Rowan Kavner
LOS ANGELES - If practice is at 11 a.m., Kevin Garnett is there at 8:30.
It’s the actions and leadership of Garnett and the Timberwolves’ few veterans head coach Sam Mitchell attributes to the level of competitiveness and professionalism his young Minnesota team has displayed early this season.
Both Garnett and Paul Pierce have done wonders on the court. The two prolific all-time scorers and former teammates now find themselves No. 15 and No. 16, respectively, on the NBA’s all-time scoring list after years of success together.
But it’s what Garnett’s doing his 21st season in the league from a teaching standpoint for 20-year-old up-and-coming stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins which may matter just as much as his on-court production.