Kevin Garnett

Kevin Garnett is an American former professional basketball player known for his defensive intensity, versatility, and leadership with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Boston Celtics.

Minnesota Timberwolves: The Minneapolis-based NBA team that drafted Kevin Garnett and became his first professional home. Garnett became the franchise’s defining star during his first twelve NBA seasons.
Power forward: A basketball position whose traditional duties include rebounding, screening, and scoring near the basket. Garnett played primarily as a power forward while also defending across positions.
Farragut Career Academy: A public high school in Chicago that Kevin Garnett attended before entering the NBA. Garnett played his final high school season there after growing up in South Carolina.
NBA high school draftees: NBA players selected after completing high school rather than attending college or another postsecondary program. Garnett’s success became a prominent example of the high-school-to-NBA route.
Boston Celtics: The NBA franchise based in Boston, Massachusetts, with a record of championship success. Garnett joined Boston in 2007 and helped lead the team to the 2008 championship.
Defensive versatility: The ability to guard different player types and roles within a team defense. Garnett could challenge perimeter players, protect the rim, and direct teammates’ rotations.
1995 NBA draft: The annual selection process through which NBA teams chose eligible players in 1995. Minnesota selected Garnett fifth overall, beginning his professional career at age 19.
Minnesota Timberwolves history: The history of Minnesota’s NBA franchise, founded in 1989 and based in Minneapolis. Garnett led the team to its first eight playoff appearances and first conference finals.
2008 NBA Finals: The championship series in which the Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in six games. Garnett won his first NBA title in this series.
Help defense: Defensive support in which a player leaves an assignment to stop or delay an attacker elsewhere. Garnett’s anticipation and communication made him a powerful second defender.

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Tim DuncanCompared with: Garnett was a contemporaneous power forward whose expressive style differed from Duncan’s restraint.