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The person's current team. Do not put the person's former team(s), as they belong to teamN or cteamN (below). Do not wikilink the team name. Put in Free agent if a player is a free agent. If a person has retired, this parameter should be left empty.
Optional
position
The person's position. For a player's position, use one of the five official positions. Avoid using abbreviations.
Optional
league
The person's current league. Requires "team" to be set to be displayed.
Optional
conference
The person's current conference. Requires "team" to be set and "league" not set to be displayed.
Optional
birth_date
The person's birth date.
birth_place
The person's birth place. Typically <city>, <state>, <country>.[1]
death_date
The person's death date.
Optional
death_place
The person's death place. Typically <city>, <state>, <country>.
Optional
nationality/nationality_2
The person's respective nationality. Avoid using if can be inferred from country of birth, per WP:INFONAT.
The player's height in feet and inches. When specifying, round to the nearest inch. For example, for a player 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) tall, the height_ft parameter should show "6", the height_in parameter "11". Use either height_ft/height_in or height_cm or height_m but not more than one type at the same time.
height_cm
The player's height in centimeters. When specifying, round to the nearest cm. For example, for a player 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) tall, the height_cm parameter should show "211". Use either height_cm or height_m or height_ft/height_in but not more than one type at the same time.
height_m
The player's height in meters. When specifying, use two digits of precision. For example, for a player 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) tall, the height_m parameter should show "2.11", using a decimal point (not a comma). Use either height_m or height_cm or height_ft/height_in but not more than one type at the same time.
height_order
Height is shown in the provided units first. Set to flip to show the converted units first.
Optional
height_footnote
Use only if an additional note needs to be placed next to the height, e.g. an explanatory note for a disputed height.
Optional
weight_lb
The player's weight in pounds. Use either weight_lb or weight_kg but not both.
weight_kg
The player's weight in kilograms. Use either weight_kg or weight_lb but not both.
weight_order
Weight is shown in the provided units first. Set to flip to show the converted units first.
Optional
weight_footnote
Use only if an additional note needs to be placed next to the weight, e.g. an explanatory note for a disputed weight.
Optional
high_school
The person's high school.
Optional
college
The college(s) the person attended prior to a professional basketball career. Players should follow the format: [[college basketball team article|college name]]([[season|year]]–[[season|year]]) If an article for the college basketball team does not exist, wikilink to the school's athletic team article, which is usually [[<school name> <team name>]] e.g. [[Loyola Marymount Lions|Loyola Marymount]]. Otherwise, wikilink to the school's article. If the person did not play college basketball, simply wikilink to the school's article. College years represent the years the player played varsity basketball for the school. Redshirt or freshman team years should not be included in the range.
Optional
pro_club
Pre-draft club
Optional
draft_year
The year in which the player entered the draft.
Optional
draft_round
The player's draft round. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary.
Optional
draft_pick
The player's draft pick number. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary. If a player was an NBA territorial pick, then put [[NBA territorial pick|territorial pick]].
Optional
draft_team
The player's draft team. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary.
Optional
draft_league
The league of the player's draft team. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary. Default is NBA. The name should match the league name in draft articles, e.g. "WNBA" for WNBA draft and 2000 WNBA draft. The field should only be used for the top-level draft in a given country, not for minor-leagues.
The position(s) played while a player was active. Used when a former player is now an active coach. Former pro players typically only list their pro positions.
career_number
The number(s) worn while a player was active. Used when a former player is now an active coach, or an active player that has worn other numbers. Former pro players typically only list their pro numbers.
coach_start
The year in which the person's coaching career began.
coach_end
The year in which the person's coaching career ended.
referee_start
The year in which the person's referee career began.
referee_end
The year in which the person's referee career ended.
years1, team1, years2, team2, ... years40, team40
All the team(s) the person has played for during their career. Should follow the format: |years1 = [[season|year]]–[[season|year]] |team1 = [[Team1]] |years2 = [[season|year]]–[[season|year]] |team2 = [[Team2]] ... Separate stints with the same team should be separate team/year entries. multiple times. A stint with a team that moved or was renamed should be listed as a single entry: |teamN = [[TeamN]] / [[RenamedTeamN]] An NBA player in the NBA G League on assignment should be listed in the following format: |years1 = [[season|year]]–[[season|year]] |team1 = [[NBA team]] |years2 = [[season|year]]–[[season|year]] |team2 = →[[G League team]] If a player is in the G League but does not have an NBA contract, no → should be used for the team entry. All stints for professional minor league, overseas leagues and club tournaments sactioned by FIBA should be listed.
All the team(s) the person has coached for during their career.[3]
Optional
highlights
All notable highlights and awards that the person has won. Should follow the format:
* #× [[Award 1]] ([[season|year]], [[season|year]])
* #× [[Award 2]] ([[season|year]], [[season|year]])
Omit #× if the award is won only once. To denote consecutive years, use endash instead of comma and omit the year(s) in between. If possible, use the full name of the award. If a separate article exists for the highlight's specific year, link to that article instead of the general season: *2× [[List of NBA All-Stars|NBA All-Star]] ([[2005 NBA All-Star Game|2005]], [[2011 NBA All-Star Game|2011]]) Medals shall be listed under medal_templates and not under highlights. Players with 5+ professional highlights should limit college highlights to NCAA championships, awards at Template:Men's college basketball award navbox, and NCAA Tournament MOPs. For NBA biographies, see Wikipedia:WikiProject National Basketball Association/Style advice for more conventions on highlights.
Career statistics for retired players i.e. when "career_end" is set
Optional
stats_league
League(s) for career statistics specified
Optional
nbanew
For NBA players, the numeric identifier after nba.com/player/ in the URL of the player's NBA.com profile (see links at nba.com/players). Example: 1626178 in nba.com/stats/player/1626178. The default is the value in Wikidata property (P3647).
Optional
wnba_profile
For WNBA players, the text between the last and second-last slashes in the URL of the player's WNBA.com profile (see links at wnba.com/playerfile). Example: marianna-tolo in wnba.com/player/marianna-tolo/. This identifier may also be found in Wikidata property (P3588) (property not currently used by this infobox).
Optional
bbr
For NBA players, the text between the last slash and .html in the URL of the player's basketball-reference.com profile (see links at basketball-reference.com/players/). Example: abdulka01 in basketball-reference.com/players/a/abdulka01.html. The default is the value in Wikidata property (P2685).
Optional
bbr_wnba
For WNBA players, the text between the last slash and .html in the URL of the player's basketball-reference.com profile (see links at basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/). Example: mccrani01w in basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/m/mccrani01w.html. This identifier may also be found in Wikidata property (P4561) (property not currently used by this infobox).
Win-loss record per league coached for retired coaches i.e. when coach_end is set
Optional
HOF, HOF_player, HOF_coach
For Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees, the text after the last slash in the URL of the person's HoopHall.com profile (see links at hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/). Example: rebecca-lobo in hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/rebecca-lobo. This identifier may also be found in Wikidata property (P3646) (property not currently used by this infobox). For individual inducted as a player, use HOF_player. For individual inducted as a coach, use HOF_coach.
For FIBA Hall of Fame inductees, the text after the last slash in the URL of the person's FIBA.basketball hall of fame profile (see links at fiba.basketball/hall-of-fame). Examples: Toni-Kukoc in fiba.basketball/hall-of-fame/Toni-Kukoc or Sarunas-MARCIULIONIS in fiba.basketball/hall-of-fame/Sarunas-MARCIULIONIS. This identifier may also be found in Wikidata property (P8712) (property not currently used by this infobox). For individual inducted as a player, use FIBA_HOF_player. For individual inducted as a coach, use FIBA_HOF_coach. For individual inducted as an official, use FIBA_HOF_official.
{{Infobox basketball biography| name = Kevin Garnett
| image = Kevin Garnett 2008-01-13.jpg
| caption = Garnett with the Celtics in 2008
| number = 21
| team = Minnesota Timberwolves
| position =[[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]| league =[[NBA]]| birth_date ={{birth date and age|mf=yes|1976|5|19}}| birth_place =[[Greenville, South Carolina]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 253
| high_school =[[Mauldin High School]]<br/>[[Farragut Career Academy]]| college =| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 5
| draft_year = 1995
| draft_team =[[Minnesota Timberwolves]]| career_start = 1995
| career_end =| years1 = 1995–2007
| team1 =[[Minnesota Timberwolves]]| years2 = 2007–2013
| team2 =[[Boston Celtics]]| years3 = 2013–2015
| team3 =[[Brooklyn Nets]]| years4 = 2015–present
| team4 = Minnesota Timberwolves
| highlights =
*[[List of NBA champions|NBA champion]] ([[2008 NBA Finals|2008]])
*[[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Most Valuable Player]] ([[2003–04 NBA season|2004]])
*[[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award|NBA Defensive Player of the Year]] ([[2007–08 NBA season|2008]])
*13× [[List of NBA All-Stars|NBA All-Star]] ([[1997 NBA All-Star Game|1997]]–[[1998 NBA All-Star Game|1998]], [[2000 NBA All-Star Game|2000]]–[[2010 NBA All-Star Game|2010]])
*4× [[All-NBA Team|All-NBA First Team]] ([[1999–2000 NBA season|2000]], [[2002–03 NBA season|2003]]–[[2003–04 NBA season|2004]], [[2007–08 NBA season|2008]])
*3× [[All-NBA Team|All-NBA Second Team]] ([[2000–01 NBA season|2001]]–[[2001–02 NBA season|2002]], [[2004–05 NBA season|2005]])
*2× [[All-NBA Team|All-NBA Third Team]] ([[1998–99 NBA season|1999]], [[2006–07 NBA season|2007]])
*8× [[NBA All-Defensive Team|All-Defensive First Team]] ([[1999–00 NBA season|2000]]–[[2004–05 NBA season|2005]], [[2007–08 NBA season|2008]]–[[2008–09 NBA season|2009]])
*2× [[NBA All-Defensive Team|All-Defensive Second Team]] ([[2005–06 NBA season|2006]]–[[2006–07 NBA season|2007]])
*[[NBA All-Rookie Team|NBA All-Rookie Second Team]] ([[1995–96 NBA season|1996]])
*[[NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|NBA All-Star Game MVP]] ([[2002–03 NBA season|2003]])
*[[J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award]] ([[2005–06 NBA season|2006]])
| nbanew = 708
| letter = g
| bbr = garneke01
| HOF_player = kevin-garnett
| medal_templates ={{Medal|Sport|Men's [[basketball]]}}{{Medal|Country|the {{bk|USA}}}}{{Medal|Competition|[[Olympic Games]]}}{{Medal|Gold|[[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]|[[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team Event]]}}{{Medal|Competition|[[FIBA Americas Championship]]}}{{Medal|Gold|[[FIBA Americas Championship 1999|1999 San Juan]]|}}}}
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
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Name
name
The person's name, in first-last format. Do not put nicknames, sourced or not.
String
optional
Image
image
The person's image.
File
optional
Image size
image_size
The size of the image. Use only when there is an image.
Number
optional
Caption
caption
The caption of the image. Write a concise and accurate statement. Image with only a person's face usually do not need a caption.
String
optional
Number
number
The person's current jersey number.
Number
optional
Team
team
The person's current team. Do not put the person's former team(s), as they belong to teamN or cteamN (below). Do not wikilink the team name. Put in Free agent if a player is a free agent. If a person has retired, this parameter should be left empty.
String
optional
Position
position
The person's position. For a player's position, use one of the five official positions. Avoid using abbreviations.
String
optional
League
league
The person's current league. Requires 'team' to be set to be displayed.
String
optional
Conference
conference
The person's current conference. Requires 'team' to be set and 'league' not set to be displayed.
String
optional
Birth date
birth_date
The person's birth date.
String
optional
Birth place
birth_place
The person's birth place. Typically <city>, <state>, <country>.
String
optional
death date
death_date
The person's death date.
String
optional
Death place
death_place
The person's birth place. Typically <city>, <state>, <country>.
String
optional
Nationality
nationality
The person's respective nationality. Do not specify if it is consistent with their country of birth.
String
optional
Height in feet
height_ft
The player's height in feet when specified in feet and inches. When specifying, round to the nearest inch. For example, for a player 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) tall, the 'height in feet' parameter should show '6', and the 'height in inches' parameter, '11'. Use either height_ft/height_in or height_cm or height_m but not more than one type at the same time.
Number
optional
Height in inches
height_in
The player's height in inches when specifying in feet and inches. When specifying, round to the nearest inch. For example, for a player 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) tall, the 'height in feet' parameter should show '6', and the 'height in inches' parameter, '11'. Use either height_ft/height_in or height_cm or height_m but not more than one type at the same time.
Number
optional
Height in centimeters
height_cm
The player's height in centimeters. When specifying, round to the nearest cm. For example, for a player 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) tall, the height_cm parameter should show '211'. Use either height_cm or height_m or height_ft/height_in but not more than one type at the same time.
Number
optional
Height in meters
height_m
The player's height in meters. When specifying, use two digits of precision. For example, for a player 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) tall, the height_m parameter should show '2.11', using a decimal point (not a comma). Use either height_m or height_cm or height_ft/height_in but not more than one type at the same time.
Number
optional
Height display order
height_order
Height is shown in the provided units first. Set to ''flip'' to show the converted units first.
String
optional
Height footnote
height_footnote
Use only if an additional note needs to be placed next to the height, e.g. an explanatory note for a disputed height.
String
optional
Weight in pounds
weight_lb
The player's weight in pounds. Use either weight_lb or weight_kg but not both.
Number
optional
Weight in kilograms
weight_kg
The player's weight in kilograms. Use either weight_kg or weight_lb but not both.
Number
optional
Weight display order
weight_order
Weight is shown in the provided units first. Set to ''flip'' to show the converted units first.
String
optional
High school
high_school
The person's high school.
String
optional
College
college
The college(s) the person attended prior to a professional basketball career. Players should follow the format:[[college basketball team article|college name]]([[season|year]]–[[season|year]])If an article for the college basketball team does not exist, wikilink to the school's athletic team article, which is usually [[<school name> <team name>]] e.g. [[Loyola Marymount Lions|Loyola Marymount]]. Otherwise, wikilink to the school's article.
Line
optional
Draft year
draft_year
The year in which the player entered the draft.
String
optional
Draft round
draft_round
The player's draft round. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary.
String
optional
Draft pick
draft_pick
The player's draft pick number. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary. If a player was an NBA territorial pick, then put [[NBA territorial pick|territorial pick]].
String
optional
Draft team
draft_team
The player's draft team. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary.
String
optional
Draft league
draft_league
The league of the player's draft team. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary.
ਮੂਲ ਰੂਪ
NBA
String
optional
Career start
career_start
The year in which the player started their career
String
optional
Career end
career_end
The year in which the player ended their career
String
optional
Career position
career_position
The position(s) played while a player was active. Used when a former player is now an active coach. Former pro players typically only list their pro positions.
String
optional
Career number
career_number
The number(s) worn while a player was active. Used when a former player is now an active coach, or an active player that has worn other numbers. Former pro players typically only list their pro numbers.
Number
optional
Coach start
coach_start
The year in which the person's coaching career began.
String
optional
Coach end
coach_end
The year in which the person's coaching career ended.
String
optional
Years and Teams
years1,team1
All the team(s) the person has played for during their career.Should follow the format:|years1 = [[season|year]]–[[season|year]] | team1 = [[Team1]].
String
optional
Coached teams in the years
cyears1,cteam1
All the team(s) the person has coached for during their career.
String
optional
Highlights
highlights
All notable highlights and awards that the person has won. Should follow the format: * #× [[Award 1]] ([[season|year]], [[season|year]])-Omit #× if the award is won only once.To denote consecutive years, use endash instead of comma and omit the year(s) in between.If possible, use the full name of the award.
String
optional
BBR
bbr
For NBA players, the text between the last slash and .html in the URL of the player's basketball-reference.com profile (linked at https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/).
String
optional
BBR WNBA
bbr_wnba
For WNBA players, the text between the last slash and .html in the URL of the player's basketball-reference.com profile (linked at https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/).
String
optional
NBA profile
nbanew
The numeric id after https://nba.com/player/ in the URL of the player's NBA.com profile (linked at [http://www.nba.com/players nba.com/players]).
String
optional
WNBA profile
wnba_profile
The text between the last and second-last slashes in the URL of the player's WNBA.com profile (linked at wnba.com/playerfile).
String
optional
Hall of Fame
HOF/HOF_player/HOF_coach
The text behind the last slash in the URL of the person's Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame profile.For individual inducted as player, use HOF_player.For individual inducted as coach, use HOF_coach.
String
optional
Women's Hall of Fame
WBHOF
The text between the last slash in the URL of the person's Women's Basketball Hall of Fame profile and '.html' (e.g. 'Lobo' for http://www.wbhof.com/Lobo.html
String
optional
FIBA HOF player
FIBA_HOF_player
The number between the last and second-last slash in the URL of the player's FIBA Hall of Fame profile
String
optional
CBBASKHOF year
CBBASKHOF_year
Year inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
String
optional
Medal templates
medal_templates
For medal templates only
String
optional
Alt text for image
alt
Alt text for the image. For more information, see MOS:ALT.