SAN ANTONIO — There is no replacing Tim Duncan, the great power forward who retired in July after leading the San Antonio Spurs to five NBA championships and the best record in the NBA over the past two decades.
Pau Gasol, who will fill Duncan’s spot in the Spurs' starting lineup when their regular season begins with an Oct. 25 game against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena, understands this better than anyone.
"Tim has been so exceptional and unique," Gasol said. "He’s been considered by most of us to be the best power forward who has ever played the game. So I’m not coming here to fill his shoes and the spot that he left. I’m here to fit in as best as I can with the guys who are here to win a title, basically. And work as hard as I can to do that."
When the Spurs signed Gasol to a free-agent contract in July, they may have accomplished something unprecedented in NBA history: replacing a Hall of Fame player with another who also may be enshrined in Springfield, Massachusetts, someday. A six-time All-Star and four-time All-NBA selec ...
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