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Kevin Garnett’s top 5 moments of NBA career

By Charles Rahrig V

General overall view of a Spalding official NBA basketball - Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
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Feb 25, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Flip Saunders pats Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett (21) on the back in the second half against the Washington Wizards at Target Center. The Timberwolves won 97-77. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 25, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Flip Saunders pats Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett (21) on the back in the second half against the Washington Wizards at Target Center. The Timberwolves won 97-77. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Tribute to Flip Saunders

In a way, Kevin Garnett’s career is also a story of the late Flip Saunders. When Garnett was drafted out of high school, Saunders became his coach early in his first season. That chance paid off and the two went to eight playoff appearances together.

After Saunders was gone from Minnesota, Garnett would be traded a couple of seasons later. After playing in Boston and Brooklyn, Saunders would find his way back to Minnesota and so would Garnett. Although their reunion wouldn’t last long.

Before the 2015-16 season, Saunders would tragically pass away from cancer. The man who taught Garnett as a young man and brought him back in his final days of coach left a great legacy behind him.

With tributes around the league pouring in for Saunders, Garnett left a post on Facebook that said what needed to be said. The post was gut-wrenching, to say the least.

It was a reminder of just how special the bond between a coach and a player can be. Saunders was there for Garnett when he was just a young man out of high school and was there for him when Garnett was nearing retirement. At the end of their journey, Garnett was an older player that had been through a lot and was forever thankful for his coach.

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