Rare Photos of Kevin Garnett

KG starred at Farragut Career Academy in Chicago, where he led the squad to a 28-2 record his senior season and earned National High School Player of the Year honors. Though the T-shirt may indicate that he had dreams of playing in Ann Arbor, he instead chose to enter the NBA straight out of high school.

Garnett poses outside of Farragut Career Academy. KG played for Mauldin High School in South Carolina for his first three seasons but transferred to Farragut before his senior year.

Garnett was named Mr. Basketball for the State of Illinois after averaging 25 points, 18 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 blocks his senior year at Farragut.

Garnett and his Farragut Academy coach, William Nelson, arrive at a news conference where Garnett announced his intention of skipping college to jump directly to the NBA.

Garnett became only the fourth player to jump directly from high school to the NBA, following Moses Malone, Darryl Dawkins and Bill Willoughby.

KG was drafted by the Minnesota Timberlwolves with the fifth pick of the 1995 NBA Draft. He was joined the next year by Stephon Marbury and the two were expected to be the future of the organization. After leading Minnesota to the playoffs in 1997 and 1998, Marbury was traded to New Jersey after a dispute with management.

Garnett's entourage -- called the OBF (Official Block Family) -- includes friends from Beachwood Drive in his hometown of Mauldin, South Carolina.

Garnett puts his arm around Vince Carter after leading Team USA to the gold medal in Sydney.

In 2000, high school star Darius Miles skipped college for the NBA and immediately drew comparisons to Garnett for their style of play. Those comparisons proved to be incorrect as Miles played nine injury-plagued seasons and is now out of the league.

Garnett shows his skills to a group of Japanese participants during an NBA clinic in Tokyo.

After years of first-round playoff exits, Garnett was joined by Latrell Sprewell and Sam Cassell for the 2003--04 season. KG was named NBA MVP after averaging 21 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists and the Timberwolves advanced to the Western Conference Finals before bowing out to the Lakers.

Garnett travels to New Delhi to debut his limited edition 'Adidas KG basketball shoe.'

Garnett offers words of encouragement to Serena Williams at the Matt Leinart First Annual Celebrity Bowling Night in Hollywood, Calif.

Garnett chats with Barry Bonds before the 2007 All-Star game in Las Vegas.

A day after being traded to the Celtics, Kevin Garnett reconnected with his old Minnesota buddy David Ortiz after throwing out the first pitch at Fenway Park.

After the trade, Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce were immediately dubbed "The New Big Three" in Boston and became one of the favorites to win the 2008 NBA title.

Garnett poses with his wife, Brandi. The couple were married in 2004, which forced KG to miss a chance to defend the gold medal in Athens.

Garnett and his Celtics teammates meet President George W. Bush after winning the NBA Championship.

Garnett poses with Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning during a promotional press conference for Wheaties.

Garnett and LeBron James share a laugh on the bus ride to the stadium prior to the 2010 NBA All-Star game in Dallas.