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Kevin Garnett was a monster. Those Timberwolves rosters were often horrible. Garnett was such a defensive savant & his midrange jump shot was viciously deadly. The PFs in the 2000s were amazing & they almost all played in the West. Tim Duncan, Chris Webber, Dirk, KG, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Rasheed Wallace, Pau Gasol, Amar'e Stoudamire, & Shawn Marion were all great versatile players. Man those were there days.

KG didn’t have enough to win in his timberwolf days he was a defensive monster and pretty good offensively if he was on a better team his career could’ve been looked at very differently

KG is my favorite player all time. Even as a kid born and raised in Cleveland, my favorite player wasn't Bron (a very close #2 though). His ability to just do everything on the court offensively, while arguably being a top 5 defender all time still leaves me in awe. He's locking down the 4 in my personal "one game to save the planet" type starting lineup. I see a lot of shades of his game in Evan Mobley, hoping he can ball out and take the spot as my favorite all time

Best peak ever is 2003 Tim Duncan: all nba, all defense, MVP, finals mvp, went 60-22 regular season and DESTROYED( none of these series were close) the Dirk mavs, Kobe-Shaq lakers, and Jason kidd nets, while averaging like 27pts/15rebs/5ast/3blk in the post season. Man went crazy that year in the post season.

Could make this a series? “Underrated peaks in NBA history”

Definitely one of the best NBA commentators online you and many others pick up all the slack that ESPN and other sports sites give

I feel like the main reason why KG's peak is often glossed over is the fact that the Timberwolves front office pretty much screwed any attempts of of having a contender team surrounding KG. They were caught in a drafting scandal that pretty much limited the caliber of players they can sign during KG's entire tenure and pretty much his prime with Minnesota. If KG was surrounded by actual good players, he might have won a championship with rhat team.

I find it really interesting that you can say something similar about his teammate, Ray Allen. I’d bet a lot of people’s first thought of Ray is him on the Celtics/Heat where he had a lesser role on championship teams. Not to say Ray’s peak was on the same level as KG’s, but I think a lot of newer fans see them both for what they were on those teams.

KG is a top 4. He could play the 5 today, but he was too lanky to start ar Center in his prime. I think he was better at his peak than Giannis is now. He, along with Chris Webber changed the game as power forwards who had a "bag" where they could cross, hesi, tween tween and break your ankles.

That injury on the Timberwolves with Sam Cassell hurt them. There’s also the other incident..

Kg is in my opinion the third best defender of all time, and that with him being (in my opinion) in the wrong era. He was built to be a defender in this day and age where his incredible communication, off ball defense, and 1-5 switch ability would be best utilized. Thinking Basketball has a great video on just how monstrous he was on defense.

I believe if Kevin Garnett went to the Lakers instead of the Celtics like how he almost did in 2007, he'd have at least 2 or 3 championships.

Garnett was an excellent player at his best. One of my favorite players.

In a career spanning 20 years Kevin Garnett only had 7 playoff games that he ever scored over 30 points. This is the real reason he rarely won in the post season. KG offensive game was average for a supposed superstar player. Simply put…..he didn’t score enough points.

I just rewatched that Sacramento game recently, given how it's the off season haha KG is my all-time favorite player, and as 14 yo high schooler in 04, i can remember how i dealt with my first (and hardest) sports heartbreak when the Twolves lost in the WCF against the Shaq-Kobe-Malone-Payton Lakers -- unaware that that run would've been the furthest KG would have had in Minny. Thinking Basketball also has a video on KG's peak as one of the greatest. Subbed and thanking the yt algo for sending this my way!

This is the content I absolutely love - zeroing in on a known but not massively known player peak or team

Plus, never forget he was in the legendary 2019 film uncut gems. KG's legacy is definitely affected after that one

Sad that most people think of kg as a Celtic because I guarantee Minnesota fans love and appreciate him more than Boston fans.

KG was a freaking beast. His ability and impact on the defensive end was ridiculous, like legit all time. And on the offensive side of things? Dude was multifaceted and could get u buckets at a really great efficiency. Def one of those "love him on ur team, hate him when hes on the opposing team" type of player, but he was also a leader. Genuinely one of those guys where u can legit question how much he couldve/wouldve achieved had he had the same level of support as his compatriots all those years.

I was a huge KG fan in his Timberwolves days. Not a Minnesota fan, but always kept an eye of them because of him. He always kept them a playoff team, they just never had enough to make a real post season push.

Minnesota KG was definitely a beast

This might be the best basketball KZfaq channel out. Literally the only one that can keep me interested during the off season.

Talent wise Kg is the best PF of all time. Fact is that He was relying on the jumper way too much and was not using left hand,spins in the post almost at all. Wolves back then had a slow paced spirit when it comes to the half court offense and you could fell asleep watching them like that. Garnett had a great game vs Lakers in his last season in Minneapolis and in this game he played like he supposed to but other than that,his talent was not used properly,by him,coaches,the organization-you name it.

As one from the same Town as Kevin G (Mauldin, SC) thank you for this video 🙏🏾

My Elementary school had a full size cutout of KG in the lunch room circa 1998-99. Every day I would grab my milk and shitty school lunch in absolute awe at the size of that thing...

As a kid growing up around there having him show up in Minnesota made being a Timberwolves fan a lot more fun but also really frustrating watching them never put enough decent players around him.

04-05 kg was crazy underated

actually the channel thinking basketball has a series about the greatest peaks in nba history. really cool videos and worth to watch fr

He had bad luck: Marbury trade, Joe Smith punishment, Malik Seeley death, never resigning Sprewell...

The funny thing is I made a dude on 2k that I wanted to play like kg mixed with shaq. Obviously it’s video game but he was different mane.

People still trying to raise KG's career long after he isn't in the league anymore, just like KG himself is trying to raise the Boston team from one title to a dynasty by talking.

Thank YOUUUU SOOOOOO MUCH FOR THIS KG WAS THE MAN IN HIS PRIME

Kevin Garnett was called the big ticket for a reason. Timberwolves KG was a menace.

Aaa yea my favourite nbaer of all time . This guy and pierce mademe an nba fan in 2008 . After that i have watched an unhealthy amount of hours of kg highlights and stats . He was a gem of a player

One little correction, It's not Vlade DivaK, it's Divac C as TS

KG is so underrated as a two way monster

77-78 David Thompson 1+ blocks and 5 rebounds from a SG? Not talked about in most all time great conversations because of duration but he had some amazing single seasons.

It isnt, maybe be casuals, but i consistently hear people say that Kg doesnt just have a top 10 peek, but a better peek than tim Duncan and kobe. Thats not underrated, at least to me

Yes, Kevin Garnett is the most underrated player EVER!

As a Celtics fan, KG is one of my all time fav players. He’s on the same level as Duncan IMO but never had the team to win multiple titles.

Nice vid!

Where can I watch old nba games ? Other than the watch together nba playlist on KZfaq

Be the Dragon 🐉 He was always electric and always a great two way and all around player.

Thinking Basketball ranked KG's peak #8 all time. Probably right.

watching ben taylor again huh rusty?

My favorite question to identify a casual instantly is if they think KG does not have a top 10 peak all time ( I have KG's peak as top 5 all time but advanced stats say he is top 3 but Im gonna get clowned for it even tho numbers do not lie). Fun fact: In 2003, the Wolves are -15 without him (on pace to a 9-73 record). With him? They are a +19. He is the main reason that atrocious team in 2003 still won 51 games! Kobe and Shaq TOGETHER only won 50 games. That's how good he is.

Dope video. I personally have Kg as the best Pf ever just because of his peak

Biggest thing that hurt his time in Minnesota is they lost 7 years worth of draft picks in the Joe Smith fiasco. That killed the roster. The team selfishly held onto him because he was all they had but either he should have forced a trade sooner or they should have got him out of there a few years sooner .

I watched KG entire career. I personally think KG is a better player than Dirk but most people have Dirk over Kg cause of the legendary title run.

In Serbia we pronounce Divac with that c kind of like a c in city but more hard. It's pretty hard to explain. If you heard of Vasilije Micic than the same way you say the first c.

I agree, but it’s also why I think Kareem is underrated (peaking in a trash team he was good enough to drag into contention) and why it confuses my Jacob is always dissing Kareem.

First time I seen KG was when he was on the 2k8 cover

Trumps mugshot is gonna get him re-elected to be your president for a 2nd time rusty❤️

Yes, honestly I find his entire career is underrated. He’s 9th on my top 10 players and I keep being told I’m an idiot for that. Tim Duncan’s and Garnett’s career’s are so similar the only difference being Tim Duncan had so much help (I have Tim Duncan 8th). I also have his defence as the 3rd best of all time (Bill Russell, Hakeem, Garnett, Duncan if I have to have a 5th it would be Wilt Chamberlin who has a very overrated offensive but an underrated defence).

The modern big man is an evolution of what KG brought, he was the first "unicorn"

LeBron's best season couldn't see Larry Bird's best season with a telescope.

Sucks that the wolves never recovered after their lone wcf appearance in 04 as they missed the playoffs from 05 onwards prior to trading kg

KG was in Boston for 5 years. He played 14 seasons. Thinking of him as a Celtic is pretty weird in my eyes. KG was a machine in MN in the early 2000s. Fans need to stop this ignorant thinking that the NBA started when a specific fan started watching it. Or not factoring in rules, pace, possessions, defense, and average ppg when comparing eras. This idea that 50-75 threes being jacked up in today's game is somehow peak basketball is flat out ignorant. When are fans going to figure out that it's much easier to score now vs 10-20-30 yrs ago? Shooting 1-2 threes a game vs shooting 8-10, pace of play and spacing, rule changes, and no defense. Go look at the average ppg of teams in the 2000s vs now. Look at pace and possessions in the 2000s vs now. When you factor in the differences in how the game is played you should, as an example, easily see Lebron averaging 30 ppg in 2022 is the same as Jordan averaging 20 ppg in 2003. They were both scoring 25% of their team points in those seasons. But the average fan seems incapable of understanding basketball these days.

Should've been the 2008 Finals MVP

My favourite player of all time, great video

I think KG’s seasons In Minnesota get overlooked because of his lack of overall success there. He was in a ridiculous western conference and he often got overshadowed by the players and teams that were winning all the time ( lakers, spurs). People forget that he was runner up in MVP voting to both Shaq and Duncan and was even a DPOY runner up all before his own MVP season. Winning is what gets noticed the most and unfortunately that doesn’t always speak to the talent of an individual player or how good they really are. It takes a real to win.

It's videos like these that make me so sad Flip Saunders died. KG probably owns the Timberwolves these days if Flip was around to keep him and Glenn Taylor on speaking terms.

Averaging 2.2 blocks/game and being 11th is just wild

How many players have been the best scorer rebounded defender second best playmaker, Giannis every year

KG is in my all time starting line up. Along with Steph, Lebron, MJ, and Duncan or Hakeem.

Yeah real underrated, not as if most people have him top 20 all time...

Gotta love me some KG

He cared about winning every game and that is what made me a fan since The TV wolves were so bad an KG got screwed out of some prime years with the tampering . I am from Wisconsin so The Bucks are my team and so to later on have Ray Allen and KG on the same team was I started watching Basketball more then Football. KG was the first "big man" that could and would do things a SG would do that I remember , I am sure there were others but yeah.

There's my boy Trenton hassell.

Should do one of Kevin Love

Is your channel based on the level Rusty Bucket Bay from Banjo Kazooie?

This dude has to be a Thinking Basketball fan lmao

Don’t forget the Sam Cassel injury in the conference finals

Either there's no sound or my phone is broken

How people who weren’t around at the time have managed to revise history to make it seem like Dirk is better than KG baffles me. Prime KG was in competition with Duncan for best PF. That’s it. Got the biggest basketball contract in history at the time for a reason. He was the REAL DEAL.

Spreewell was a good defender. They called him the landlord.

Love had some big night in Minnesota

KG could have won more MVP, DPOY and Championships if he had played with another Superstar or more. He could have easily joined the Lakers or Build a big 3 anywhere and win right away. That's how crazy good was Kevin Garnett. He will always be in my top five NBA all time great. Jordan and Garnett with Kobe and Mcgrady or Giannis Antetokounmpo and Hakeem Olajuwon.

If u reduce defence and add being the best playmaker on a team or on even in the whole league you get Jokic

Nice to see someone else mention KGs peak since most people do remember him while in Boston and he wasn't even half the player he was in Minnesota...His best player throughout his prime was Wally Swerbiak who is more suited as a 6th man not your teams secondary star...KG wanted to compete, he played defense, he put up points, had insane court vision he was the complete package he just never had a team around him...Cassell and Spree are ok but just think KG was so dominate that having slightly above average starters was considered "help"...What a waste of a talent he was better than Tim Duncan in their peaks obv not career due to situation but when i used to see KG move David Robinson while posting up you can see how strong KG was he was wire strong...Mind blowing that someone would have Dirk above KG those are mainly the people who never seen Minnesota KG cause ain't no way any GM was taking Dirk over KG NOT ONE.

Easily a top 10 peak

Rusty been watching LOW aka legend of winning

As someone who chooses peak over longevity KG is higher on my all time rankings than probably most, I think he is the 2nd best PF of all time

When you gonna update your top 50 list

If Sam didn’t get hit the lakers series would’ve been different.

Approved

The Minnesota Timberwolves: Wasting potential all-time greats prime. Now they will do it to Anthony Edwards.

The debate of Dirk vs KG for me is one of the most confusing debate im basketball: KG: better two way player, clearly better defender, been the best player in the world, and have terrible team in his peak, slightly better head to head stats, leadong the USA to 2000 olympic gold, have MVP caliber season in 2003 and have MVP stats 2005, robbed finals MVP, bad and choke specialist coaches but while, Dirk: destroyed KG in the 2002 playoff, has better head to head record, most valuable championship ever, while KG has the most overated chanpionship, playoff MVP, better in advanced analytic stats, better offensive player, top 8 scorer, have peak that he could should have won 3 straight MVP (over Nash and Shaq in 2005 and over Kobe, Lebron and Nash in 2006) and international success as the best player in 2002 fiba world cup, also not have elite chanpionship contender supporting cast, only play with 2 all star during his prime, while lead Dallas to almost 10 50+ seasons and 2 finals.

It would be cool for one of you basketball creators to make a video about Ben Wallace. I think he was the greatest defender ever and was robbed out of 5 DPOY in a row by Ron Artest. He’s underrated but an important part of basketball and how defense impacts the game

That era was truly the era of the 4.... Kg, C.Webb, Dirk, Timmy, Pau, Z-Bo, Jermaine O'Neal, even Juwan Howard.

In terms of distance between eyes, Sam Cassell and DeAndre Jordan are polar opposites.

Underrated peak but the undisputed GOAT trash talker. Nothing was sacred for the Big Ticket lol

My roll model

True NBA fans know that the only major difference between KG & TD is that TD got drafted into a competent organization.

Yoo good ish my man he really is jus as good as Duncan and is more skilled better shooter, ball handler , playmaker, and little better at defending on the perimeter

Big balls dance

KG was him, he's like pelicans AD but more intense

i agree

Cough cough wade