There are three words that come to mind when looking
back at the Boston Celtics 2008 NBA Championship. Anything
is possible, it's more like anything is possible.
And those iconic words uttered by then Celtics star and
now Basketball Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett have become the
title for an upcoming documentary chronicling the life, career
and legacy of one of the NBA's all time grades
joining us. Now, the minds behind that Dock
, Mark Levin, Daniel Levin and eric Newman,
Thank you all for joining Mark, I want to
go ahead and start with you. What sparked the
idea to produce this documentary on Kevin Garnett? Um
, meeting Kevin three years ago party uh, and
engaging him in a conversation that went on for a
good hour or two. I was just blown away
the intensity that he always exhibited on the court was
alive there in person and his intellect. Uh,
and just his interests beyond sports were fascinating and that
began, began a dialogue which ultimately led to his
film. Yeah. And Daniel Kevin Garnett, for
those who aren't familiar. The first player drafted straight
out of high school in 20 years when he was
fifth overall in 1995. I want to know this
also led to of course, a string of other
all star players thinking of like Kobe Bryant Lebron James
, so many others that went on to do the
same thing. How did Kevin Garnett paved that path
for a lot of those players. Well, as
you said he was the first to do it in
20 years I think. You know, not a
lot of young players knew that it was an option
and that it was a path that could be taken
. And he obviously opened that door, you mentioned
Kobe eventually Lebron, um, and there's a whole
wealth of other players in between. But I think
kevin, he likes to say he was the rip
in the Matrix. He opened the door. So
, um, it was really a cultural shift as
well. And then of course, you know,
three years into his career, he signed$126 million
dollar contract, which was the biggest in sports of
all time. So he was a disruptor. He
was a game changer. And I think a lot
of people uh, studied and learned from his moves
, definitely. And eric worth noting that the current
mandate from the N. B. A. Players
have to be either at least 19 years old and
or a year removed from high school. So different
rules now for this generation, do you think that
could change anytime in the near future? Well,
there's been a lot of rumors that we're about to
see that change again. And what's really interesting,
building on what Dan said that ripping the matrix,
you know, we're dealing with the 25-year framework from
1995 to 2020 when we started to roll the camera
. And the big thing for Kevin was he wanted
to tell his story before that new rip happened again
, that news cycle started again. So with the
changes to college sports that we've that we've seen and
of course the implementation of N. I. L
. S. And the role that the G league
is now playing um in a bigger way with the
NBA. Uh feel like there's definitely some rule changes
upon us. That of course kg was originally responsible
for uh for putting into play with his move back
in 95. Mark Garnett led the Celtics to that
NBA title, his first season with the team.
It also gave that iconic anything is possible moment.
Um also the name of this documentary for viewers who
see it, what might they learn from that season
that they didn't see from the outside? Well,
I may have to turn this over to ERic just
because he is a Celtic fan and of course I
live only blocks from Madison Square Garden and grew up
a knick fan. So my feelings about the Celtics
, of course mixed. I think eric should handle
this. There's been a lot, there's been a
lot of brotherly jokes between the three of us about
the knicks and the Celtics over the years, but
uh we all know what the Celtic tradition and fan
bases and at the time in 2000 and eight,
they had not won an NBA championships in 1986 had
not been in the final since 1987. So K
. G. Going to boston Teaming up with paul
, pierce. Teaming up with Ray Allen and building
that team uh and winning the championship was not only
a huge thing for Celtic tradition, but more so
uh for the N. B. A. As
it welcomed in the modern day superteam era. And
after we saw what the Celtics did, of course
Lebron James goes to Miami, he creates his big
three there and then the dominoes fall from there.
And we've been seeing so many different teams trying to
put together groups of stars uh for better or for
worse during that time. But you know, kg
huge role in bringing back the super teams along with
changing the power forward position. And then two of
the things dan alluded to earlier, both going from
high school of the N. B. A.
And of course changing the business side of the game
with that contract back in the late nineties, which
was also tied Uh to the NBA Lockout, which
occurred in 1998, uh before the season resumed in
1999. And then just about 30 seconds left.
But this trailer is amazing. I think it appeals
to a really big audience sports fans and those who
just want motivation. Was there something that you learned
about Kevin Garnett either on or off the court during
the filming of this doc. I mean, I
think what I learned is what an amazing storyteller kevin
Garnett is, he is able to tell the story
in a way that is super captivating. Uh and
for me it was just a pleasure watching him unfold
his life in front of us. And I think
you know the name of the film is anything is
possible. Kevin always said he wanted this to be
inspirational. He wanted people to be able to learn
from his journey. So I hope that that's the
takeaway. I am sure that people are going to
get exactly that that's Mark Levin, Daniel Levin and
eric Newman. Thank you so much for joining us
here on Cheddar News and be sure to watch Kevin
Garnett. Anything is possible when it debuts this friday
on Showtime.