Five years on from his retirement, Duncan will be enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Memorial Hall of Fame in May alongside Garnett and Bryant, and today we look back at one of the most legendary careers in NBA history and the eye-popping numbers that go with it. The hallmark of Duncan's career was defined by the Spurs remarkable consistency and while they never won back-to-back titles, their dominance over his year career ended with five NBA championships, with his first coming in his second season in , following his Rookie of the Year campaign.
He went on to win in , , and , with no other player winning more titles since he was drafted. Winning in the 90s, s and s, Duncan is the only player in NBA history to win championships across three different decades.
Arguably the best power forward of all-time, Duncan scored 26, career points across 19 seasons, retiring as the 14th highest scorer in league history. He currently sits 15h all-time after Carmelo Anthony leapfrogged him in January A monster in the post, it feels like every one of those points came from his signature bank shot. Duncan's only point game of his career came against the Dallas Mavericks in in a overtime loss.
The former center has engaged in a verbal feud with Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors and he doesn't seem to be stopping anytime soon.
Because he believes the NBA championship, the first one in San Antonio's history, should count since that happened in a shortened season. It's an asterisk. That's what I think. I would tell Mr. Duncan to his face you have four rings. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Tim Duncan and the Spurs have won five championships, all in different ways.
Here's a look at those teams and how we got here. While we all gush about rings on thumbs and what this all means for the legacies of Duncan, Gregg Popovich and everyone else, let's take a look back at the five squads that got us to this point.
It's not easy to remember now, but the Spurs weren't always the Spurs we've come to regard with a mixture of respect, gratitude and general awe. Twenty years ago, this was still a franchise without a title, one of those classic teams that couldn't quite get over the hump. After a year of straightening the bearings, winning 56 games and challenging the Utah Jazz in the West semifinals, the Spurs officially took over the league during the lockout-shortened season.
And if you think the Spurs beat up Miami this year, check out what the team did 15 years ago. First round? Beat the Timberwolves in five. Second round? Swept Shaq and the Lakers.
The American basketball player spent his entire career at San Antonio Spurs and now serves as the team's assistant coach. Tim Duncan made his Spurs debut in and was part of the franchise till before retiring from the sport. Let's take a look at how many rings does Tim Duncan have and the Tim Duncan stats. The power forward lifted his first NBA title in , before picking three in the in a five-year span from to and a final one in
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