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As of 2020, he is one of five NBA players to have won both the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. [n 1] In high school, Garnett was a 1995 McDonald's All-American at Farragut Career Academy and a national player of the year award.
Kevin Garnett is the all-time leading scorer and rebounder for the Timberwolves. The Minnesota Timberwolves are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a member of the Northwest Division of the NBA's Western Conference.
Kevin Garnett was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played December 14 through December 20. Sam Cassell was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played December 21 through December 27.
Kevin Garnett passed 11,000 rebounds for his career with a rebound in the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 27. [110] Kevin Garnett passed 20,000 points for his career, becoming the 32nd player in NBA history to achieve that mark, [111] with a layup in the second quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies on March 8. [112]
Kevin Garnett was drafted fifth overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1995. The Minnesota Timberwolves first participated in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft on June 27, 1989, about five months before their inaugural NBA season.
Kevin Garnett scored the first six points of the game to give the Celtics a 6–0 lead and eventually helped the team to a seven-point lead (12–5) early in the first quarter. Following the first full timeout of the game, the Lakers scored 13 straight points thanks in part to free throws by Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. [13]
This season is most memorable when the Timberwolves selected high school basketball star Kevin Garnett with the fifth overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft. The team also signed free agent All-Star guard Terry Porter, and re-signed former T-Wolves forward Sam Mitchell during the off-season.
Kevin Garnett – 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007; Tom Gugliotta – 1997; Wally Szczerbiak – 2002; Sam Cassell – 2004; Kevin Love – 2011, 2012, 2014; Jimmy Butler – 2018; Karl-Anthony Towns – 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024; Anthony Edwards – 2023, 2024; NBA All-Star Game head coach. Flip Saunders – 2004; Chris ...
Kevin Garnett performed well throughout the season, winning the All-Star MVP award in the 2003 NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta, and finishing second in MVP voting behind MVP Tim Duncan with 43 first-place votes, plus also finishing in third place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.
Most Valuable Player: Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves; Rookie of the Year: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers; Defensive Player of the Year: Ron Artest, Indiana Pacers; Sixth Man of the Year: Antawn Jamison, Dallas Mavericks; Most Improved Player: Zach Randolph, Portland Trail Blazers; Coach of the Year: Hubie Brown, Memphis Grizzlies
