KEVIN GARNETT






Dream Team IV

Forward
7-0 225 lbs.
05/19/75
Mauldin, S.C.
Farragut H.S. '95


CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Selected to represent USA Basketball at the 1998 FIBA Men's World Championship from July 29-August 9, 1998, in Athens, Greece but did not participate due to the 1998 NBA Lockout
Led the Timberwolves in blocked shots in 1996-97, with a team-record 164 (2.12 bpg, 9th in the NBA), and in 1995-96 with 131 (1.64 bpg, 15th in the NBA)
Made his NBA Playoffs debut in 1997, averaging 17.3 ppg and 9.3 rpg in 3 games
Scored a career-high 33 points against the Boston Celtics on 3/27/96 and matched it against the Golden State Warriors on 3/30/97
Reached a career-high of 8 blocked shots in consecutive games, against the Boston Celtics on 1/3/97 and against the Milwaukee Bucks on 1/4/97
Scored 10 points in the 1997 NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland and Scored 12 points and 4 rebounds, becoming the first All-Star starter in Timberwolves franchise history in the 1998 NBA All-Star Game in New York City
Named to the 1995-96 NBA All-Rookie Second Team after averaging 10.4 ppg and 6.3 rpg
Tied the Timberwolves' rookie record with a career-high 19 rebounds, one rebound short of the franchise record, against the Philadelphia 76ers on 3/6/96
Totaled 8 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists in the Schick Rookie Game during the 1996 NBA All-Star Weekend in San Antonio

CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round (fifth pick overall) of the 1995 NBA Draft.

C A R E E R   A V E R A G E S  REBOUNDS
YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DFF TOT APG SPG BPG PPG
95-96 Min 80 43 28.7 .491 .286 .705 2.2 4.1 6.3 1.8 1.08 1.64 10.4
96-97 Min 77 77 38.9 .499 .286 .754 2.5 5.6 8.0 3.1 1.36 2.12 17.0
97-98 Min 82 82 39.3 .491 .188 .738 2.7 6.9 9.6 4.2 1.70 1.83 18.5
Career 239 202 35.6 .494 .262 .737 2.5 5.5 8.0 3.1 1.38 1.86 15.3
Playoff 8 8 39.9 .476 1.000 .833 3.9 5.6 9.5 3.9 1.00 1.88 16.4
All-Star 2 1 19.5 .389 .000 1.000 1.0 5.5 6.5 1.5 1.00 1.00 9.0

C A R E E R   T O T A L S  REBOUNDS
YEAR TEAM G GS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF TOT AST STL BLK PTS
95-96 Min 80 43 2293 361-735 8-28 105-149 175 326 501 145 86 131 835
96-97 Min 77 77 2995 549-1100 6-21 205-272 190 428 618 236 105 163 1309
97-98 Min 82 82 3222 635-1293 3-16 245-332 222 564 786 348 139 150 1518
Career 239 202 8510 1545-3128 17-65 555-753 587 1318 1905 729 330 444 3662
Playoff 8 8 319 60-126 1-1 10-12 31 45 76 31 8 15 131
All-Star 2 1 39 7-18 0-1 4-4 2 11 13 3 2 2 18






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