1995 NBA draft - Wikipedia
WEBThe 1995 NBA draft took place on June 28, 1995, at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It marked the first NBA draft to be held outside the United States and was the first draft for the two Canadian expansion teams, Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies. Kevin Garnett, who was taken fifth in this draft, is notable for being the first player ...
1995 NBA Draft - Basketball-Reference.com
WEBJun 28, 1995 · Location: Toronto, Canada. Number of Picks: 58 (50 played in NBA) First Overall Pick: Joe Smith (60.3 Win Shares) Most Win Shares: K. Garnett (191.4), R. Wallace (105.1) and M. Finley (85.2) All-Stars: 6 (M. Finley, K. Garnett, A. McDyess, T. Ratliff, J. Stackhouse and R. Wallace)
Kevin Garnett - Wikipedia
WEBGarnett was drafted with the fifth overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, and became the first player to be drafted directly out of high school since 1975. [23] Since joining the NBA for the 1989–90 season, the Timberwolves had not won more than 29 games in any season. [ 24 ]
Kevin Garnett Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and …
WEBDraft: Minnesota Timberwolves, 1st round (5th pick, 5th overall), 1995 NBA Draft. NBA Debut: November 3, 1995. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2020 (Full List) Career Length: 21 years. More bio, uniform, draft, salary info. Hall of Fame. 15x All Star.
Kevin Garnett - 1995 NBA Draft, 5th Pick, Minnesota Timberwolves
WEBNov 21, 2008 · The Minnesota Timberwolves made Kevin Garnett their first round draft choice -- 5th pick overall -- in the 1995 NBA Draft at the SkyDome in Toronto. Garnett became the first player in 20...
A Man in Full: An Oral History of Kevin Garnett, the Player Who …
WEBMay 18, 2015 · In declaring for the 1995 draft, Garnett became the first teenager in two decades to make the preps-to-pros leap, since Darryl Dawkins and Bill Willoughby in 1975. But once Garnett made the ...
Excellence, unbridled passion propelled Kevin Garnett to Hall ... - NBA.com
WEBMay 12, 2021 · Beneath the ball cap and the wired Walkman headphones, Garnett knew fully what he was doing in breaking the NBA’s 20 year-embargo against prep players entering the draft.
Archive 75: Kevin Garnett | NBA.com
WEBMar 13, 2022 · There was no guarantee when Garnett raised his hand in the spring of 1995 and took his chances as the first high school player in 20 years to enter the NBA Draft. No one had done it in 20...
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Kevin Garnett
WEBKevin Garnett ushered in a new era of basketball in the spring of 1995 when he announced that he would be the first in what was to become a tidal wave of players to make the leap from high school to the NBA. The brash move changed the game forever. The fifth overall pick in the 1995 Draft played 21 seasons, earning 15 All-Star nods and nine ...
Kevin Garnett First Round 5th Overall | The Draft Review
WEBName: Kevin Garnett; Position: Power Forward/Small Forward; Height: 7-0 (2.13m) Weight: 220 (100kg) HS. Team: Farragut Academy H.S. (IL) Nationality: American; Birthplace: Mauldin, South Carolina; Birthdate: 5/19/1976; Drafted: Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round (5th pick overall) of 1995 NBA Draft.