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Hollins: Garnett Will Get More Playing Time
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All posts by Basketball InsidersUpdated7 hours ago on April 19, 2024
(Kevin) Garnett mostly sat out the second half of back-to-backs a season ago, but Nets coach Lionel Hollins has no plans to do so in 2014-15, explaining that it’s something Hollins never has done unless it was near the tail end of the regular season leading into the playoffs.
Hollins also has said that Garnett’s minutes, which dipped to a career-low average of 20.5 last season, are certain to increase during the future Hall of Famer’s second season in Brooklyn. That’s fine with Garnett.
“It’s all good,” said Garnett, who missed 19 games battling back spasms a season ago and will earn $12 million this season in the final year of his contract. “We are not predicated to anything. I think what he’s saying is he wants me out there. Times where I need the rest, I think he will provide it for me. But we are not going to preset anything. We are going to go through this thing as if we never went through last year, as if I’m still playing for Doc [Rivers] or Flip [Saunders] or whoever. I prepared myself for it mentally and I’m ready for it.”
