Hello everyone, today the little scum came to talk to you about the NBA legend, "Wolf King" Kevin Garnett (KG). A big forward known for his all-roundness, toughness, passion (and equally famous for his trash talk). He's one of the greatest big forwards in NBA history, and even some fans feel he's behind Duncan (the mainstream recognized number one forward) only because he wasn't picked by the Spurs.
Younger fans may not know much about wolf kings, but how good is he? In the Wolf King's 21-year career, he won one championship, one MVP, one DPOY, one AFCP, 4 consecutive rebounding kings, 9 all-in-a-team, 12 all-defensive, 15 All-Star. With 26,071 points, 14,662 rebounds, 5,445 assists, and 2,037 blocks, he is the only player in NBA history to play "20+10+5" for six consecutive seasons, which is a legend.
Garnett, the Wolf King
At his peak, KG was the NBA's most comprehensive interior player, he could play from the first position to the fifth position, scoring, possession, rebounding, blocking, all proficient, is the only player in NBA history to achieve (25,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, 5,000 assists, 1,500 steals, and 1,500 blocks). In the 2-03 season, it led the team in the pentathlon of points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks.
There's a passage used to describe Garnett's comprehensiveness: If a player averages 25 points per game this season, he must be a very good scorer, plus 7 assists and 1 steal? He's definitely a top point guard, but what if he adds 15 rebounds and 2 blocks? Impossible, no such person exists, unless he is Kevin Garnett.
In the five years of Garnett's career, the competitive state declined severely, and gradually transformed into the spiritual leader of the team, and also successfully pulled down the career average to 17.8 points, 10 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.3 inferences and 1.4 blocks. However, although the average data per game has come down in recent years, the total career data has gone up, and the US dollars have not been earned less.
The Wolf King's childhood, like most NBA stars, was not a good time. His parents left when he was very young, and he and his sister lived with his mother, and then his mother married again, and his stepfather was very upset with the Garnett brothers and sisters.
Garnett Jr
So from the age of 13, little Garnett had to go out every day to work to earn money and support his family. He has done more than a dozen different jobs, carrying luggage, cleaning cars, etc., as long as he can make money and hard work, Garnett will rush to do it, perhaps this experience has cast the wolf king's tenacious character.
Garnett's versatile basketball talent is not unrelated to his father's genes, Garnett's biological father is also a basketball player, but also a very talented player, although not played in the NBA, but in the army basketball team has worked hard, and has also played the main force. Unfortunately, after his mother remarried, neither his stepfather nor his mother supported him playing basketball, and they both underestimated Garnett Jr.'s talent and "money" scene.
Garnett in middle school
Fortunately, after middle school, Garnett was favored by the coach of the school basketball team and began to emerge. In high school, Garnett entered Farragat High School in Chicago and began to explode, being elected Mr. Basketball of South Carolina in 1994, the Best High School Player of USA Today in 1995, and the First Team of High School Students in the United States, and the Winner of the Illinois Basketball Team. In his four-year high school career Garnett scored 2533 points, 1807 rebounds and 739 blocks.
In 1995, Garnett was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the fifth overall pick in the first round of the draft, and began his illustrious NBA career, where he grew into a superstar, nicknamed "The Wolf King".
Garnett at the draft
In his rookie season, Garnett gradually sat in the starting lineup and gradually grew into the main force of the team. In his second year, he averaged 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.4 steals and 2.1 blocks per game, showing amazing potential and leadership.
Garnett, who has just joined the league
Minnesota, where the Timberwolves are located, is a small ball market, it is difficult to attract superstars, and the hard-won treasure can not be snatched away by others, so the team management directly smashed a 6-year, $126 million super contract.
In 1998, when the league salary cap was only 30 million, the hairy boy who was only in the second grade signed a 6-year long contract with an average salary of 21 million, and it should be known that superstar O'Neal only took more than 12 million at that time.
This big contract also has a big impact on the league, the players want big contracts, and the bosses are reluctant to give, so... The league was shut down.
The Wolf King is always passionate on the field
Garnett led Wolves to the playoffs in the Wild West for eight consecutive years, earning MVP here and even reaching the division finals in the 03-04 season, nearly upsetting the Lakers, who own F4. These achievements are still the Timberwolves' most outstanding honors, and the Timberwolves have not made the playoffs since Garnett's departure.
The Wolf King gets the MVP
Garnett gave everything he could to win, but Minnesota was really a small ball market, and the boss's pockets were tighter. The high-quality teammates around him, such as "Lone Wolf" Marbury, "Crazy Man" Sprewell, "Alien" Kassel, etc., have left one after another, and there are no reliable teammates around, making It difficult for Garnett to lead the team further.
In this case, the team management wants to tear down the rebuild on the one hand, on the other hand, they can also understand Garnett's desire for the championship, and deliberately let Garnett go and give Garnett a chance to chase his dreams. In the summer of 2007, the Wolves moved to the Boston Celtics to form the "Big Three" with Ray Allen and Paul Pierce.
Big Three
The formation of the big three caused an uproar, and since then it has opened up the bad atmosphere of the alliance superstars arbitrarily forming the big three.
But Garnett's move to the Celtics that year was very different from James' move to the Heat since then.
One of the Wolf Kings has been playing for the Timberwolves since entering the league, leaving his peak here, contributing all his energy to the cold city, and Garnett's performance completely conquered the hearts of Timberwolves fans;
Second, if the management intends to rebuild, it must send away the big contract of the Wolf King;
The three Green Army almost half a team was exchanged for the Wolf King, creating favorable conditions for the rebuilding of the Timberwolves.
KG against the Little Giants
After arriving at the Celtics, the big three have sacrificed for the overall interests of the team, of which Garnett has taken on the responsibility of interior strategy and defense, and the data sacrifice is huge, averaging only 18.8 points and 9.2 rebounds in 32.8 minutes per game, as well as 1.3 blocks and 1.4 steals and 3.4 assists. For his excellent defense, Garnett won the Best Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) and helped the team win the championship in its first year of the Big Three.
Green Army vs Lakers
In the 09-10 season, the Green Army advanced to the Finals again after a year, played seven games with the Lakers, and finally lost due to the injury of the core players. The series has also been hailed as the most intense finals in nearly 20 years. (Interested friends can go to see and enjoy the finals that are completely different from the modern basketball style)
After the highlight is lonely, the three giants are not young when they are formed, and the competitive state is declining year by year. In the summer of 2010, with the "decision one" of the little emperor, the younger and stronger Heat Big Three appeared, completely extinguishing their hopes of impacting the championship.
During the Green Army, the Wolf King won the championship once and the Eastern Conference championship twice.
The Big Three won the championship in their first year
As the Big Three have aged, the Green Army has also decided to rebuild, the ruthless Green Army management failed to let the Big Three end up in Boston, in the 13-year offseason, the elderly Garnett, Pierce, Terry packaged to the Nets, in exchange for a rich return, the Era of the Green Army Big Three officially ended.
Since then, the Wolf King has entered the Nets period, and the ambitious Nets have formed a powerful big five and hired legendary point guard Kidd as the head coach. Paid a large luxury tax, gambled on the present, and bet on the future and finally lost a mess.
Big Five and Coach Kidd set up photos
In the Nets' two seasons, although there are young stars such as Delong, Kirilenko, and Lopez the Big, the chemistry is a mess, and the Wolf King has entered the twilight of his career, and the competitive state has once again dropped sharply, and he has been unable to help the team move forward. Soon the Nets admitted to the failure of the Giant's formation with action, and traded the Wolf King to the Timberwolves in February 2015.
It turned out that success was by no means enough to pile up stars, and a few years later the wealthy Russian billionaire sold the team to Tsai Chongxin.
Leaving the Nets, the Wolf King returned to where his dream began, and Timberwolves fans welcomed back their King with unprecedented enthusiasm as the man had led their team to unprecedented heights.
"Legendary" Dancing Uncle pays tribute to KG
On September 24, 2016, Garnett posted a video on Instagram announcing his retirement, ending his legendary career.
On April 5, 2020, Garnett was officially inducted into the Hall of Fame along with Kobe Bryant and Duncan.
The three legends retired in the same year and were inducted into the Hall of Fame
On August 21, 2021, the Celtics officially announced that they would retire Garnett's No. 5 jersey (the Timberwolves' No. 21 jersey) on March 14, 2022.
On October 21, 2021, Garnett ranked 16th in the NBA's official list of 75 stars.
If the independence of the Golden Rooster at the peak of Nowitzki is insoluble, then Garnett's agility and speed, coupled with the addition of height and terrible arm span, make Garnett's mid-range jump shot unstoppable, which is one of the hallmarks of the 00s big forward era.
A tribute to legend
I would like to pay tribute to the great wolf king with this article, if there is any inaccuracy, please correct it, and welcome to participate in the discussion.