On Tuesday, Garnett was selected as the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award winner for his outstanding community work in 2005-06, highlighted by his donation of 1.2 million dollars towards building one home a month for two years for Hurricane Katrina victims.
The Star Tribune's Steve Aschburner, president of the Pro Basketball Writers Association, presented the award to KG in a ceremony on the Target Center's main floor. Past winners of the award include Julius "Dr. J" Irving, Magic Johnson and David Robinson.
"From the many awards that I've won, I'd have to say that this is probably the most gratifying, just because of what comes out of it," said Garnett. "If anything, I'd like to be an example in helping others give also."
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Despite being in the middle of his rehab for a surgically repaired knee, the Wolves will pick up the third year option on Rashad McCants contract.
"We like Shaddy," McHale said Monday after the team's practice. "We're going to pick it up. The only way we wouldn't have was if his rehab wasn't going well, to the point where you said, 'The poor kid is never going to do it.' That's not the case."
McCants, from the National Champion North Carolina Tar Heels, was the 14th pick in the draft, he was paid $1.54 million in his first year and will get $1.65 million this season. The option will lock in the guard's salary for 2007-08 at $1.77 million.
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Oct 22, 2006 10:15 PM EST
On Sunday, the Wolves trimmed their roster by releasing guard Tyrone Ellis and forward Paul Shirley.
Their roster now stands at 15.
Shirley and Ellis both played for the Wolves during the Vegas Summer League.
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Timberwolves Oct 2006 Archive
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Associated Press | Oct 18, 2006
New drunk driving charges have been filed against the man convicted in the drunken driving accident that killed Malik Sealy of the Minnesota Timberwolves in May of 2000.
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Star Tribune | Oct 17, 2006
Kevin Garnett and Trenton Hassell had adjacent dressing areas at Conseco Fieldhouse and were joking around with each other, putting to rest any possible lingering effects of their argument from Sunday's practice.
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Star Tribune | Oct 14, 2006
Trenton Hassell has been playing shooting guard for the Wolves, despite the fact that he rarely attempted 3-point shots, but this is going to change this season.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Oct 13, 2006
"To the fact that you can't really speak to the refs, the refs don't want to hear it. That's almost like Communism. That's like Castro."
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Pioneer Press | Oct 12, 2006
"I think we have the potential to be very good," Kevin Garnett said. "We're clicking at a very early stage, so that's very good."
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Pioneer Press | Oct 8, 2006
Glen Taylor was recently reiterated his desire to put a winning team on the floor that includes Kevin Garnett.
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Associated Press | Oct 4, 2006
Marko Jaric is looking for a fresh start.
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Associated Press | Oct 4, 2006
Twice, Randy Wittman has left the Timberwolves' organization, once to become a head coach and the second when the Wolves released the entire staff after the 2005 season.
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The Globe and Mail | Oct 3, 2006
Kevin Garnett was in very good spirits and felt optimistic about the coming season during Monday's media day.
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FoxReno.com | Oct 2, 2006
On Monday, the Minnesota Timberwolves announced that they have signed veteran forward Vin Baker.
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St. Paul Pioneer-Press | Oct 1, 2006
Vin Baker signed a non-guarenteed contract with Minnesota for the NBA minimum salary for a player of 10-plus years' experience, the St.