Tim Duncan
A Career Retrospective
With the first pick ...
The Spurs won the 1997 Draft Lottery, and did not take long for San Antonio residents to fall in love with Tim Duncan. He helped the Spurs are 56-26 for the season, setting a record in the NBA with a 36-win improvement in 1996-97.
Named Rookie of the Month every month NBA season, Duncan was the first rookie named to the All-NBA first team since Larry Bird in 1980. He also finished fifth in the MVP voting and led the NBA with 57 double -double, 10 more than any other player of the season.
Championships
Thanks to a dominant run through the playoffs, the Larry O'Brien trophy took his first trip to the San Antonio River Walk. The Spurs beat the New York Knicks 4-1 in the NBA Finals and Duncan was named MVP of the Finals, averaging 27.4 points and 14.0 rebounds for the series.
After the Spurs began the season with a record lock shortened 6-8, they went 31-5 for the rest of the regular season and continued rolling through the playoffs. Only the 2001 Los Angeles Lakers and 1983 Philadelphia 76ers went through the playoffs with a better winning percentage than the Spurs 15-2 record.
The Big Fundamental
Selected for the First Team All-NBA and All-Defensive First Team, Duncan was also named co-MVP of the All-Star Game 2000 along with Shaquille O'Neal. Shaq grabbed the MVP trophy, telling Duncan, "already has one of those rings, so I'll take the trophy."
His teammate Sean Elliott returned to action in March after undergoing a kidney transplant in the off season and the Spurs finished second in the Midwest Division. But Duncan the end of the regular season and missed the playoffs due to a knee injury and Spurs were eliminated in the first round.
Return and rebound
A free agent in the summer of 2000, Duncan decided to stay with the Spurs. Later he referred to his trust and relationship with coach Gregg Popovich as an important factor. Recovered from knee surgery, Duncan started all 82 games and finished second in the MVP voting, leading the league with 66 double-doubles. The Spurs had the best record in the NBA at 58-24 and also led the league in attendance at the Alamodome.
The Spurs reached the Western Conference Finals and Duncan averaged 24.4 points, 14.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.7 blocks in the playoffs, leading the Spurs in all categories.
M-V-P
Ranking among the top five in the NBA in points, rebounds and blocks, Duncan was named MVP of the league.
Duncan joined David Robinson as the second Spur win a MVP award and became the sixth player in NBA history named to the All-NBA first team in his first five seasons in the league.
The Spurs were joined by rookie point guard Tony Parker and had a record 58-24 regular season as Duncan became the 14th player in NBA history to score more than 2,000 points (2,089) and grab more than 1,000 rebounds (1,042) in a season.
On December 26, Duncan scored a career-high 53 points against Dallas.
In the clutch
David Robinson got the perfect send-off for the Spurs won their second NBA championship. Robinson and Duncan were side to side while Duncan lifted the trophy Finals MVP and Robinson held the Larry O'Brien trophy in one of the most memorable moments in the history of the Spurs.
Duncan won the NBA MVP awards and final NBA MVP n the first year of AT & T Center (then the SBC Center) and rookie year for guard Manu Ginobili. The Spurs defeated the New Jersey Nets in six games and Duncan had 21 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and 8 blocks in the championship game-clinching, just two blocks from the first quadruple-double tiebreaker in history NBA.
Title defense
The Spurs led the league in defense, allowing 84.3 points per game, and opponents remains a field goal percentage of .409, the third lowest total of all time behind the Spurs 1998-99 and 1998- 99 Knicks. Duncan averaged 2.7 blocks per game and was named the Dream Team Defense for the seventh straight season.
After a start of the season 9-10 adjust to life without Robinson, the Spurs reeled off a streak of 13 wins and 11 wins on the way to a 57-25 record, but the season ended in the second round of the playoffs.
Duncan represented the US team in the 2004 Olympics.
Game 7
Third NBA championship Spurs and third prize NBA Finals MVP Duncan came up Game 7 against the defending champion Detroit Pistons.
Duncan erupted for 17 of his 25 points in the second half of Game 7 to lead the Spurs to a 81-74 victory. Duncan missed 12 of the last 16 games of the regular season with a sprained right ankle and limped at times in the playoffs. Still he averaged 23.6 points and 12.4 rebounds in the postseason.
"He put his team on his shoulders and carried them to a championship," said Pistons center Ben Wallace of. "That's what great players."
Playing through the pain
Although Duncan spent the season against plantar fasciitis in his right foot, still he led the Spurs to a then-season franchise record 63-19.
Duncan struggled through injury and averaged 34.8 minutes in 80 games. He was named to the All-NBA and All-Defensive teams. Popovich won his 500th career game on March 2, 2006, becoming the fourth fastest coach in NBA history to reach the milestone.
The Spurs were eliminated in Game 7 of the second round against Dallas. In Game 7, Duncan had a playoff career-high 41 points, 15 rebounds and six assists.
Connect Four
Back at his best, Duncan won his fourth ring in his 10th season, helping the Spurs swept LeBron James and Cleveland in the NBA Finals. While Tony Parker was named MVP of the Finals, Duncan averaged 18.3 points and 11.5 rebounds for the finals.
more intense series Spurs came two rounds before against Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns. Duncan averaged 26.8 points, 13.7 rebounds and 4.2 blocks for the series as the Spurs won in six games.
He was named to the All-NBA and All-Defensive teams for the 10th time, and it was a first-team selection both for the seventh time.
Duncan for three
Among thousands of dunks, trays and bridges midrange elbow in his incredibly successful career of 19 season, one of his most famous shots may be the one who was out of the ordinary. With 3.0 seconds left in overtime in a playoff series first round against Phoenix, Duncan hit a 3-pointer to tie the game and force a second overtime. They were three of the 40 points that night Duncan for the Spurs won 117-115.
The Spurs beat Phoenix in five games and rallied from a 3-1 deficit to eliminate New Orleans in the second round to reach the finals of the Western Conference.
Consistency model
Another mark of consistency came in 10th consecutive season the Spurs with 50 or more wins. Since then, they have extended their streak of 17 seasons, the longest in NBA history.
No other NBA team has had a streak of 50 victories over 12 seasons and 19 of the season Spurs win percentage of .600 or higher streak is the longest in the four major sports.
The Spurs finished 54-28 as Duncan averaged a double-double of the season 12 straight points and 10.7 rebounds 19.3. Duncan had 49 double-doubles this season, including 28 games of 20 points, 10 rebounds.
More Milestones
Duncan scored his 20,000th point on January 22 against Houston, becoming the seventh player in NBA history to reach 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 2,000 blocked shots.
Duncan was named to the All-NBA and All-Defensive Team for the 13th time in his 13th season, becoming the first player in league history to win honors in each of his first 13 seasons. David Robinson held the previous record being named to both teams in their first seven seasons.
The Spurs had a 50-32 record, reaching the second round of the playoffs.
Forever One of the Stars
Duncan appeared in his 13th game of the NBA All-Star and made his 12th consecutive All-Star starts on February 20 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. He made 15 appearances in the All-Star in his career, with the last coming in 2015. As expected, almost Duncan averaged a double-double in All-Star with 9.3 points and 9.1 rebounds.
On December 12, Duncan played his 1,000th game with the Spurs 707-293 go in those games. The only other players with more wins through 1,000 games are Tony Parker (718) and Scottie Pippen (715).
The Spurs went 61-21 for the season, but were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
Row 20
Despite a lockout shortened 66-game season, the Spurs managed to get his 50th win in their last game of the season, tying Chicago for the best record in the league.
The Spurs closed the regular season with 10 wins and won their first 10 playoff games as well. They swept Utah, Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City ahead 2-0 in the Western Conference Finals against the Thunder again won the series.
It also marked the first season of Kawhi Leonard, the Spurs acquired in a trade Night 2011 Project with Indiana.
Anguish
Therefore success as Duncan and the Spurs have experienced, they have also faced unbearable losses and had to grow from them.
After a 58-24 season, the Spurs rolled through the Western Conference playoffs, sweeping the Lakers, Golden State defeat in six games and sweeping Memphis to face Miami in the NBA Finals.
Duncan averaged 18.9 points and 12.1 rebounds in the final, including 30 points and 17 rebounds in Game 6, but Miami won in seven games. At the age of 37, Duncan posted 11 double-doubles to lead the NBA playoffs.
The Beautiful Game
The Spurs responded Finals 2013 with a 13-1 start with 19 straight wins in March and a record of the 62-20 season. When the playoffs began, Duncan went to the front of the locker room and wrote "16" on the board: the number of victories of the Spurs had left.
They defeated a tough first round opponent in Dallas in seven games, then Portland in five and six in Oklahoma City to win a Finals rematch against the Heat.
"The Beautiful Game" Spurs peaked in June, passing the ball 472 times more than the Heat in the Finals Duncan averaged 16.3 2014 points and 9.2 rebounds for the playoffs and celebrated as Kawhi Leonard was named MVP .
This is 39
Duncan became one of five players in NBA history to receive 15 selections All-NBA, one of the five with 15 All-Star selections, and the only player in NBA history at the All-Defensive 15 times. He became the first player in NBA history to average at least 13.0 points and 9.0 rebounds for a full season at the age of 38 years or more. He was also named the 2014-15 Twyman-Stokes mate team of the year.
The Spurs had a 55-27 season, but lost to the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round in seven games. Duncan had four games of the series with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds.
"I'm still surprised by Tim Duncan," Popovich said. "It was our most consistent player in the playoffs at 39"
One last trip
Duncan helped the Spurs set a franchise record with a 67-15 season and tying the NBA record by going 40-1 at home.
He was second in the NBA in defensive rating at 95.7 and helped the Spurs lead the NBA in defense with 92.9 points allowed per game.
In a season full of milestones, Duncan became the third player in NBA history to win 1,000 games and the first to do it with a team. Duncan, Parker and Ginobili also established a trio with 575 wins in the regular season and 126 playoff victories the record for most wins.
David Robinson also went to move to # 5 blocklist all time (3020), adopted by Karl Malone # 6 rebounds (15,091) and passed John Havlicek for No. 14 in points (26,496).
Consistent greatness ...
#ThankYouTD
Source: http://www.nba.com/spurs/tim-duncan-career-retrospective
A Career Retrospective
With the first pick ...
The Spurs won the 1997 Draft Lottery, and did not take long for San Antonio residents to fall in love with Tim Duncan. He helped the Spurs are 56-26 for the season, setting a record in the NBA with a 36-win improvement in 1996-97.
Named Rookie of the Month every month NBA season, Duncan was the first rookie named to the All-NBA first team since Larry Bird in 1980. He also finished fifth in the MVP voting and led the NBA with 57 double -double, 10 more than any other player of the season.
Championships
Thanks to a dominant run through the playoffs, the Larry O'Brien trophy took his first trip to the San Antonio River Walk. The Spurs beat the New York Knicks 4-1 in the NBA Finals and Duncan was named MVP of the Finals, averaging 27.4 points and 14.0 rebounds for the series.
After the Spurs began the season with a record lock shortened 6-8, they went 31-5 for the rest of the regular season and continued rolling through the playoffs. Only the 2001 Los Angeles Lakers and 1983 Philadelphia 76ers went through the playoffs with a better winning percentage than the Spurs 15-2 record.
The Big Fundamental
Selected for the First Team All-NBA and All-Defensive First Team, Duncan was also named co-MVP of the All-Star Game 2000 along with Shaquille O'Neal. Shaq grabbed the MVP trophy, telling Duncan, "already has one of those rings, so I'll take the trophy."
His teammate Sean Elliott returned to action in March after undergoing a kidney transplant in the off season and the Spurs finished second in the Midwest Division. But Duncan the end of the regular season and missed the playoffs due to a knee injury and Spurs were eliminated in the first round.
Return and rebound
A free agent in the summer of 2000, Duncan decided to stay with the Spurs. Later he referred to his trust and relationship with coach Gregg Popovich as an important factor. Recovered from knee surgery, Duncan started all 82 games and finished second in the MVP voting, leading the league with 66 double-doubles. The Spurs had the best record in the NBA at 58-24 and also led the league in attendance at the Alamodome.
The Spurs reached the Western Conference Finals and Duncan averaged 24.4 points, 14.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.7 blocks in the playoffs, leading the Spurs in all categories.
M-V-P
Ranking among the top five in the NBA in points, rebounds and blocks, Duncan was named MVP of the league.
Duncan joined David Robinson as the second Spur win a MVP award and became the sixth player in NBA history named to the All-NBA first team in his first five seasons in the league.
The Spurs were joined by rookie point guard Tony Parker and had a record 58-24 regular season as Duncan became the 14th player in NBA history to score more than 2,000 points (2,089) and grab more than 1,000 rebounds (1,042) in a season.
On December 26, Duncan scored a career-high 53 points against Dallas.
In the clutch
David Robinson got the perfect send-off for the Spurs won their second NBA championship. Robinson and Duncan were side to side while Duncan lifted the trophy Finals MVP and Robinson held the Larry O'Brien trophy in one of the most memorable moments in the history of the Spurs.
Duncan won the NBA MVP awards and final NBA MVP n the first year of AT & T Center (then the SBC Center) and rookie year for guard Manu Ginobili. The Spurs defeated the New Jersey Nets in six games and Duncan had 21 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and 8 blocks in the championship game-clinching, just two blocks from the first quadruple-double tiebreaker in history NBA.
Title defense
The Spurs led the league in defense, allowing 84.3 points per game, and opponents remains a field goal percentage of .409, the third lowest total of all time behind the Spurs 1998-99 and 1998- 99 Knicks. Duncan averaged 2.7 blocks per game and was named the Dream Team Defense for the seventh straight season.
After a start of the season 9-10 adjust to life without Robinson, the Spurs reeled off a streak of 13 wins and 11 wins on the way to a 57-25 record, but the season ended in the second round of the playoffs.
Duncan represented the US team in the 2004 Olympics.
Game 7
Third NBA championship Spurs and third prize NBA Finals MVP Duncan came up Game 7 against the defending champion Detroit Pistons.
Duncan erupted for 17 of his 25 points in the second half of Game 7 to lead the Spurs to a 81-74 victory. Duncan missed 12 of the last 16 games of the regular season with a sprained right ankle and limped at times in the playoffs. Still he averaged 23.6 points and 12.4 rebounds in the postseason.
"He put his team on his shoulders and carried them to a championship," said Pistons center Ben Wallace of. "That's what great players."
Playing through the pain
Although Duncan spent the season against plantar fasciitis in his right foot, still he led the Spurs to a then-season franchise record 63-19.
Duncan struggled through injury and averaged 34.8 minutes in 80 games. He was named to the All-NBA and All-Defensive teams. Popovich won his 500th career game on March 2, 2006, becoming the fourth fastest coach in NBA history to reach the milestone.
The Spurs were eliminated in Game 7 of the second round against Dallas. In Game 7, Duncan had a playoff career-high 41 points, 15 rebounds and six assists.
Connect Four
Back at his best, Duncan won his fourth ring in his 10th season, helping the Spurs swept LeBron James and Cleveland in the NBA Finals. While Tony Parker was named MVP of the Finals, Duncan averaged 18.3 points and 11.5 rebounds for the finals.
more intense series Spurs came two rounds before against Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns. Duncan averaged 26.8 points, 13.7 rebounds and 4.2 blocks for the series as the Spurs won in six games.
He was named to the All-NBA and All-Defensive teams for the 10th time, and it was a first-team selection both for the seventh time.
Duncan for three
Among thousands of dunks, trays and bridges midrange elbow in his incredibly successful career of 19 season, one of his most famous shots may be the one who was out of the ordinary. With 3.0 seconds left in overtime in a playoff series first round against Phoenix, Duncan hit a 3-pointer to tie the game and force a second overtime. They were three of the 40 points that night Duncan for the Spurs won 117-115.
The Spurs beat Phoenix in five games and rallied from a 3-1 deficit to eliminate New Orleans in the second round to reach the finals of the Western Conference.
Consistency model
Another mark of consistency came in 10th consecutive season the Spurs with 50 or more wins. Since then, they have extended their streak of 17 seasons, the longest in NBA history.
No other NBA team has had a streak of 50 victories over 12 seasons and 19 of the season Spurs win percentage of .600 or higher streak is the longest in the four major sports.
The Spurs finished 54-28 as Duncan averaged a double-double of the season 12 straight points and 10.7 rebounds 19.3. Duncan had 49 double-doubles this season, including 28 games of 20 points, 10 rebounds.
More Milestones
Duncan scored his 20,000th point on January 22 against Houston, becoming the seventh player in NBA history to reach 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 2,000 blocked shots.
Duncan was named to the All-NBA and All-Defensive Team for the 13th time in his 13th season, becoming the first player in league history to win honors in each of his first 13 seasons. David Robinson held the previous record being named to both teams in their first seven seasons.
The Spurs had a 50-32 record, reaching the second round of the playoffs.
Forever One of the Stars
Duncan appeared in his 13th game of the NBA All-Star and made his 12th consecutive All-Star starts on February 20 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. He made 15 appearances in the All-Star in his career, with the last coming in 2015. As expected, almost Duncan averaged a double-double in All-Star with 9.3 points and 9.1 rebounds.
On December 12, Duncan played his 1,000th game with the Spurs 707-293 go in those games. The only other players with more wins through 1,000 games are Tony Parker (718) and Scottie Pippen (715).
The Spurs went 61-21 for the season, but were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
Row 20
Despite a lockout shortened 66-game season, the Spurs managed to get his 50th win in their last game of the season, tying Chicago for the best record in the league.
The Spurs closed the regular season with 10 wins and won their first 10 playoff games as well. They swept Utah, Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City ahead 2-0 in the Western Conference Finals against the Thunder again won the series.
It also marked the first season of Kawhi Leonard, the Spurs acquired in a trade Night 2011 Project with Indiana.
Anguish
Therefore success as Duncan and the Spurs have experienced, they have also faced unbearable losses and had to grow from them.
After a 58-24 season, the Spurs rolled through the Western Conference playoffs, sweeping the Lakers, Golden State defeat in six games and sweeping Memphis to face Miami in the NBA Finals.
Duncan averaged 18.9 points and 12.1 rebounds in the final, including 30 points and 17 rebounds in Game 6, but Miami won in seven games. At the age of 37, Duncan posted 11 double-doubles to lead the NBA playoffs.
The Beautiful Game
The Spurs responded Finals 2013 with a 13-1 start with 19 straight wins in March and a record of the 62-20 season. When the playoffs began, Duncan went to the front of the locker room and wrote "16" on the board: the number of victories of the Spurs had left.
They defeated a tough first round opponent in Dallas in seven games, then Portland in five and six in Oklahoma City to win a Finals rematch against the Heat.
"The Beautiful Game" Spurs peaked in June, passing the ball 472 times more than the Heat in the Finals Duncan averaged 16.3 2014 points and 9.2 rebounds for the playoffs and celebrated as Kawhi Leonard was named MVP .
This is 39
Duncan became one of five players in NBA history to receive 15 selections All-NBA, one of the five with 15 All-Star selections, and the only player in NBA history at the All-Defensive 15 times. He became the first player in NBA history to average at least 13.0 points and 9.0 rebounds for a full season at the age of 38 years or more. He was also named the 2014-15 Twyman-Stokes mate team of the year.
The Spurs had a 55-27 season, but lost to the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round in seven games. Duncan had four games of the series with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds.
"I'm still surprised by Tim Duncan," Popovich said. "It was our most consistent player in the playoffs at 39"
One last trip
Duncan helped the Spurs set a franchise record with a 67-15 season and tying the NBA record by going 40-1 at home.
He was second in the NBA in defensive rating at 95.7 and helped the Spurs lead the NBA in defense with 92.9 points allowed per game.
In a season full of milestones, Duncan became the third player in NBA history to win 1,000 games and the first to do it with a team. Duncan, Parker and Ginobili also established a trio with 575 wins in the regular season and 126 playoff victories the record for most wins.
David Robinson also went to move to # 5 blocklist all time (3020), adopted by Karl Malone # 6 rebounds (15,091) and passed John Havlicek for No. 14 in points (26,496).
Consistent greatness ...
#ThankYouTD
Source: http://www.nba.com/spurs/tim-duncan-career-retrospective
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