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The 1995 NBA draft took place on June 28, 1995, at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.It marked the first NBA draft to be held outside the United States and was the first draft for the two Canadian expansion teams that were added for 1995–96 season, the Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies (who relocated to Memphis in 2001).
In high school, Garnett was a 1995 McDonald's All-American at Farragut Career Academy and a national player of the year award. [3] [4] He entered the 1995 NBA draft, where he was selected with the fifth overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves and became the first NBA player drafted directly out of high school in 20 years.
The 1995–96 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 7th season in the National Basketball Association. [1] This season is most memorable when the Timberwolves selected high school basketball star Kevin Garnett with the fifth overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft .
Kevin Garnett was drafted fifth overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1995. The Minnesota Timberwolves first participated in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft on June 27, 1989, about five months before their inaugural NBA season.
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Kevin Garnett played for the Timberwolves from 1995 to 2007 before returning in 2015. In the 1995 NBA draft, the Timberwolves selected high school standout Kevin Garnett in the first round (5th overall), [24] and Flip Saunders was named head coach. Christian Laettner was traded along with Sean Rooks to the Atlanta Hawks for Andrew Lang and Spud ...
Kevin Garnett cut his teeth playing in the old-school 1990s NBA and finished his playing career five years ago. He’s played and seen a lot of basketball. While many players from previous ...
Many players arrived at the game undecided about their college choice. Only one of them declared for the 1995 NBA draft: Kevin Garnett, who became the first player in 20 years to be drafted out of high school with the 5th overall pick in the draft. Of the 22 players selected, 15 played in the NBA.