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Kevin Garnett was born May 19, 1976 in Mauldin, South Carolina
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Worked endlessly on his game, playing at Springfield Park, an outdoor court near his home in Mauldin (Mauldin, a middle-class town with a population of about 12,000, is a suburb of Greenville, the largest city in western South Carolina)
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Is the coverboy of Sports Illustrated, with the words "Ready or Not."
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Drafted fifth overall in the 1995 NBA draft (held at the SkyDome in Toronto, Canada) by the Minnesota Timberwolves, just days after finishing high school
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Signed his first professional contract, a three-year, $4.636 million deal with the Timberwolves
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Played in his first ever NBA preseason game against Milwaukee. would finish the game with 13 points and 3 rebounds.
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Played in his first ever NBA game in Sacramento, coming off the bench at the 5:55 mark in the first quarter during the Timberwolves season opener. finished the game with 8 points, 1 rebound, and 1 assist in 16 minutes
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Makes the first start of his career, scoring nine points and grabbing eight rebounds in the Timberwolves' 106-104 loss to the Lakers in L.A.
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Signed a six-year, $126 million contract extension with the Timberwolves, which at the time was the largest multiyear deal in professional team sports.
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Became the first all-star starter in Timberwolves franchise history, in his second career all-star appearance, at the 1998 NBA All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden in New York
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Appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, with the tag line "The Kid Who Changed The Game." The cover story is titled, "Howlin' Wolf."
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Named to the All-NBA first team for the first time in his career
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Named MVP of the NBA All-Star Game at Philips Arena in Atlanta after scoring a game-high 37 points in 41 minutes to lead the Western Conference to a 155-145 victory in double overtime
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Became the fifth youngest player in NBA history to reach 13,000 points
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Officially named MVP of the 2003-2004 season. Garnett wins MVP for the first time in his career. Since his first ever NBA game was on November 3, 1995, it took him exactly eight and a half years to take home the award.
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Traded by the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Boston Celtics for five players (Al Jefferson, Sebastian Telfair, Gerald Green, Ryan Gomes, and Theo Ratliff) and two first-round draft picks -- the largest trade for one player in league history.
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championshipthe celtics have a very successful season and win the 07-08 NBA championship
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documentPlayed in his 1,000th career (regular season) game, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to reach that mark, at 32 years 165 days. He broke Shawn Kemp's previous record of 33 years and 24 days. Garnett's stats after 1,000 are: 20.407 points, 11.213 rebounds (2.708 offensive, 8.505 defensive), 4.395 assists, 1.666 blocks, 1.386 steals, 2.530 turnovers, 2.521 fouls, and 37.926 minutes per game
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Scored 21 points in a win over the Kings in Sacramento, giving him 20,894 for his career, moving him into 27th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list (passing Bob Pettitt)
