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Garnett on Today's NBA: 'I Don’t Think Guys From 20 Years Ago Could Play in This Game'

Kevin Garnett, one of the toughest and most intense NBA players of his generation, took a different approach than his peers—who often criticize the style of play in today's NBA—and offered some candid remarks on what players can do in 2021.

"I don't think guys from 20 years ago could play this game," Garnett told David Marchese of the New York Times Magazine.

Garnett, who played for the Timberwolves, Celtics and Nets from 1995 to 2016, said the new style of basketball is "on another level" and lauded players for their conditioning while shooting record numbers of three-pointers.