Kevin Garnett describes his iconic NBA career in his own words | ESPN Archive

15-time NBA All-Star Kevin Garnett reflects on his career and the mental strength that helped him earn 2004 NBA MVP honors with the Minnesota Timberwolves and the 2008 NBA championship with the Boston Celtics.

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[phaze]

My favorite power forward of all time. Kevin KG/THE KID/THEBIGTICKECT Garnett.celtic nation 🍀🍀

[leagueleaders]

KG effect is still felt in Boston. He revived the Celtics way that got lost in the 90s.

[vicvic]

KG entered to the NBA, for a new life, new career and he never had hair. He is in my top 5.

[happystarjk]

KG GREAT. Reminds me Ali Moe from AND1

[rsdhillon]

Imagine if Kobe picked up the phone. It wouldve been 21 and 24 for an easy 3peat

[sstar]

And now this dude might win an Oscar. What a world we live in. Lol

[mitternaaachtmaster]

Kobe, Bird, Kareem, Hakeem, Wilt, MJ are all better than bron. I go further as Duncan, KG, Dirk, Malone, Barkley, David Robinson, C-Webb, Sheed, AI, T-mac, D-wade better than him. Do the eye test and not the padded stats and achievements(where he TEAM-HOPS and achieved all of it at the cost of his Teammates getting blamed and traded, Coaches getting fired, and teammates stats fall).


You can play the game differently and not rely only on stats.
I can name lots of players that don't need stats and just play the game to win:


Klay, Rip Hamilton, Regie Miller, Ray Allen and Steph Curry ---> They play offball and help confuse the defense and get spaces for their teammates. Oh, and curry can shoot fast on the dribble.


David Robinson, Hakeem, Bosh, Duncan, Sheed, KG, C-Webb ---> They don't need the ball on their hands as much, they help the offense in hard screens(not recorded in stat sheet) and be a threat at the Low Post. On Defense they challenge the basket as much as they can(these won't be put on the stat sheet) and play help defense and rotate or roam(it depends, and it's not in the stat sheet). Setting Traps in Defense(Again not in the stat sheet).


And also being a lockdown defender like MJ, Pip, Kobe, Tony Allen, Patrick Beverly, James Posey, Kawhi, Gerald Wallace, Doug Christie----> you can't see in the stat sheet how they lockdown their counterparts(you can only see blocks and steals, you won't see how they run shot clock to only 8secs left and put lots of pressure on the offense or Deny the ball to star players).


Rodman, Artest, Lance Stephenson, Draymond Green, KG, Garry Payton ---> Annoying guys and playing mind games, take em opposing team's focus off the game(Again not in the stat sheet).

[richieblack]

I could describe his career in a few words "Almost wasted career"

[onaebodaghe]

THE BIG TICKET 💪🏾🎫 TOP 5 PF ALL TIME

1 - Tim Duncan
2 - Dirk
3 - Karl Malone
4 - KG
5 - Chuck

[wigunbor]

Give credit to Kendrick Perkins he was the real goon of that Celtics team KG was talking reckless to people because he had Perk behind him