Achievements
During his time in the league Garnett has established a long list of achievements, including:
- NBA Champion: 2008
- Olympic gold medal: 2000
- NBA Most Valuable Player: 2004
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 2008
- NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2003
- 14-time NBA All-Star: 1997—2011
- Selected to 14 consecutive All-Star teams (1997-2011) (no game in 1999 due to lockout).
- Selected, but did not play due to injury in 2008.
- 9-time All-NBA selection:
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- First Team: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008
- Second Team: 2001, 2002, 2005
- Third Team: 1999, 2007
- 12-time All-Defensive:
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- First Team: 2000—2005, 2008—2009, 2011
- Second Team: 2006-2007, 2012
- NBA All-Rookie selection:
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- Second team: 1996
- J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award: 2006
- Ranked #30 in SLAM Magazine's 2009 revision of the top 50 greatest players of all time (published in the August 2009 issue)
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