Bringing intensity and desire to win, Garnett would help bring the Celtics the NBA Championship in 2008 in his first season with Boston. For his individual efforts, he would win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award and was a First Team All-NBA Selection. Garnett would be named an All-Star five times in Boston and was a three-time First Team All-Defensive Selection, and while his skills were declining year by year in the six seasons, as a Celtic he became an iconic figure in his second NBA city.
KG would average 15.7 Points and 8.3 Rebounds per Game with a PER of 21.1, and he was elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020. The Celtics also retired his number 5 in 2022.
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