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On Sunday, March 13, Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett will be immortalized in Boston Celtics tradition when his jersey is hoisted to the rafters at TD Garden.
For a Celtics franchise that has won a record 17 NBA titles, the story runs deep. Garnett joins 23 other Celtics legends whose number — or name — hangs from the franchise’s NBA championship banners.
Brief as it may seem, Garnett made his mark in Boston. In six seasons as Celtic, KG averaged 15.7 points and 8.3 rebounds, earned five All-Star selections, four All-Defensive Team selections and one All-NBA selection.
In 2008, Garnett became the first player in Celtics history to win Defensive Player of the Year and was instrumental in the team’s run to win the 2008 NBA title.
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What number did Kevin Garnett wear with the Celtics?
When Garnett joined the Celtics before the 2007-08 season, he went from No. 21 to No. 5. Although the Hall of Famer wore No. 21 in his first 12 seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves, this number was already retired in Boston. for Bill Sharman.
Garnett wore number 5 for six seasons with the Celtics before moving to number 2 after his trade to the Brooklyn Nets in 2013.
How many championship rings does Kevin Garnett have?
Garnett won the 2008 NBA Championship with the Celtics. During Boston’s title run, Garnett averaged 20.4 points and 10.5 rebounds per game in 26 games throughout the 2008 playoffs.
It was Garnett’s only championship. He led the Celtics to the 2010 NBA Finals where they fell to the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games.
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Boston Celtics retired numbers
Here is the full list of all numbers retired by the Boston Celtics.
| No. | name | Seasons |
| 00 | Robert Parish | 1980-1994 |
| 1 | Walter Brown* | 1946-1964 |
| 2 | Auerbach red** | 1950-2006 |
| 3 | Dennis Johnson | 1983-1990 |
| 5 | Kevin Garnett | 2007-2013 |
| 6 | Bill Russell | 1956-1969 |
| ten | Jo Jo White | 1969-1979 |
| 14 | Bob Cousy | 1950-1963 |
| 15 | Tom Heinson | 1956-1965 |
| 16 | Tom “Satch” Sanders | 1960-1973 |
| 17 | John Havlicek | 1962-1978 |
| 18 | David Cowens | 1970-1980 |
| 19 | Don Nelson | 1965-1976 |
| 21 | Bill Sharman | 1950-1961 |
| 22 | Ed Macauley | 1950-1956 |
| 23 | Frank Ramsey | 1954-1964 |
| 24 | Sam Jones | 1957-1969 |
| 25 | KC Jones | 1959-1967 |
| 31 | Cedric Maxwell | 1978-1985 |
| 32 | Kevin McHale | 1980-1993 |
| 33 | Larry Bird | 1979-1992 |
| 34 | Paul Pierce | 1998-2013 |
| 35 | Reggie Lewis | 1987-1993 |
| LOSCY*** | Jim Loscutoff | 1955-1964 |
*Brown is the founder and first owner of the Boston Celtics franchise
**No. 2 “means Auerbach is second only to Walter Brown as the most important person in Boston Celtics organizational history”
***Loscutoff wore number 18 but asked that his number not be retired so that a future player could wear it. The No. 18 would later be retired for Cowens.
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