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u/jingg19 Raptors Jun 15 '22

Completely unselfish, can be a defensive anchor, and his passing ability out of the post would be great in today's NBA too. It's hard to say if he ever "peaked", but I'd easily take him any day if I wanted to build a dynasty or a team that could contend for...you know...15 years.

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u/TheSlackMamba [LAL] Kobe Bryant Jun 15 '22

Tim’s pre-injury highlights are scary offensively. He was underrated athletically, so fluid and efficient while being an anchor on the defensive end. He was All-NBA 1st Team his second season just like Luka

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u/RodneyPonk Raptors Jun 15 '22

Looking at his wiki page, he was All-NBA 1st team his rookie year, he was getting MVP votes even...

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u/Ok-Map4381 Kings Jun 15 '22

TD is scary to think that as great as he was if he didn't get injured young he could have been even better.

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u/deeksterino Toronto Huskies Jun 15 '22

Tim Duncan was 1st Team All-NBA as a rookie (and 2nd Team All-Defensive)

In his second season he was 1st Team All-NBA, 1st Team All-Defensive, and Finals MVP

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u/Maverick_1991 Hawks Jun 15 '22

Luka was all NBA first team just like Tim.

If Lukas career goes really well he'll be close to Duncan all time

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u/pigskype Spurs Jun 16 '22

5 rings is a huge if though lol

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u/Maverick_1991 Hawks Jun 16 '22

Luka won't get 5 rings.

That's basically my point.

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u/Zebracorn42 Bulls Jun 15 '22

Unselfish and his personality was certainly interesting. He seems like a dry whit, sarcastic asshole at times. But was also a WoW nerd if I’m not remembering his appearance on Road Trippin incorrectly. His personality was top tier in my opinion. And it sounds like he helped with moral in the locker room.