Kevin Garnett. Image via: Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images
Garnett’s net worth sits at an estimated $120 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. That figure reflects a career built primarily on NBA salaries, which alone totaled $334.3 million over 21 seasons, supplemented by endorsement income that reportedly reached $10 million annually near the end of his playing days. Garnett spent 12 seasons with the Timberwolves before a 2007 trade sent him to Boston on a three-year, $60 million contract. His final NBA salary, in 2015-16, was $12 million. Across his career, he earned nine All-NBA selections, 12 All-Defensive Team nods, and 15 All-Star appearances.
He won an NBA championship in his first season with the Celtics, teaming with Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. Kevin Garnett’s fortune traces back to a decision few players had made before him: entering the NBA straight out of high school. Three decades, one championship, and a Hall of Fame induction later, that gamble has grown into a financial empire spanning basketball, business, and real estate.
Minnesota Timberwolves set to retire Kevin Garnett’s jersey
21 will be retired on Feb. 28, 2027, following a game against the Celtics at Target Center, making him just the second player in franchise history to receive the honor after Malik Sealy. The Timberwolves announced Garnett’s No.
That’s never changed,” Garnett said in the team’s announcement, adding that he plans to keep building in the city through his KG Certified brand and other ventures. “Minnesota is home.
His earnings didn’t stop when he retired in 2016. Roma, acquired in 2011, added a sports-ownership dimension to his portfolio well before his return to Minnesota as team ambassador in December 2025. The foundation was laid in 1995, when the Timberwolves drafted Garnett fifth overall, making him the first player selected straight out of high school since 1975. Two years later, Minnesota locked him up with a six-year, $126 million extension, at the time one of the richest deals in league history.
Garnett has since drawn income from media work, including a run on “Inside the NBA,” a supporting role in the 2019 film “Uncut Gems,” and consulting positions with the Los Angeles Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks. His stake in Italian soccer club A.S.