‘凯文·加内特（Kevin Garnett：
‘Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible’ Directors on the NBA Star, Snoop Dogg and Overcoming Pandemic Obstacles
“凯文·加内特（Kevin Garnett）：一切皆有可能”，概述了篮球名人堂成员和凯尔特人冠军凯文·加内特（Kevin Garnett）的影响力，后者在亚当·桑德勒（Adam Sandler）对面的“未切割宝石”中扮演着关键的角色。 Showtime的纪录片深入了他的根源，一切开始，以及他如何获得黄金，在这项运动上留下了自己的印记，并为像科比·布莱恩特（Kobe Bryant）和勒布朗·詹姆斯（LeBron James）等未来传奇铺平了道路。纽曼（Newman）知道他们有一个很强的故事可以与之合作，因为90年代篮球本身的球迷在与加内特（Garnett）谈论项目的想法时。方式似乎很清楚：现在是Garnett讲述自己的故事的时候了。加内特职业生涯的长度表演可能不太熟悉，例如他作为球员的强大高中职业或芝加哥扮演的重要角色在他为NBA做准备。不仅如此，纪录片与加内特一生和职业的大型球员的衷心访谈联系在一起，包括Doc Rivers，Sam Cassell和SNOOP Dogg.Levin和Newman与Variety谈到了制定纪录片，从大流行期间的制作到他们在整个过程中发现的令人惊讶的故事和讲故事的人。如何与凯文·加内特（Kevin Garnett）合作，这一切都开始？很棒。这是一次疯狂的经历。我认为，当您遇到他时，您的讲故事能力超出了您的最初打击。作为纪录片主题，这是一项很棒的资产。只是能够与他谈论他的生活令人着迷。埃里克（Eric）和我当然是巨大的篮球迷，并且有悠久的合作历史，其中很多是通过篮球联系在一起的。所以您知道，当我们开始与凯文·加内特（Kevin Garnett）交谈时，我们就像：“好吧，你为什么不讲你的故事？”他就像，“你认为有人会感兴趣吗？”我们说：“当然。”这一直是一场创造性的对话，但是我和埃里克（Eric）对他讲述了他的故事，让您感到惊讶过程？您没有想到任何时刻或故事吗？电影中有一些事情让您感到大流行。我们计划与K.G.一起做场景这些有影响力的人中有一些来自他的职业和生活的人，但是由于与科比·布莱恩特（Cobe Bryant）周围的悲剧，这些场景并没有像我们希望的那样发生。但是我们能够创建一些伟大的弧线和出色的交织故事。在我们第一次与凯文（Kevin）坐下之后，他没有什么让我感到惊讶。他的一致性更令人惊讶。坦白地说，令人惊讶的是，在我从事的许多体育文档或一般纪录片中，您会得到一些非常非常好的免费声音。我们被宠坏了。我们很幸运，因为有这么多的奇妙的话要说。您可以告诉他们他们关心凯文和时代nd他受到的影响。凯文（Kevin）成为纪录片的主题？DL：他的记忆如此明确。当您与他交谈时，他几乎就像一个单人表演。他的表演能力，他在做印象，他回想起小细节。我一直在电视和球场上看到凯文，但是看到他在我们面前表演自己的生活真是太棒了。史努比·杜格（Snoop Dogg）如何参与？DL：他们显然彼此认识，我想我们正在寻找某人从90年代初到中期，您知道那是与凯文同一个时代的超级巨星。他们是一个超级巨星的同事，可以讨论嘻哈和篮球的融合。而且，由于他们俩在整个职业生涯中都将针头穿上，所以我们认为这将是一个很棒的场景。看到他们有点迷恋彼此的手艺是疯狂的。他产生的总体影响，我们显然会尽力在电影中传达。当没有人做20多年的情况以及他这样做的情况时，它从高中到NBA。当他获得这份合同时，这是他的薪金上限NBA，这改变了这项运动的财务结构。它正在改变这种身体上强烈的大前锋位置，在那里他在地板的两端都添加了这种动态的技能。然后，当然，它与凯尔特人队形成了三巨头。我们试图编织这四个支柱，而不会太脸，但要找到另一个柱子 - 忘了篮球，找到另一个对他们的运动产生这种影响的运动员。纪录片中有什么喜欢的声音吗？DL：对我来说，有很多。但是我想说的是法拉古特教练沃尔夫·尼尔森（Wolf Nelson）教练，这是一个伟大的角色和讲故事的人。当我们遇到他时，我们在全明星赛的前一天去了法拉古特，他掏出一袋VHS录音带s。他就像，“我一直在保存这些。”就像是金矿。他从字面上掏出一个行李袋，就像从中扔掉VHS胶带一样。他就像，“是的，这些已经收集了20年的灰尘。”当您遇到这样的人，作为纪录片制片人，就像是一个时刻。在涉及另一位篮球运动员时，在长期的Docu Storytellng中？将我的凯尔特人偏见放在一边，我绝对想和Paul Pierce合作。当前玩家的文档真的很棘手。我们在Showtime方面喜欢的一件事是专注于具有文化影响的团队。在90年代和2000年代初，有很多该死的好NBA球队并没有赢得一切，但他们该死。地面下面有很多故事。“凯文·加内特：一切皆有可能”在11月12日晚上8点在Showtime上首映。
"Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible" outlines the influential career of Basketball Hall of Famer and Celtic champion Kevin Garnett, who played a pivotal role in "Uncut Gems" opposite Adam Sandler. The Showtime documentary dives into his roots, where it all started and how he got the gold, making his mark on the sport and paving the way for future legends like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.
Co-directors Daniel B. Levin and Eric W. Newman knew they had a strong story to work with, as fans of '90s basketball themselves, when in talks with Garnett about ideas for projects. The way seemed clear: it was time for Garnett to tell his own story.
The feature-length shows sides of Garnett's career that many may not be as familiar with, such as his robust high school career as a player or the large role Chicago played in his preparation for the NBA. More than that, the documentary ties in heartfelt interviews from big players in Garnett's life and career, including Doc Rivers, Sam Cassell and Snoop Dogg.
Levin and Newman spoke to Variety about developing the documentary, from production during the pandemic to surprising stories and storytellers they found throughout the process.
How was working with Kevin Garnett, and how did it all start?
Daniel B. Levin: It was amazing. It was quite a wild experience. I think beyond what first hits you when you meet him is his storytelling ability. As a documentary subject, that’s quite a great asset to have. Just being able to talk to him about his life was fascinating. Eric and I are of course huge basketball fans and have a long history of working together, a lot of it connected through basketball. So you know, when we started talking to Kevin Garnett, we were like, “Well why haven’t you told your story?” And he was like, “Do you think anybody would be interested?” And we said, “Of course.” It was always a creative conversation, but Eric and I sort of zeroed in on him telling his story.
What surprised you during this process? Were there any moments or stories you didn’t anticipate?
Eric W. Newman: The pandemic didn’t change our story, but it changed how we told it in many ways, if that makes sense. There are things in the film that you feel the pandemic. We were planning on doing scenes with K.G. and some of these influential people from his career and life, but because of COVID and because of the tragedy around Kobe Bryant, those scenes didn’t happen as we had hoped. But we were able to create some great arcs and great intertwining stories. After our first sit down with Kevin, nothing from him surprised me again. It was more an amazement in his consistency. What was surprising to be honest, in a lot of these sports docs that I’ve worked on or documentaries in general, you’ll get a couple of these complimentary voices that are really, really good. We were spoiled. We got so lucky because there were so many that had so many wonderful things to say. You could tell they cared about Kevin and the era and what he influenced.
What made Kevin standout as a subject for a documentary?
DL: There was so much clarity to his memory. When you’re talking to him, he’s almost like a one-man show. He’s performative, he’s doing impressions, he’s recalling small details. I had always seen Kevin on TV and on the court, but to see him perform his life in front of us was just awesome.
How did Snoop Dogg get involved?
DL: They obviously know each other, and I think we were looking for somebody that was a superstar in the same era as Kevin, you know from the early to mid ‘90s. They were sort of superstar colleagues that could discuss the convergence of hip hop and basketball. And since both of them thread that needle throughout their careers, we thought it would be a great scene. And to see them sort of enamored with each other’s craft was wild to watch.
What part of K.G.’s story do you think will resonate the most with the audience?
EN: I don’t think the younger generation realizes the overall impact he had, which we obviously do our best to convey in the film. It’s going from high school to the NBA when no one had done it for 20 plus years and the circumstances in which he did it. It’s the pre-salary cap NBA when he got that contract which changed the financial structure of the sport. It’s transforming this physical, intense power forward position where he adds this dynamic skill set on both ends of the floor. And then of course it’s forming the Big Three with the Celtics. We tried to weave these four pillars in without being too in your face about it, but find another -- forget basketball, find another athlete who had this kind of impact on their sport. There’s not many.
Did you have any favorite voices in the documentary?
DL: For me, there were so many. But I would say one is coach Wolf Nelson, the Farragut coach, such a great character and storyteller. When we met him, we went to Farragut the day before the All-Star game, and he pulled out a duffle bag of VHS tapes. And he was like, “I’ve been saving these.” It was like a goldmine. He literally pulled out a duffle bag and just like threw VHS tapes out of it. He was like, “Yeah these have been collecting dust for 20 years.” When you meet someone like that, as a documentary filmmaker, that’s like an a-ha moment.
Is there an NBA player you’d like to follow next?
EN: I’ve been really stuck on like, where do you go from here in long-form docu storytellng when it comes to another basketball player? Putting my Celtic bias aside, I definitely want to work with Paul Pierce on something. Docs for current players are really tricky. One thing we like on the Showtime side is a focus on teams that had a cultural impact. There have been a lot of damn good NBA teams in the ‘90s and early 2000s that didn’t win it all, but they were damn close. There are a lot of stories there under the surface.
"Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible" premieres on Showtime on Nov. 12 at 8 p.m.
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