Nicknamed "Money G", Garnett played collegiately for the Broncos of Santa Clara University, winning West Coast Conference player of the year honors in 1997.

[2] Garnett entered the National Basketball Association in February 1999, signing with the Boston Celtics as an undrafted free agent.

He later played professionally in Europe (Spain, Italy and Croatia), including a stint with Benetton Treviso in which he won the Italian Cup in 2005.

[3] While he was interested in staying with San Antonio and helping them transition right after Tim Duncan's retirement in the league, Garnett ultimately decided to help out the Suns in order to properly build the team up and assist them moving forward.

[4] Under his second season with the Suns, Garnett became the head coach for the 2017 NBA Summer League.