Spurs Notebook: Can Kawhi Leonard Fill Tim Duncan’s Leadership Void?

September 29th, 2016 by Mike Monroe Leave a reply »

SAN ANTONIO—Tim Duncan showed up on the San Antonio Spurs' practice court Wednesday morning wearing official Spurs workout shorts, a gray Spurs T-shirt and his Adidas basketball shoes.

He even took a few shots.

No, he has not come out of retirement, but it seems that the greatest power forward in NBA history and head coach Gregg Popovich have entered into an understanding—Popovich calls it a verbal contract—that Duncan can have any sort of role with the team he would like, from helping Spurs players with individual skill development to participation in team meetings and coach meetings, maybe even some college or pro scouting.

“I haven’t made up a title yet,” Popovich said, “but his position is he is the coach of whatever he feels like. That’s what he does.”

On Wednesday, Duncan felt like showing up for the second day of training camp to observe and pull a few of the new big men aside to give them some pointers.

“He told me I need to talk more, communicate on defense, ...

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