Tim Duncan Exercises Player Option with Spurs: Latest Details and Reaction

June 28th, 2016 by Joseph Zucker Leave a reply »
Following a premature playoff exit to the Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan is at least leaving open the possibility of playing in the NBA for one more year.

The 40-year-old exercised his player option for the 2016-17 season on Tuesday, per The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski. However, the report also stated Duncan is considering retirement as strongly as he ever has.

Mike Monroe of Rivard Report, citing a league source, confirmed the report. 

According to Spotrac, Duncan will earn a little more than $5.6 million in base salary. Per Wojnarowski, San Antonio isn't putting Duncan on any kind of timetable as he contemplates his NBA future.

Heading into the postseason, the Spurs weren't the odds-on favorites to win an NBA title, but they were seemingly the only team that could challenge the reigning champion Golden State Warriors. The Thunder, however, had other plans and bounced San Antonio out of the second round in six games.

While Duncan didn't provide any concrete signs he could potentially retire at the time, he's the kind of player who would make the announcement as understated as possible&mda ...

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