KG: A to Z: An Uncensored Encyclopedia of Life, Basketball, and Everything in Between by Kevin Garnett with David Ritz is the raw and original story of one of the most raw and original stars in the NBA.
Kevin Garnett is one of the most dominant players in the basketball game. He is also one of the most outspoken people. In his outstanding 21-year NBA career, he promoted trash speech as an art form and never shy away from sharing his views on controversial topics. Before Garnett was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, he published his life and career in KG: A to Z, with the same frankness.
Garnett described the adversity he faced when he grew up in South Carolina, after which he eventually relocated to Chicago, where he became one of America’s most promising talents. He elaborated on his decision to quit college and become the first player to enter the draft directly from high school in two decades.
This started a trend, and the subsequent future superstars such as Kobe Bryant and LeBron James also come behind. He shared stories of playing and confronting Bryant, James, Michael Jordan and other NBA superstars, and recorded his career ups and downs, including winning the championship with the Boston Celtics. He also speaks on topics other than basketball, such as fame, family, racism, spirituality and music.
Garnett’s draft decision is not his only way to change the game forever. As a big man, his ability to play on the perimeter predicts the winning strategy currently generally adopted by the league. He used the same innovative spirit here, organizing the content into an encyclopedia in alphabetical order. If you think Kevin Garnett is exhilarating on the court, inspiring and has no filters, wait until you finish reading his speech on these pages.
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About Kevin Garnett
- 2008 NBA champion
- 2004 NBA Most Valuable Player
- 15× NBA All-Star (1997, 1998, 2000–2011, 2013)
- NBA All-Star Game MVP (2003)
- 4× All-NBA First Team (2000, 2003, 2004, 2008)
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2008)
- 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2000–2005, 2008, 2009, 2011)
- 4× NBA rebounding champion (2004–2007)
- J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2006)
- First NBA player to win the NBA Player of the Month Award four times in a single season
- Only NBA player to reach at least 25,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, 5,000 assists, 1,500 steals and 1,500 blocks
- Only NBA player to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game for 6 consecutive seasons
- Only NBA player to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists per game for 9 consecutive seasons
- NBA Hall of Famer (2020)
About the Author
Kevin Garnett is one of the most accomplished athletes in basketball history. His achievements include the Boston Celtics’ world championship, the U.S. team’s Olympic gold medal, regular season MVP and the Defensive Player of the Year award (making him one of only five players to win two honors in his career.) Appeared in the All-Star Game and won the All-Star Game MVP Award. He is a member of the 2020 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He worked as a basketball analyst at TNT, played a prestigious supporting role in the 2019 feature film “Uncut Gems” and is the subject of the upcoming Showtime documentary. In his career after entering the NBA, he also trained some of the top young superstars in the league. KG: A to Z is his first book.
David Ritz is a songwriter who has worked with stars such as Janet Jackson and Marvin Gaye. He is also a well-known ghostwriter. Some of the biggest stars have authored more than 50 books: Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gay, Ray Charles, Lanny Kravitz, Joe Perry, Smokey Robinson, Don Rickles And Willie Nelson, to name a few. His articles have been published in “New York Times”, “Rolling Stone”, “Essence”, “People”, “Art Connoisseur” and other magazines. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Roberta of nearly fifty years.
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KG: A to Z Podcasts
All the Smoke: Kevin Garnett: Kevin Garnett joins hosts Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson live from NBA All-Star 2020 weekend in Chicago. KG talks about the Celtics-Lakers rivalry, being inducted into the Hall of Fame, and shares some stories about playing against MJ.
Book of Basketball 2.0 – Kevin Garnett: The Stealth Superstar: Bill Simmons and Jackie MacMullan explain why Kevin Garnett’s career should have been even greater than it was, compare and contrast him to Tim Duncan, break down what it was like to cover him every day, reveal why he may have been the most secretly impactful player of the past 25 years, and decide where KG ranks in Bill’s Hall of Fame Pyramid.