Kevin Garnett Like You Never Knew Him
#15 The Big Three
Although The Big Three are known to be in the Miami Heat, the trade that sent Garnett to the Celtics had sports fan almost calling that trio the Big Three. Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce.
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The Big Three
Although The Big Three are known to be in the Miami Heat, the trade that sent Garnett to the Celtics had sports fan almost calling that trio the Big Three. Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce.
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Monstrous Trade
In 2007 Kevin Garnett was traded to the Boston Celtics in a 7-for-1 player trade. This was the largest number of players traded for a single player in NBA history.
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Career Stats
As of 2012, Garnett averages 19.3 points per game, 1.5 blocks per game and 10.6 rebounds per game. He has played a total of 1,255 games.
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Close to Legends
In the 2002-2003 season, Kevin Garnett was 5 assists short of joining Wilt Chamberlain as being the only player with 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a single season.
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2004 Was a Great Year
In 2004, Garnett led the NBA during the regular season with 1,987 points. That is a whole lot of baskets.
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Decisions, Decisions...
Kevin Garnett decided to skip college and go directly into the NBA because his ACT scores were too low to play ball at the college level.
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On Fire!
Garnett's shooting was phenomenal during the 2002-2003 season. He ranked 11th overall in the NBA with 50.2% field goal percentage!
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His First Season
During his first season, Kevin played an impressive 80 games. He averaged 10.4 points per game and averaged 1.64 blocks per game. Wowsers!
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Huge Contract!
The Big Man is signed for an impressive $21 million per year! That makes him #4 in the list of highest paid players.
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Low Trading
Garnett has only played for two teams in his whole career. Minnesota Timberwolves and Boston Celtics. A hot player like him would have been expected to be wanted by all the teams.
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NBA Crowd
Did you know that Kevin Garnett went to high school at Farragut Academy. This same place was attended by Jermaine O'Neal, Stephon Maybury, Zach Randolph and Rashard Lewis.
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Do We Hear Wedding Bells?
The reason Garnett did not partake in the 2004 Athens Olympics is because he got married that year. His wedding was a private ceremony in California.
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Skills
Garnett entered the NBA draft in 1995 and was the first player to be drafted out of high school in 20 years. The Timberwolves scouts really knew talent when they saw it. He was the 5th overall pick that year, as seen in the picture.
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Kevin M. Garnett
Did you know that Kevin Garnett's middle name is Maurice? It obviously doesn't come up much.
