NBA Draft: Each team's greatest draft pick of all-time

NBA Draft: Each team’s greatest draft pick of all-time

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Greatest draft pick in Minnesota Timberwolves history: Kevin Garnett

Prior to Kevin Garnett’s arrival into the NBA as the No. 5 pick of the 1995 NBA Draft, the list of success stories coming right out of high school was minuscule, highlighted by Moses Malone and Darryl Dawkins.

KG showed promise early on as a rookie, averaging 10.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. In each year that followed, he would blossom into a perennial All-Star and incredible two-way threat capable of impacting the game in seemingly every way necessary for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

In the first 12 seasons of his career in the Twin Cities, Garnett did everything for the Wolves, averaging 20.5 points, 11.4 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.7 blocks and 1.4 steals per game while shooting 49.1 percent from the field and 78.0 percent from the free throw line. Keep in mind, he was also a menace defensively as a 12-time All-Defensive Team member and the 2007-08 Defensive Player of the Year.

He was named MVP of the 2003-04 season in leading Minnesota to the conference finals for the first and only time in franchise history. The Timberwolves have nine postseason appearances to their name, with Garnett serving as the leader in eight of them. The playoff success wasn’t there for KG, but it’s hard to place the blame on a guy who impacted every facet of the game.

Garnett is the all-time franchise leader in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. He is without question the greatest player in franchise history. He wanted nothing more than to bring them a championship, ultimately requesting a trade in the summer of 2007 after those around him begged him to seek greener pastures to better his storied career.

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