Is Tim Duncan a Top-10 NBA Player of All Time?

June 24th, 2014 by Dan Favale Leave a reply »

Tim Duncan is in the business of turning questions demanding subjective answers into matters of fact.

Is the San Antonio Spurs star the greatest power forward in NBA history?

Yes.

Is he the greatest player of his generation, usurping Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant and all those stately basketball people?

Yes.

Does he have the fairest half-smile of them all?

Yes again.

So, um, yeah. What else is there to talk about?

Seventeen years and five titles deep into his career, Duncan could have walked away, quitting while he was ahead, saving us from the realization that he's making formalities out of usually contentious debates.

Instead of leaving, Duncan is coming back:



Confetti didn't mark his return. His decision was quiet, understated and predictable—just like him. But it reminded us there's still room for deliberation within that credential-crammed legacy of his, so long as we're asking the right question.

Is Duncan a top-10 player of all time?

 

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