 45 games of the season before missing the entire second half of the season with a right knee injury, the same knee that kept him out of 25 games in 2008–09 when he was playing for Boston, as well as much of his post-trade time in Minnesota during the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Schmidt |first=Nolan |title=Will the Timberwolves' Kevin Garnett play again? |url=http://dunkingwithwolves.com/2016/03/13/will-timberwolves-kevin-garnett-play/ |work=dunkingwithwolves.com |date=March 13, 2016 |access-date=April 13, 2016}}</ref>

On September 23, 2016, Garnett announced his retirement after 21 seasons in the NBA.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kevin Garnett Announces Retirement |url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/kevin-garnett-announces-retirement |website=NBA.com |date=September 23, 2016 |access-date=September 24, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Krawczynski |first1=Jon |title=Garnett says 'farewell' to the NBA after 21 seasons |url=http://www.nba.com/2016/news/09/23/kevin-garnett-plans-to-retire-after-21-seasons.ap/index.html |website=NBA.com |date=September 23, 2016 |access-date=September 24, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924062439/http://www.nba.com/2016/news/09/23/kevin-garnett-plans-to-retire-after-21-seasons.ap/index.html |archive-date=September 24, 2016}}</ref> While Garnett did express interest in playing for one more season with the Timberwolves, primarily with the goal in helping the team make it to the playoffs again with its promising young players and new head coach, he also told the team's owner that he was not sure that his knees would hold up for one more season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bondy |first1=Stefan |title=Kevin Garnett wants to return for a 22nd NBA season, but told T-Wolves owner 'I don't know if I can' |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/kevin-garnett-told-t-wolves-owner-22nd-season-article-1.2714186 |website=NYDailyNews.com |date=July 16, 2016 |access-date=September 25, 2016}}</ref> During his hall of fame speech Kevin Garnett lamented that his one regret about playing for the Timblerwolves was not bringing them a championship.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISJ7-64bauA | title=Kevin Garnett &#124; Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech | website=[[YouTube]] | date=May 15, 2021 }}</ref>

==National team career==
In the [[2000 Summer Olympics]], Garnett won a [[gold medal]] as a member of the [[United States men's national basketball team|United States national team]]. In his first and only FIBA tournament, Garnett averaged 10.8 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/kevin%20garnett/pid//_//players.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222161420/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/kevin%20garnett/pid//_//players.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |title=archive.fiba.com: Players}}</ref>

==Post-playing career==
In October 2016, Garnett joined the crew on [[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]]'s ''[[Inside the NBA]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Moore |first=Matt |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/kevin-garnett-is-headed-to-tnts-inside-the-nba/ |title=Kevin Garnett is headed to TNT's 'Inside the NBA' |work=CBSSports.com |date=October 27, 2016 |access-date=October 28, 2016}}</ref> The following month, he became the host of his own segment ''Area 21''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stensaas |first=Brian |url=http://www.startribune.com/kevin-garnett-brings-area-21-to-nba-on-tnt-with-the-cuss-button/399961321/ |title=Kevin Garnett brings 'Area 21' to NBA on TNT – with the cuss button |work=StarTribune.com |date=November 4, 2016 |access-date=November 17, 2016}}</ref> In January 2017, Garnett joined the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] as a consultant.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/article/2017/01/10/kevin-garnett-clippers-consultant |title=Clippers hire Kevin Garnett as team consultant |work=NBA.com |date=January 10, 2017 |access-date=January 11, 2017}}</ref> He also consulted with the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] during the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Metallinos |first=Nick |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18700033/nba-great-kevin-garnett-gives-seal-approval-milwaukee-bucks-australian-nba-star-thon-maker-saying-chance-special |title=Kevin Garnett says Thon Maker has 'a chance to be special' |work=ESPN.com |date=February 16, 2017 |access-date=May 2, 2017}}</ref>

On December 17, 2025, Garnett rejoined the Timberwolves as an ambassador. Prior to that, Garnett had distanced himself from the franchise following his retirement due to a long-standing feud with owner Glen Taylor. However, after the Timberwolves were sold to [[Marc Lore]] and [[Alex Rodriguez]], Garnett renewed ties with the organization, with the Timberwolves promising to retire his number 21 jersey within two seasons.<ref>{{cite web |last=Charania |first=Shams |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47345176/sources-garnett-reuniting-timberwolves-court-role |title=Kevin Garnett rejoins Timberwolves as team ambassador |work=ESPN.com |date=December 17, 2025 |access-date=December 23, 2025}}</ref>

===''Uncut Gems''===
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Garnett plays a fictionalized version of himself in the 2019 [[crime film|crime]] [[thriller film|thriller]] ''[[Uncut Gems]]'', directed by the [[Safdie brothers]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2019/09/kevin-garnett-starring-in-uncut-gems-movie-where-adam-sandler-plays-jewelry-dealer-who-makes-bad-boston-celtics-bets.html |title=Kevin Garnett starring in 'Uncut Gems,' movie where Adam Sandler plays jewelry dealer who makes bad Boston Celtics bets |last1=O'Malley |first1=Nick |date=September 24, 2019 |website=masslive.com |language=en |access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> The movie is set in 2012 and revolves around the [[2012 NBA playoffs#(4) Boston Celtics vs (8) Philadelphia 76ers|Eastern Conference Semi-finals series]] between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers. While playing in Philadelphia, Garnett makes a trip to a New York City jewelry store owned by Howard Ratner ([[Adam Sandler]]) in the [[Diamond District, Manhattan|Diamond District]]. Garnett takes a liking to an [[Welo opal|Ethiopian opal]] which Ratner shows off. The story revolves around Garnett's performance in the series and relationship with the Opal, alongside Ratner's chaotic and intense personal life.

Garnett's performance received positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/kevin-garnett-in-uncut-gems-are-you-ready.html |title=Are You Ready for Kevin Garnett, the Actor? |last=Harris |first=Hunter |date=December 13, 2019 |website=Vulture |language=en-us |access-date=December 16, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theringer.com/movies/2019/12/13/21015844/uncut-gems-kevin-garnett-casting-adam-sandler-safdie-brothers |title=How Kevin Garnett Landed in 'Uncut Gems' |last=Siegel |first=Alan |date=December 13, 2019 |website=The Ringer |language=en |access-date=December 18, 2019}}</ref> The Safdie brothers picked Garnett after a series of rewrites based on available players. Prior to securing Garnett, the duo approached [[Amar'e Stoudemire]], who refused to cut his hair to match the [[Period film|period]];<ref name=":0" /> and [[Kobe Bryant]], whose representation said he wanted to direct and not act, though Bryant said he wasn't contacted;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28281521/how-kevin-garnett-teamed-adam-sandler-uncut-gems |title=Lowe: How Kevin Garnett teamed up with Adam Sandler in 'Uncut Gems' |date=December 13, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |access-date=December 16, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> and [[Joel Embiid]], whose active NBA schedule could not accommodate filming.<ref name=":0" /> Garnett was among the first non-active athletes they approached. Garnett said the process of filming "felt special, but you didn't know it."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/kevin-garnett-julia-fox-uncut-gems-interview.html |title=Kevin Garnett and Julia Fox on Gambling, Superstitions, and Uncut Gems |last=Harris |first=Hunter |date=December 13, 2019 |website=Vulture |language=en-us |access-date=December 16, 2019}}</ref>

He then subsequently signed a deal with [[Village Roadshow Pictures]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Donnelly |first=Matt |date=October 18, 2021 |title=NBA Star Kevin Garnett Signs First-Look Deal With Village Roadshow |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/kevin-garnett-village-roadshow-1235092159/ |access-date=October 19, 2021 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Garnett wore clothing branded as "OBF", standing for "Official Block Family." The name came from what he called his close group of friends from Beechwood Court in [[Mauldin, South Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Montville |first=Leigh |date=February 24, 2015 |title=Kevin Garnett: The Kid who changed the game |url=https://www.si.com/nba/2015/02/24/kevin-garnett-minnesota-timberwolves-the-kid-flip-saunders-kevin-mchale |access-date=May 2, 2024 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-us}}</ref> He brought OBF members to live with him in his Minnesota home, and let some onboard team charter flights during road trips.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.oocities.org/garnetttribute/obf.html |title=Official Block Family |access-date=December 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213101705/http://www.oocities.org/garnetttribute/obf.html |archive-date=February 13, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="sportsonearth1"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newsweek.com/nothing-garnett-162577 |title=Nothing But Garnett |first=Allison Samuels On 2/13/00 at 7:00&nbsp;pm |last=EST |date=February 13, 2000 |website=Newsweek}}</ref> He met [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis]], the Grammy-winning record producers for [[Janet Jackson]] and [[Boyz II Men]], early in his career in Minnesota and considers them as mentors.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

In July 2004, Garnett married his longtime girlfriend Brandi Padilla during a private ceremony in [[California]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fee |first=Gayle |date=August 1, 2007 |title=Garnett gossip promises to be a real gem |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2007/08/01/garnett-gossip-promises-to-be-a-real-gem/ |access-date=May 2, 2024 |website=Boston Herald |language=en-US}}</ref> Due to the wedding, Garnett did not take part in the [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens Olympic Games]].<ref>[[Marc Stein (reporter)|Marc Stein]] [https://www.espn.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&id=1812395 Team USA carousel continues], ''[[ESPN]]'', April 29, 2004.</ref> The couple has two daughters. On July 12, 2018, Garnett's wife filed for divorce, asking for custody of the children.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.tmz.com/2018/07/12/kevin-garnett-getting-divorced-wife-brandi/ |title=NBA Legend Kevin Garnett and Wife Getting Divorced |work=TMZ |access-date=July 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://theblast.com/kevin-garnett-kg-wife-split/ |title=Kevin Garnett's Wife Files for Divorce, She Wants Custody of Kids |date=July 12, 2018 |work=The Blast |access-date=July 13, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> Garnett is the half-brother of former basketball player [[Louis McCullough]]. Another professional basketball player, former [[Los Angeles Lakers|Los Angeles Laker]] [[Shammond Williams]], is his cousin.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nunez |first=Tammy |url=http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/07/tulane_names_shammond_williams.html |title=Tulane names Shammond Williams, cousin of Kevin Garnett, as its new assistant basketball coach |work=NOLA.com |date=July 17, 2013 |access-date=December 20, 2015}}</ref>

His nicknames include "The Big Ticket," "KG," "The Kid," and "The Franchise" (after being known as the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]' franchise player).<ref name="nbabio" /> He mentally prepared himself before games by banging his head against a padded basketball stanchion.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/18/sports/basketball/18playoffs.html?_r=0 |title=N.B.A. Playoffs May Pivot on Health of Best Teams |work=[[The New York Times]] |author=Jonathan Abrams |date=April 17, 2009 |access-date=February 23, 2013}}</ref> Although Garnett is officially listed as {{height|ft=6|in=11}} by the NBA, he is widely accepted to be at least {{height|ft=7}} tall.<ref>Peter Stringer, [http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/blog/post-ups.html Postgame Wrap Up – KG or K9?], ''Celtics.com'', March 28, 2008.</ref><ref>Shira Springer, [http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/2007/07/more_details_on.html Garnett deal in place], ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', July 30, 2007.</ref> During the [[2007 NBA All-Star Game]], Garnett admitted in an interview with [[Craig Sager]] to be "6 ft 11 in and some quarters" tall.<ref>{{YouTube|PRIm4_yvocc|Kevin Garnett Craig Sager Interview 2007 All Star Game}}</ref> Measurements from the [[1995 NBA draft]] indicated that Garnett, 19 years old at the time, was {{height|ft=6|in=11}} tall barefoot.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-draft-measurements/?year=1995&sort2=ASC&draft=100&sort= |title=Pre Draft Measurements |publisher=DraftExpress |access-date=December 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019182748/http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-draft-measurements/?year=1995&sort2=ASC&draft=100&sort= |archive-date=October 19, 2015}}</ref> In 1997, Garnett was measured by the Minnesota Timberwolves training staff to be {{height|ft=7|in=1}} tall in his basketball shoes.<ref>"Missed Workouts Put Garnett 'A Little Behind'", ''St. Paul Pioneer Press'', October 3, 1997. Page 7E.</ref> In December 2011, Garnett agreed to become a limited shareholder of American-owned Italian [[Serie A]] [[Association football|football]] team [[A.S. Roma]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/boston/nba/story/_/id/7403380/boston-celtics-kevin-garnett-buy-limited-share-roma |title=Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett to buy limited share of Roma |publisher=Espn.go.com |date=December 30, 2011 |access-date=April 20, 2012}}</ref>

In February 2021, [[Simon & Schuster]] published Garnett's autobiography, ''KG: A to Z: An Uncensored Encyclopedia of Life, Basketball, and Everything in Between'', written with [[David Ritz]]. In the book, Garnett describes his involvement with various sneaker manufacturers.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gq.com/story/kevin-garnett-autobiography-excerpt-air-jordans |title=What Shoe Is So Bad That It's Causing a Killing? |date=February 24, 2021 |magazine=[[GQ]] |first1=Kevin |last1=Garnett |first2=David |last2=Ritz |author-link2=David Ritz |access-date=February 24, 2021}}</ref>

==NBA career statistics==
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===Regular season===
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1995}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1995–96 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| 80 || 43 || 28.7 || .491 || .286 || .705 || 6.3 || 1.8 || 1.1 || 1.6 || 10.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1996}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1996–97 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| 77 || 77 || 38.9 || .499 || .286 || .754 || 8.0 || 3.1 || 1.4 || 2.1 || 17.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1997}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1997–98 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || 39.3 || .491 || .188 || .738 || 9.6 || 4.2 || '''1.7''' || 1.8 || 18.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1998}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1998–99 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| 47 || 47 || 37.9 || .460 || .286 || .704 || 10.4 || 4.3 || '''1.7''' || 1.8 || 20.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1999|trunc=y}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1999–2000 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| 81 || 81 || 40.0 || .497 || '''.370''' || .765 || 11.8 || 5.0 || 1.5 || 1.6 || 22.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2000}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2000–01 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| 81 || 81 || 39.5 || .477 || .288 || .764 || 11.4 || 5.0 || 1.4 || 1.8 || 22.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2001}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2001–02 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| 81 || 81 || 39.2 || .470 || .319 || .801 || 12.1 || 5.2 || 1.2 || 1.6 || 21.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2002}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2002–03 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| '''82''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || '''40.5''' || .502 || .282 || .751 || 13.4 || '''6.0''' || 1.4 || 1.6 || 23.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2003}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2003–04 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| '''82''' || '''82''' || 39.4 || .499 || .256 || .791 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''13.9'''* || 5.0 || 1.5 || '''2.2''' || '''24.2'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2004}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2004–05 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| '''82''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || 38.1 || .502 || .240 || .811 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 13.5* || 5.7 || 1.5 || 1.4 || 22.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2005}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2005–06 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| 76 || 76 || 38.9 || .526 || .267 || .810 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 12.7* || 4.1 || 1.4 || 1.4 || 21.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2006}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2006–07 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| 76 || 76 || 39.4 || .476 || .214 || .835 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 12.8* || 4.1 || 1.2 || 1.7 || 22.4
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| {{nbay|2007}}†
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2007–08 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 71 || 71 || 32.8 || .539 || .000 || .801 || 9.2 || 3.4 || 1.4 || 1.2 || 18.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2008}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2008–09 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 57 || 57 || 31.1 || .531 || .250 || .841 || 8.5 || 2.5 || 1.1 || 1.2 || 15.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2009}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2009–10 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 69 || 69 || 29.9 || .521 || .200 || .837 || 7.3 || 2.7 || 1.0 || .8 || 14.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2010}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010–11 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 71 || 71 || 31.3 || .528 || .200 || '''.862''' || 8.9 || 2.4 || 1.3 || .8 || 14.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2011}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011–12 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 60 || 60 || 31.1 || .503 || .333 || .857 || 8.2 || 2.9 || .9 || 1.0 || 15.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2012}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2012–13 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 68 || 68 || 29.7 || .496 || .125 || .786 || 7.8 || 2.3 || 1.1 || .9 || 14.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2013}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013–14 Brooklyn Nets season|Brooklyn]]
| 54 || 54 || 20.5 || .441 || .000 || .809 || 6.6 || 1.5 || .8 || .7 || 6.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| {{nbay|2014}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2014–15 Brooklyn Nets season|Brooklyn]]
| 42 || 42 || 20.3 || .455 || .167 || .829 || 6.8 || 1.6 || 1.0 || .3 || 6.8
|-

| style="text-align:left;"| [[2014–15 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| 5 || 5 || 19.6 || '''.581''' || .000 || .500 || 5.2 || 1.6 || 1.0 || .8 || 7.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2015}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2015–16 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| 38 || 38 || 14.6 || .470 || .000 || .667 || 3.9 || 1.6 || .7 || .3 || 3.2
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 1,462 || 1,425 || 34.5 || .497 || .275 || .789 || 10.0 || 3.7 || 1.3 || 1.4 || 17.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|All-Star
| 14 || 11 || 20.5 || .511 || .000 || .875 || 6.3 || 2.9 || 1.1 || .8 || 11.3
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===Playoffs===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1997 NBA Playoffs|1997]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1996–97 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| 3 || 3 || 41.7 || .471 || '''1.000''' || '''1.000''' || 9.3 || 3.7 || 1.3 || 1.0 || 17.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1998 NBA Playoffs|1998]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1997–98 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| 5 || 5 || 38.8 || .480 || .000 || .778 || 9.6 || 4.0 || .8 || '''2.4''' || 15.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1999 NBA Playoffs|1999]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1998–99 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| 4 || 4 || 42.5 || .443 || .000 || .739 || 12.0 || 3.8 || 1.8 || 2.0 || 21.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2000 NBA Playoffs|2000]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1999–2000 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| 4 || 4 || 42.8 || .385 || .667 || .813 || 10.8 || '''8.8''' || 1.3 || .8 || 18.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2001 NBA Playoffs|2001]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2000–01 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| 4 || 4 || 41.3 || .466 || .000 || .833 || 12.0 || 4.3 || 1.0 || 1.5 || 21.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2002 NBA Playoffs|2002]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2001–02 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| 3 || 3 || 43.3 || .429 || .500 || .719 || '''18.7''' || 5.0 || 1.7 || 1.7 || 24.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2003 NBA Playoffs|2003]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2002–03 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| 6 || 6 || '''44.2''' || .514 || .333 || .607 || 15.7 || 5.2 || 1.7 || 1.7 || '''27.0'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2004 NBA Playoffs|2004]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2003–04 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| 18 || 18 || 43.5 || .452 || .313 || .776 || 14.6 || 5.1 || 1.3 || 2.3 || 24.3
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| [[2008 NBA Playoffs|2008]]†
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2007–08 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="background:#E0CEF2; width:3em"|'''26'''{{double-dagger}} || style="background:#E0CEF2; width:3em"|'''26'''{{double-dagger}} || 38.0 || .495 || .250 || .810 || 10.5 || 3.3 || 1.3 || 1.1 || 20.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010 NBA Playoffs|2010]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2009–10 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 23 || 23 || 33.3 || .495 || .000 || .839 || 7.4 || 2.5 || 1.1 || .9 || 15.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011 NBA Playoffs|2011]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010–11 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 9 || 9 || 36.3 || .441 || .000 || .759 || 10.9 || 2.6 || '''1.9''' || 1.0 || 14.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2012 NBA Playoffs|2012]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011–12 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 20 || 20 || 36.9 || .497 || .250 || .813 || 10.3 || 1.5 || 1.2 || 1.5 || 19.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013 NBA Playoffs|2013]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2012–13 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 6 || 6 || 35.3 || .500 || .000 || .941 || 13.7 || 3.5 || .8 || 1.0 || 12.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2014 NBA Playoffs|2014]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013–14 Brooklyn Nets season|Brooklyn]]
| 12 || 12 || 20.8 || '''.524''' || .000 || .739 || 6.3 || 1.3 || .8 || .4 || 6.9
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 143 || 143 || 36.9 || .478 || .273 || .789 || 10.7 || 3.3 || 1.2 || 1.3 || 18.2
{{S-end}}

==Achievements and records==
Garnett has a long list of achievements and records, including:<ref name="stats" />
*'''Only player who is a franchise's leader in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks (namely, Minnesota Timberwolves)'''
*'''Only NBA player to reach at least 25,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, 5,000 assists, 1,500 steals, and 1,500 blocks'''
*'''Only NBA player to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists per game for 6 consecutive seasons''': {{nbay|1999}}–{{nbay|2004}}
*'''Only NBA player to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists per game for 9 consecutive seasons''': {{nbay|1998}}–{{nbay|2006}}
* '''Most defensive rebounds in a career (since tracking began 1973–74 season) with 11,453 defensive rebounds'''
*'''Seasons leading the league in defensive rebounds''': 5 ({{nbay|2002}}–{{nbay|2006}})
**Broken by [[Dwight Howard]] ({{nbay|2007}}–{{nbay|2012}})
*'''Consecutive seasons leading the league in defensive rebounds''': 5 ({{nbay|2002}}–{{nbay|2006}})
**Broken by [[Dwight Howard]] ({{nbay|2007}}–{{nbay|2012}})
*'''First NBA player to win the [[NBA Player of the Month]] Award four times in a single season''': [[2003–04 NBA season|2003–04 season]]
**Also achieved by [[LeBron James]], who has achieved this twice
*'''Most First-team selections to the All-Defensive Team with 9 selections'''
**Tied with Michael Jordan, Gary Payton, Kobe Bryant
* '''Third NBA player to lead his team in all five major statistics (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks) in the same season''': Minnesota Timberwolves, {{nbay|2002}}
**Also achieved by [[Dave Cowens]] (Boston Celtics, {{nbay|1977}}), [[Scottie Pippen]] (Chicago Bulls, {{nbay|1994}}), [[LeBron James]] (Cleveland Cavaliers, {{nbay|2008}}), [[Giannis Antetokounmpo]] (Milwaukee Bucks, {{nbay|2016}}), and [[Nikola Jokić]] (Denver Nuggets, {{nbay|2021}})
*'''Tied for [[List of National Basketball Association seasons played leaders|the second most seasons played in the NBA]]''': 21 seasons
**Also achieved by [[Robert Parish]], [[Kevin Willis]] and [[Dirk Nowitzki]]

'''Achievements''':
*'''NBA champion''': 2008
*'''Olympic gold medal''': 2000
*'''[[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Most Valuable Player]]''': 2004
*'''[[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award|NBA Defensive Player of the Year]]''': 2008
*'''[[NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|NBA All-Star Game MVP]]''': 2003
*'''15-time [[NBA All-Star]]''': 1997–2011, 2013
**Selected to 14 consecutive All-Star teams ([[1997 NBA All-Star Game|1997]]–[[2011 NBA All-Star Game|2011]]) (no game in 1999 due to lockout)
**Selected in [[2008 NBA All-Star Game|2008]], but did not play due to injury
*'''9-time [[All-NBA Team|All-NBA]] selection''':
**'''First Team''': 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008
**'''Second Team''': 2001, 2002, 2005
**'''Third Team''': 1999, 2007
*'''12-time All-Defensive''':
**'''First Team''': 2000–2005, 2008–2009, 2011
**'''Second Team''': 2006–2007, 2012
*'''NBA [[NBA All-Rookie Team|All-Rookie]] selection''':
**'''Second team: 1996'''
*'''J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award''': 2006
*'''[[NBA 75th Anniversary Team]]''': 2021

==See also==
{{Portal|Sports}}
* [[List of NBA All-Stars]]
* [[List of NBA career scoring leaders]]
* [[List of NBA career rebounding leaders]]
* [[List of NBA career steals leaders]]
* [[List of NBA career blocks leaders]]
* [[List of NBA career turnovers leaders]]
* [[List of NBA career personal fouls leaders]]
* [[List of NBA career free throw scoring leaders]]
* [[List of NBA career games played leaders]]
* [[List of NBA career minutes played leaders]]
* [[List of NBA career playoff rebounding leaders]]
* [[List of NBA career playoff blocks leaders]]
* [[List of NBA career playoff triple-double leaders]]
* [[List of NBA annual rebounding leaders]]
* [[List of NBA seasons played leaders]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Basketballstats|nba=kevin_garnett|bbr=g/garneke01}}
* {{FIBA|new_id=135951|old_id=36631}}

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