After 19 seasons, Tim Duncan has finally decided to hang it up. All signs pointed that way, but has made it official. From a productivity standpoint, his age really showed int he playoffs versus OKC but he was still able to play a role.
Now that he’s gone, and with Manu on his last leg and Tony Parker getting up there, it’s officially Kawhi’s team. You can sprinkle Aldridge in there as well if you’d like. They will still be competitive for years to come.
So, in the same season, we lost Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan. Kobe has a season-long farewell tour (deservedly so), while Duncan chose to go about it quietly. Neither method is the correct way, but shows the differences in their personalities.
San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan today announced that he will retire after 19 seasons with the organization. Since drafting Duncan, the Spurs won five championships and posted a 1,072-438 regular season record, giving the team a .710 winning percentage, which is the best 19-year stretch in NBA history and was the best in all of the NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB over the last 19 years.
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