Kevin Garnett is easily one of the most intense personalities to ever play professional basketball and had the ability and skill set to affect the game at his will during his prime. Kevin Garnett was the first NBA Player to be drafted directly out of high school in two decades by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the fifth overall pick in the 1995 NBA Draft.
Throughout his twenty-one year NBA career, Kevin Garnett has averaged 17.8 points per game has received NBA All-Star honors a total of twelve times, was named the Most Valuable Player during the 2004 NBA season, and received his first and only NBA Championship with the 2008 Boston Celtics. Kevin Garnett did it all, whether if it was provide a defensive presence, hit the open shot, have a plethora of weapons with his back to the back or get in the competition's head with trash talk, Garnett was feared and respected during his NBA career.