KG, Starbury United for 25th Anniversary of The "Dunkadelic-Era"

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Kevin Garnett and Stephon "Starbury" Marbury were suppossed to be the hip-hop culture version of Magic and Kareem in 1996 when KG was in his second NBA season, and Marbury was a fresh face rookie.

As the late Notirious B.I.G. rapped about in one of his famous songs "Sky's the Limit" and most basketball experts thought that would be the case for KG and Starbury as the cornerstone of the Minnesota Timberwolves franchise would be in place for the next 10-12 years with the two young stars. Garnett and Marbury also believed that the two of them together meant that the sky-was-the-limit for their future together in the NBA.

Garnett and Starbury were the new wave of player in the league that had personified the basketball and hip-hop culture fusion time period born in 1984. This new generation of player were influenced by the hip-hop culture and its athetics. They had the swagger of LL Cool J and Michael Jordan all rolled into one. It was platinum, Bentley's, and the benjamins.

The benjamins would be the fate that would divide the two stars and would send Marbury to the New Jersey Nets in 1999 during the shortened NBA lock-out season. 

Kevin Garnett was the 5th pick of the 1995 NBA Draft. He was the first player since Moses Malone in 1974 (Utah Stars of the ABA) to go straight from high school to the pros. This move of confidence and establishment defiance was embraced by the hip-hop culture and made KG a rising star icon to carry the NBA mantle after the career of Michael Jordan. Garnett sported the same cleave-shaven look of the basketball god who wore the #23.

Marbury was the 4th pick of the 1996 NBA Draft. He played 1-year at Georgia Tech and was chosen behind Allen Iverson, Marcus Camby, and Shareef Abdur-Rahim. Iverson would become the Most Influential Player of the 25-years of culture fusion that is known now as The "Dunkadelic-Era" In America, 1984-2009. 

Before the start of the 1997-98 NBA season the Minnesota Timberwolves gave Kevin Garnett the richest contract in NBA history at the time when they signed him to a 6-year 126 million dollar deal. Marbury disputed with management, and became very vocal about his need for a similar contract.

The NBA started the 1998-99 season in a lock-out that resulted in a new-wage scale that limited the money a player could recieve. Marbury, Iverson, R. Allen, A. Walker, and Marcus Camby were rising star players who could become free-agents. They weren't able to sign contracts like Garnett and Shaq (6-year 120 million in 1996). They all signed maximum deals 6-years 72 million.

The KG/Starbury-era was over after 2-seasons. They never got a chance to play when they were in the prime of their careers to battle the Bling Dynasty Lakers of Kobe and Shaq who won 3 straight NBA titles from 2000-2002.

It's been 10-years since the two have played together and that may change as soon as tomorrow with Marbury joining the Celtics and helping them for another strong NBA title run.

The "Dunkadelic-Era" In America is celebrating its 25th Anniversary during the year 2009 (1984-2009). Garnett and Marbury have both been tremendous influential figures to the culture. Their hoping to celebrate an 18th Championship banner for the Celtics. As they sip the champagne in late June they can also raise a toast to the culture fusion of basketball and hip-hop that just turned 25.