2025 Topps Baseball Series 1

How to Collect: Best Kevin Garnett Cards to Collect

Some of The Big Ticket’s Best with the Brand

Date: Jan 30, 2025
Topics: basketball, Cards and Culture, How to Collect, Kevin Garnett, NBA
Length: 447 Words
Reading Time: ~3 Minutes

From the time Kevin Garnett entered the league straight out of high school as the fifth overall draft pick, The Big Ticket captured the hearts and eyeballs of the basketball world with his unique blend of size, speed, and skill complemented by his ferociously competitive persona. Garnett racked up all-league seasons and all-defensive performances in his time with Minnesota.

Unable to get over the hump against Western Conference powerhouses Los Angeles and San Antonio, Garnett left for the greenest of pastures, joining forces with Paul Pierce and Ray Allen in Boston. A remarkable run in Beantown included one championship and two finals appearances in a three-season stretch. A big man with one of the greatest all-round games we’ve ever seen, Garnett’s amazing playing career spanned two decades as he battled against prime Kobe & Shaq, and prime LeBron.

Today, the Hall-of-Famer and member of the league’s 75th Anniversary team, Garnett remains in the public eye, hosting KG: Certified, a popular podcast with former teammate Paul Pierce—the legend’s infectious personality and undeniable legacy help to ensure Garnett’s continued relevance in hardwood culture.


Kevin Garnett Cards to Collect


1995/96 Topps Finest Basketball #115 Kevin Garnett RC

Player info

• drafted fifth overall in 1995 draft
• first player drafted straight out of high school in 20 years


Set info

• 251-card base set

card info

• coveted garnett rc highlighting his 1st round draft status

2006/07 Topps Chrome Basketball #62 Kevin Garnett Gold Refractor /25

Player info

• 2004 mvp
• finished career with over 25,000 points, 14,000 rebounds, 5,000 assists

Set info

• 210-card base set

card info

• late-Era Garnett Timberwolves card
• card back includes vitals, stats, and Garnett quoted about being competitive off-the-court

2007/08 Topps Chrome Basketball #20 Kevin Garnett Superfractor /1

Player info

• 2008 NBA champion
• 2008 nba defensive player of the year

set info

• 160-card base set includes Kevin Durant and Al Horford Rookie Cards

card info

• arguably most desirable Topps Garnett card from his time with the Celtics

1997/98 Topps Finest Basketball #319 Kevin Garnett Embossed Gold Refractor /74 

Player info

• 15x all-star
• 2003 All-star Game MVP
• 9x all-defensive first team

set info

• fascinatingly designed embossed refractors from Topps include significant cards from Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant

card info

• showstopper garnett entry in iconic embossed refractors from the finest

2005/06 Topps 1952 Style #122 Kevin Garnett Chrome Gold Refractor /25 

Player info

• 4X all-league first team
• 3x all-league second team
• 2x all-league third team

set info

• 165-card throwback base set

card info

• retro-styled card back states that before Garnett had turned 30, he had put together more 20-point, 20-rebound, 5-assist games than all other active players combined


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