who did kevin garnett play for before celtics?
Minnesota Timberwolves
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 Before the 1999 – 2000 season , West was prepared to hire Rambis as the team 's full @-@ time coach before an outcry from fans and members of the organization caused him to seek out a bigger name . Los Angeles hired former Chicago Bulls coach Phil Jackson , who had coached that team to six championships , and gave him a lucrative $ 6 million a year contract . He brought along assistant Tex Winter and they installed Winter 's version of the triangle offense . They signed veterans Brian Shaw , John Salley , Ron Harper , and A. C. Green , who was a Laker during the " Showtime " era . The team also moved to a new arena , the Staples Center . After the season , starters Rice and Green left the team , and Los Angeles signed Horace Grant . 

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 Between the 1979 – 80 season and 1981 – 82 season seasons , the Celtics had lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Confernce Finals 2 out of 3 times , mainly because physical Sixers guard Andrew Toney routinely caused problems for their defensively fragile backcourt . After subsequently getting swept by the Bucks in the 1982 @-@ 83 Eastern Conference Semifinals , Celtics general manager Red Auerbach added the perennial All @-@ Defensive Team member Johnson to his squad , hoping that it would help the Celtics fare better in the Eastern Conference playoffs , particular against the 76ers . Johnson joined a squad led by Hall of Fame forward Larry Bird , who played in the frontcourt with two fellow Hall of Famers , center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale , a combination often called the best frontcourt of all time by the NBA . Johnson described joining the Celtics as a " dream come true " and enjoyed the tutelage of highly successful general manager Auerbach , who was " living history " according to Johnson . 

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 The selection of center Sam Bowie with the No. 2 pick in the 1984 NBA draft over Michael Jordan ( who was then drafted by the Chicago Bulls ) ; other notable players taken later in that draft include future Hall @-@ of @-@ Famers Charles Barkley and John Stockton . 

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 He then branched out on his own and founded The Landmark Sports Agency . Recently , he has represented several first @-@ round lottery picks : sixth overall 2003 NBA Draft selection , Chris Kaman , ninth overall 2004 NBA Draft selection , Andre Iguodala , eighth overall 2005 NBA Draft selection , Channing Frye , thirteenth overall 2007 NBA Draft selection , Julian Wright , seventh overall 2008 NBA Draft selection , Eric Gordon , and third overall 2009 NBA Draft selection , James Harden , 4th and 13th overall 2010 NBA Draft selections , Wesley Johnson and Ed Davis , 2nd overall 2011 NBA Draft selection Derrick Williams , and Buddy Hield , the sixth overall pick in 2016 . Pelinka currently represents 24 NBA players . 

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 In his autobiography , Living the Dream , Olajuwon mentions an intriguing draft trade offered to the Rockets that would have sent Clyde Drexler and the number two pick in the 1984 NBA draft from Portland in exchange for Ralph Sampson . Had the Rockets made the deal , Olajuwon states the Rockets could have selected Michael Jordan with the number two pick to play alongside Olajuwon and Drexler , who had established chemistry playing together during their Phi Slama Jama days in college . Sportswriter Sam Smith speculates that such a trade " would have changed league history and maybe the entire Michael Jordan legend " . From 1991 to 1998 , every NBA championship team included either Jordan or Olajuwon ; furthermore , at least one of Drexler , Jordan , and Olajuwon was involved in every NBA Finals from 1990 to 1998 . 
