MAY 19, 1976
• Born to Shirley Irby Garnett in Mauldin, South Carolina

LATE 1980s
• Worked endlessly on his game, playing at Springfield Park, an outdoor court near his home in Mauldin (Mauldin, a middle-class town with a population of about 12,000, is a suburb of Greenville, the largest city in western South Carolina)

1991
• Entered high school as a 6'6" ninth grader, and started for the school's team

MARCH 1994
• Led his high school team (Mavericks) to the semifinals of the South Carolina Class AAAA tournament.

MAY 1994
• Involved in a situation at school, where a white student suffered a fractured ankle. Five Mauldin black youths were arrested. Garnett was among them, and was led away in handcuffs. They were charged with second-degree lynching. After they went through a pretrial intervention program for first-time offenders, the charges were dropped.

AUGUST 1994
• Moved to Chicago, and attended Farragut Academy at the gang-infested west side of Chicago
• Garnett and his little sister, Ashley, lived in an aparment, one floor above Farragut Academy coach William "Wolf" Nelson

APRIL 1995
• Played in the 18th annual McDonald's All-American game, and won the John Wooden MVP award after registering 18 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocks

JUNE 26, 1995
• Is the coverboy of Sports Illustrated, with the words "Ready or Not."

JUNE 28, 1995
• Drafted fifth overall in the 1995 NBA draft (held at the SkyDome in Toronto, Canada) by the Minnesota Timberwolves, just days after finishing high school
• Became the first player since 1975 to be drafted directly out of high school (Bill Willoughby and Darryl Dawkins)

OCT. 2, 1995
• Signed his first professional contract, a three-year, $4.636 million deal with the Timberwolves

OCTOBER 14, 1995
• Played in his first ever NBA preseason game against Milwaukee. He first checked into the game with 2:29 left in the first quarter, to a warm ovation by the Barnett Center (in South Dakota) crowd. He had scribbled "Mauldin" on the side of his Nike's shoes, and wore a rubberband on his right wrist. He missed his first shot, but hit his next five. He scored 9 points in ten minutes before halftime, and would finish the game with 13 points and 3 rebounds.

NOVEMBER 3, 1995
• Played in his first ever NBA game in Sacramento, coming off the bench at the 5:55 mark in the first quarter during the Timberwolves season opener. He scored his first NBA points about 2 minutes later, on a bank shot off a feed underneath from Gugliotta. For the entire game, he took just three shots, but made of them. He finished the game with 8 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist in 16 minutes

NOVEMBER 16, 1995
• Poured into double-digit in scoring for the first time ever as a Timberwolf, with 19 points in a losing effort against the Spurs

DECEMBER 18, 1995
• Flip Saunders replace Bill Blair as the head coach of the Timberwolves

JANUARY 9, 1996
• Makes the first start of his career, scoring nine points and grabbing eight rebounds in the Timberwolves' 106-104 loss to the Lakers in L.A.

MARCH 6, 1996
• Pulled down a (then) career high 19 rebounds in a game at Philadephia

MARCH 27, 1996
• Scored a (then) career high 33 points in a game against Boston

MAY 16, 1996
• Named to the NBA's All-rookie second team

NOVEMBER 23, 1996
• Scored the 1,000th point of his career against the Clippers

MARCH 23, 1997
• Grabbed his 1,000th career rebound against Miami

APRIL 10, 1997
• Scored 19 points in the Timberwolves' 108-96 victory over the Clippers in Los Angeles, as the Timberwolves clinched their first Playoff berth in franchise history

AUGUST 11, 1997
• Turned down a six-year contract worth an estimated $103.5 million. Eric Fleisher, Garnett's [then] agent, said Garnett will not play for the Timberwolves after the 1997-98 season.

OCT. 1, 1997
• Signed a six-year, $126 million contract extension with the Timberwolves, which at the time was the largest multiyear deal in professional team sports. The agreement was reached six hours before an NBA deadline would have halted negotiations until the following July.
• "Minnesota is my home," Garnett said at a Target Center news conference. "We've got a bright future in Minnesota. I want to play for this team, and I like Kevin McHale. It wasn't a money issue with me. If it was, I would have told everybody to save their time so I could go through free agency and test the market."

JAN. 3, 1998
• Had 18 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists to record his first career triple-double vs. the Denver Nuggets

FEB. 8, 1998
• Became the first all-star starter in Timberwolves franchise history, in his second career all-star appearance, at the 1998 NBA All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden in New York

MARCH 11, 1999
• Timberwolves traded disgruntled Stephon Marbury to New Jersey, breaking up the 1-2 punch many had predicted would become the next Stockton and Malone.

MAY 3, 1999
• Appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, with the tag line "The Kid Who Changed The Game." The cover story is titled, "Howlin' Wolf." This was Garnett's second SI cover.

MARCH 22, 2000
• Scored a career-high 40 points against the Celtics at Boston

APRIL 14, 2000
• Played a career-high 52 minutes at Vancouver against the Grizzlies

MAY 31, 2000
• Named to the All-NBA first team for the first time in his career

OCT. 1, 2000
• Helped the U.S. Olympic basketball team defeat France 85-75 to win the gold medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Austrailia

NOV. 14, 2000
• Garnett reportedly confronted Wally Szczerbiak in the team training room and had to be restrained by teammates

FEB. 3, 2001
• The Timberwolves headed into the Air Canada Centre with a nine-game winning streak, and left that night with their franchise-record 10 consecutive wins. I was at the game.

FEB. 7, 2001
• Matched his career-high with 40 points vs. Sacramento Kings,
• Timberwolves established their franchise-record 11th condecutive win.

APRIL 15, 2001
• Was ejected for the first time in his career during the third quarter of a game against the Utah Jazz, after picking up two technicals

FEBRUARY 9, 2003
• Named MVP of the NBA All-Star Game at Philips Arena in Atlanta after scoring a game-high 37 points in 41 minutes to lead the Western Conference to a 155-145 victory in double overtime

MARCH 5, 2003
• Grabbed a career-high and franchise record 24 rebounds for the third time in his career during a 96-95 defeat at Sacramento

MARCH 9, 2003
• Had a career-high 12 assists at Phoenix Suns

APRIL 6, 2003
• Had 16 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists for his 12th career triple-double

AUGUST, 2003
• Signed a new shoe endorsement deal with Adidas

OCT. 1, 2003
• Signed a five-year contract extension with the Timberwolves. Contract runs through the 2008-09 season, but includes a "player option" after the 2007-08 season

DECEMBER 5, 2003
• Pulled down a career high (and franchise high) 25 rebounds against the Kings in an overtime Timberwolves win. He also had 33 points ,6 assists, and 3 blocks in that game -- not to mentioning hitting two consecutive 3-pointers to tie the game and send it into overtime.

FEBRUARY 1, 2004
• Became the fifth youngest player in NBA history to reach 13,000 points

APRIL 30, 2004
• Scored 28 points as the Timberwolves eliminated the Nuggets in the first round, and advanced to the second round for the first time in franchise history, after going 0-7 in past seven tries. Garnett is the only player to have been through all those seven exits.

MAY 3, 2004
• Officially named MVP of the 2003-2004 season. Garnett wins MVP for the first time in his career. Since his first ever NBA game was on November 3, 1995, it took him exactly eight and a half years to take home the award.

MAY 19, 2004
• Led the Timberwolves to a Game 7 victory over the Sacramento Kings. He had his prints all over the game with 32 points, 21 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 blocks, and 4 steals in 46 minutes.

JANUARY 4, 2005
• Scored a career-high 47 points (to go along with 17 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 blocks) in a losing effort against the Phoenix Suns. He shot 19-28 from the field, and 9-11 from the line.

FEBRUARY 12, 2005
• Coach Flip Saunders was fired. Timberwolves had lost seven of their last eight games, falling to 25-26.

FEBRUARY 13, 2005
• Scored the 15,000th point of his career in the Timberwolves' 87-83 loss to Chicago to become the 12th player in NBA history with at least 15,000 points, 8,000 rebounds, and 3,000 assists.

NOVEMBER 25, 2005
• Logged his 30,000th career minute in a game against the Bucks.

NOVEMBER 26, 2005
• Dished out four assists in a game against the Cavaliers, giving him 3592 for his career and moving him past Paul Westphal (3591) into the 100th place in NBA history. He is now two assists behind Earl "The Pearl" Monroe for that 99th spot.

DECEMBER 4, 2005
• Scored the 16,000th (regular season) point of his career on a freethrow in the first quarter against the Kings.

JANUARY 18, 2006
• Grabbed the 9000th (regular season) rebound of his career in a game against the Celtics, becoming only the sixth player in NBA history to have at least 16,000 points, 9,000 rebounds, and 3,5000 assists -- joining Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Charles Barkley, and Karl Malone.

APRIL 27, 2007
• Named the recipient of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship award, which recognizes an NBA player (or coach) for outstanding service to the community.

DECEMBER 3, 2006
• Tied his own franchise record of consecutive double-digit scoring with 338 in a win against the Sixers in Philly. It is also the eighth longest streak in NBA history. His first streak of 338 began on October 31, 1997 and ended on February 4, 2002. The last time he was held under 10 points was on April 17, 2002, the final game of the season.

JANUARY 13, 2007
• Grabbed the 10,000th regular season rebound of his career in a game against the Nets. Heading into the game at 9,993 and needing only 7 to hit the milestone, he finished the game with 14. He became the 32nd player in NBA history to reach the 10,000 rebounding mark.

MARCH 25, 2007
• Hit a turnaround fadeaway gamewinner at the buzzer to lift the Timberwolves to a 94-93 win over the Trailblazers. It was the fourth buzzer gamewinner of his career, and the 11th in Timberwolves history.

MARCH 30, 2007
• Recorded the 30th 20-20 game of his career, finishing with 22 points and 20 rebounds in a loss to Miami.

APRIL 6, 2007
• Reached 19,000 career regular season points in a game aginst the Knicks in New York, making him just one of five players (Kareem, Karl Malone, Wilt, Barkley) in league history to have at least 19,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, and 4,000 assists in their careers.

APRIL 7, 2007
• Scored 13 points aginst the Hornets to boost his career regular season points to 19,024, overtaking Reggie Theus (19,015) for 41st on the all-time scoring list (and just behind Kobe Bryant, who reached the 19,000 milestone -- the youngest ever to do so -- just four days earlier and who currently has 19,088).

APRIL 9, 2007
• Registered 17 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists,1 steal in a 111-100 losing effort aginst the Toronto Raptors at the Target Center. Unbeknownst to everyone and to himself, it would be his final game in a Minnesota Timberwolves uniform. His last made basket as a Timberwolf was a dunk at the 2:29 mark of the fourth quarter. His last shot attempt was a missed 3-pointer with 24 seconds to go in game.

JULY 31, 2007
• Traded by the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Boston Celtics for five players (Al Jefferson, Sebastian Telfair, Gerald Green, Ryan Gomes, and Theo Ratliff) and two first-round draft picks -- the largest trade for one player in league history.

OCTOBER 17, 2007
• Played in the Celtics' preseason home debut, appearing for the first time as a home player in Boston. He had 13 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks. As a Timberwolf, KG averaged 23.8 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 4.9 assists in 12 games played in Boston (Fleet Center/Boston Garden).

NOVEMBER 2, 2007
• Put up 22 points, 20 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, and 3 steals in his Celtic debut, a 103-83 Celtics win over the Wizards.

NOVEMBER 29, 2007
• Scored 8 points in 23 minutes, in a Celtics blowout win over the Knicks, ending his streak of 411 consecutive games of double-digit scoring.

MARCH 8, 2008
• Scored the 20,000th and 2,001st points of his career on a fastbreak layup (Paul Pierce with the assist) during the second quarter of a blowout win against the Grizzlies in Memphis. He became only the 32nd player in NBA history to reach the 20,000 point total, and joined Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson, and Kobe Bryant as the only current active player with that mark. Entering the game against Memphis, he needed just seven points to hit that mark, and finished with 17.

JUNE 17, 2008
• Certified. What you gonna say now. What can you say now.

OCTOBER 31, 2008
• Played in his 1,000th career (regular season) game, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to reach that mark, at 32 years 165 days. He broke Shawn Kemp's previous record of 33 years and 24 days. Garnett's stats after 1,000 are: 20.407 points, 11.213 rebounds (2.708 offensive, 8.505 defensive), 4.395 assists, 1.666 blocks, 1.386 steals, 2.530 turnovers, 2.521 fouls, and 37.926 minutes per game

DECEMBER 19, 2008
• Scored 17 points in a win over the Bulls, giving him 20,807 for his career, moving him into 28th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list (passing David Robinson)

DECEMBER 23, 2008
• Scored 18 points in a win over the Sixers, improving the Celtics to the best start in NBA history after 29 games (27-2), and establishing the Celtics' franchise-best 19-game win streak

DECEMBER 28, 2008
• Scored 21 points in a win over the Kings in Sacramento, giving him 20,894 for his career, moving him into 27th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list (passing Bob Pettitt)