Kevin Garnett

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kevin Garnett
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	May 19, 1976(1976-05-19)
Age	48
Birthplace	Greenville
Country	United States
Birth City	South Carolina
Horoscope	Taurus

Kevin Garnett Biography

Kevin Garnett is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on May 19, 1976 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. 2004 NBA MVP who was drafted straight out of high school by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1995 and spent 12 seasons with the team before a trade sent him to the Boston Celtics in 2007. He helped lead the Celtics to an NBA title in 2008.

He appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated with legendary Celtics player Bill Russell following the team’s 2008 championship.

Kevin Maurice Garnett (born May 19, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who played for 21 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Known for his intensity, defensive ability, and versatility, Garnett is considered one of the greatest power forwards of all time. He is one of four NBA players to win both the Most Valuable Player and the Defensive Player of the Year awards. In high school, Garnett was a 1995 McDonald’s All-American at Farragut Career Academy and won a national player of the year award. 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 directly out of high school in 20 years.

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. Since joining the NBA for the 1989–90 season, the Timberwolves had not won more than 29 games in any season. In Garnett’s rookie season, the Timberwolves were in the midst of a transition phase; they replaced 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. In the final 42 games of the year, averaged 14 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.26 blocks as a starter. 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. 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.

He married Brandi Padilla in 2004 and the couple welcomed a daughter named Capri in April 2008.

Kevin Garnett Net Worth

Kevin Garnett is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kevin Garnett 's net worth $120 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Growing up, he would sneak out of his bedroom window at night to play pick-up games at a nearby park.

He was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2008 and was selected to 15 All-Star games between 1997 and 2013.

Garnett was born on May 19, 1976 in Greenville, South Carolina, to Shirley Garnett. He was the second of his mother’s three children. Garnett’s mother never married his father, O’Lewis McCullough, with their relationship ending shortly after his birth. Garnett grew up with his mother and stepfather, Ernest Irby, with whom he did not get along, and two sisters.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Kevin Garnett Dating?

According to our records, Kevin Garnett married to Brandi Padilla. As of December 1, 2023, Kevin Garnett’s is not dating anyone.

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On May 20, 2000, Timberwolves’ guard and Garnett’s close friend Malik Sealy was killed by a drunk driver shortly after celebrating Garnett’s 24th birthday. Later that year, the NBA ruled that the free agent signing of 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 million, and banning general manager 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.

Facts & Trivia

Kevin Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kevin Garnett celebrates birthday on May 19 of every year.

In the 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 Most Valuable Player for the first time in his career. 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.

Why is Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett not friends?

Their friendship soured when Allen left to join the Heat after the 2012 season. Garnett was disappointed with Allen’s choice because of the rivalry between the Heat and the Celtics. The Heat defeated the Celtics the previous year in the playoffs. Since, the two have had a rocky relationship.

Does Ray Allen not like Kevin Garnett?

Ray Allen’s feud with Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce are well-documented. After the superstar shooter left the Boston Celtics to join their rivals in the Miami Heat, his former teammates did not like that move. As a result, Allen was repeatedly left out of celebrations of the Big 4, and was scorned by Garnett and Pierce.

Does Kevin Garnett have a wife?

In July 2004, Garnett married his longtime girlfriend Brandi Padilla during a private ceremony in California. Due to the wedding, Garnett did not take part in the Athens Olympic Games. The couple has two daughters.

Who is better Tim Duncan or Kevin Garnett?

Tim Duncan recorded 2,092 assists in his career and ranks 22nd all-time for power forwards in that regard. Garnett, on the other hand, recorded 4,149 assists in his career and ranks only behind Karl Malone for the most assists by a power forward of all time.

Who were the big 3 Celtics?

Ainge had been a part of the team helmed by the last so-called big three in Celtics history, playing alongside Hall of Famers Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish.