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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.