Garnett announces retirement after 21 seasons
ByReuters
Sept 24 (The Sports Xchange) - Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett announced his retirement after 21 NBA seasons on Friday.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that Garnett and the Timberwolves reached a contract settlement earlier Friday. Garnett was signed for $8 million this season.
Garnett, 40, easily the most productive player in franchise history, spent 13 1/2 of his 21 NBA seasons with Minnesota.
He was drafted out of high school in 1995 and developed into one of the top power forwards in NBA history.
The 15-time All-Star ranks 17th with 26,071 career points, ninth in career rebounds with 14,662 and 17th in blocked shots with 2,037.
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