Turning the clock back to 1995, Sanders, then general manager of the Timberwolves, made a bold decision to pick high school student Kevin Garnett with the No. 5 pick in his hand. This is the first high school player in NBA history to be selected. Sanders' decision turned out to be correct and even wise, as this was an epoch-making Hall of Famer who could change the style of play in the league.
Although he failed to play a particularly eye-catching rookie season, he played a star-level player in the second season and was selected for the All-Star Game, and since then he has shouldered the rise and fall of the Timberwolves, and has been the team's immovable sign for 12 years.
It is worth mentioning that in 1997, Garnett signed a six-year, $126 million contract with the Timberwolves, which was the highest total amount in the history of the sport at that time. Perhaps it was this sky-high contract that completely crucified him in this icy and snowy ghost place. Then came the seven years of regret that Garnett had endured for a lifetime, and spent seven years in the first round of the playoffs. The peak of the Timberwolves' Big Three in the 03-04 season was just a flash in Garnett's Timberwolves career.
In the 2003-04 season, KG ushered in the peak of his career, the entire season, Garnett averaged 39.4 minutes per game, can deliver 24.2 points, 13.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 2.2 blocks and 1.5 steals of luxury data, averaging 13.9 rebounds per game, making him crowned "rebounding king" for the first time, and at the same time, in the MVP selection of that year, the Wolf King was also elected with a high vote, and it is said that only three votes were cast for other players at that time! In the 9th year of his career, KG has finally grown from a hairy boy to Minnesota's "Wolf King"!
Also this year, the young Wolf King finally emerged on the playoff stage, although this is Already Garnett's 8th playoff trip, but the first 7 times he stopped the first round, after easily eliminating the Nuggets in the first round, Garnett met the Kings led by Chris Weber, the first 6 games the two sides were tied, in the key grab seven, Garnett was like a god, crazy data of 32 points, 21 rebounds, 5 blocks, leading the team to laugh to the end, when the final whistle blew, Garnett raised his hands in the target center to celebrate, while Chris Weber next to him got on his knees and kissed the playoff stage, this moment has moved many fans! After three years of hard work in Minnesota, management did not succeed. As you know later, at the end of the 2007 season, Garnett made a 1-for-7 move to the Potumton Celtics.
It is worth mentioning that Timberwolves fans are still very grateful to Garnett, after all, The Wolf King Garnett has been playing for the Timberwolves since he entered the league in 1995, and the teenager who once contributed all his energy to this cold city, timberwolves fans are even less likely to scorn Garnett's transfer, and in the 12 years of the Timberwolves' play, Garnett's performance has completely conquered the hearts of Timberwolves fans, and Garnett at the peak is the representative of the league's all-round players. He has averaged 20+10+5 per game for six consecutive seasons, and Garnett is the only one who has achieved this achievement since the development of the league, and Garnett has won four rebounding kings in that era of the interior, and Garnett is the representative of Superman in the Timberwolves, whether the Timberwolves can win or not, as long as Garnett plays, the whole of Minsonida will go crazy for him. But unfortunately, Garnett's teammates, like Marbury, Spréville, Kassel have left, there are really no reliable teammates around, making Garnett alone and unable to lead the team further, so in this case, the Timberwolves management wants to tear down the rebuild on the one hand, and on the other hand, wants to let Garnett go, giving Garnett a chance to chase his dreams.
Then Garnett came to the Celtics, and Pierce, Ray Allen together formed the shock of the league's big three, the once depressed Wolf King finally ushered in the strongest helper of his career, the facts also proved that everyone predicted the same, in the first year of the trio, Garnett won the only championship trophy of his career, at the same time, the transformed Wolf King also took the best defensive player award into his arms!
But the happy time is always short, just when people are looking forward to the three of them will build a dynasty, Garnett's worst injury of his career has made everything a disaster, although the next 10 seasons also reached the finals, but everyone understands that the peak of the wolf king makes the green army have no chance to win the championship, and even so, the predatory green army is still the last team in the league to meet, The scene of Garnett doing push-ups on the ground after being brought down by Haslem in a game against the Heat seems to be vividly remembered! Someone said: "If Garnett's timeline was buried in gold before 2008, then in the years that followed Garnett knew it should point to glory, which is why Garnett spared no effort in Boston." However, things began to fall apart with Ray Allen's departure from Boston, and Garnett even broke off relations with Gentleman Ray because of Aaron's defection to his mortal enemy.
During his six years in Boston, Garnett sacrificed his personal beauty, but still did not lose his star's style, 5 times selected for the All-Star Game. However, as he grew older, Garnett's dominance on the court faded away, and after a six-year trip to Boston, the 37-year-old Garnett traded to the Nets.
Garnett, who came to the Nets, no longer has a star-level skill, and the average score per game has dropped below 10 points for the first time, so after playing 96 games for the Nets, Garnett returned to his starting place, the Minnesota Timberwolves.
After 12 years, when Garnett went to Celtic and the Nets to re-enter the Timberwolves Court, the enthusiasm of the fans was still undiminished. Remember that john-named fan who danced striptease 12 years ago? Now this has become a father of the fan of course did not miss, but John's figure is fat again a big circle, hair is also gray, and has two lovely sons, there is a game on the scene, the camera is aimed at who, who is going to dance, when the camera is facing John, he did not get up and just smiled, the second time he aimed at him, he pushed the two children out of his own still did not jump, but the fans gave him the biggest applause, when the camera was aimed at him for the third time, he did not hesitate anymore, walked out of his seat, began to dance, took off his shirt, The "Welcome Home KG" logo on his chest was revealed, and Garnett on the field was also moved, pounding his chest to greet him.
Veterans do not die, just slowly wither, when everyone feels that Garnett is old and can't jump up, KG uses a partition to make everyone stunned, maybe even Griffin himself will not think that the career barrier has been countless people's self, one day will become the background board of the twilight wolf king, and at that moment, time is like a magical backwards, how many people saw the 23-year-old wolf king in that scene, but also saw the once passionate self!
On the court, Garnett is always full of competitiveness and passion fighters, but in life, iron men also have tender feelings, in September 2017, Mentor Sanders unfortunately passed away, the lone wolf king is such a lonely, quiet sitting on the parking space of enshi, long unwilling to leave, even if he was once the omnipotent wolf king of heaven and earth, even if he was more and more courageous, can not be defeated Hulk, but when the mentor left, he was only a most helpless child!
A generation has a generation's pursuit and spiritual foothold, and KG is like this to us, although he is not perfect, although he has faded out of our sight...
When all the people left me
You told me to be patient
And accompany me through the longest winter of my life
So tolerant
When all the people leaned close to me
You want me to be quiet
Seems to know that I have a heart that never quiets down
Easy to fool around
I finally let a thousand pairs of hands wave in front of me
I finally had a thousand warm smiles
I finally let the crowd be deeply moved by me
I forgot to tell you
You've always been in my heart...