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Kevin Maurice Garnett was born on May 19, 1976 in Mauldin, SC. Garnett was drafted by the Minnisota Timberwolves straight out of Farragut Acedemy. Garnett was drafted in 1995 and was the fifth pick of the first round. He was the first player to be drafted straight from highschool in over 2 decades. Garnett plays the position Power Forward. He is 6-11 and weighs 253 lbs. Garnett is 33 years old and has been in the NBA for 14 years. Garnett is nicknamed "KG" or "Da Kid". In his rookie season, Kevin found a unique way to create space for himself in the locker room. He fashioned a doormat from athletic tape, and pretended his locker had a door. Visitors had to “knock” before talking to him. Garnett was 1995's "National Player of the Year" for high school basketball. Garnett helped the Olympic Men's Basketball team win the gold in 2000. Garnett was drafted to the Celtics in the 2008 season. He led the Celtics to the 17th National title in his 2008 season with the Celtics. Garnett curently plays for the 2009 Boston Celtics.

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 * 2009-10 Statistics |||| FG |||| 3PT |||| FT |||||| Rebounds |||||||||||| Misc ||
 * || **G** || **MIN** || **FGM-A** || **FG%** || **3PM-A** || **3P%** || **FTM-A** || **FT%** || **OFF** || **DEF** || **TOT** || **STL** || **BLK** || **TO** || **PF** || **AST** || **PTS** ||
 * Season || 11 || 30.2 || 67-131 || .511 || 0-1 || .000 || 16-22 || .727 || 1.5 || 6.0 || 7.5 || 1.18 || 1.00 || 1.45 || 2.18 || 2.4 || 13.6 ||
 * Career || 1066 || 37.5 || 8569-17275 || .496 || 166-587 || .283 || 4123-5271 || .782 || 2.6 || 8.4 || 11.0 || 1.37 || 1.64 || 2.47 || 2.50 || 4.3 || 20.1 ||


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 * //Answers.com//. Matthew Smith, 4 May 2008. Web. 18 Nov. 2009. .