His presence helped the Spurs make the first round of the play-offs, but they were eliminated by the Los Angeles Clippers in their earliest post-season exit since 2011. The Spurs used the offseason to answer.
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While the video does not make one-to-one comparisons of player to characters on the long-running show, it is pretty obvious, that Tim Duncan is Sam Malone, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili are Cliff and Norm and Boris Diaw is Frasier Crane. They prove year after year that they don’t age like mortals. But the years of global play, the laundry list of injuries over the years, and father time are starting to take effect on Parker’s body and skills. Adding a superstar in the offseason is always a dream come true for an organization, but adding a superstar to a team that already had championship potential… that’s something most teams don’t even dream of.
But this summer, Gregg Popovich and the Spurs went full cannonball into the free agency pool, making a mega splash by nabbing the biggest fish. The Spurs are stacked, smart and deep yet again. Since the Spurs drafted Duncan in 1997, there’s been no slowing down San Antonio.
Ginobili considered retirement after last season but was lured back by his teammates saying they needed him back in the fold.
The defending-champion Golden State Warriors are led by a high-scoring offense with sharpshooters Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, who are expected to post similar results to their 67-win performance in 2014-2015. In that vein, we will examine the 25 most memorable moments of Tim Duncan’s career in this space, and given that the former Wake Forest standout has reigned over the National Basketball Association for almost two decades, there are plenty of choices.
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The future of a franchise: Aldridge is 30 and has been a top-five power forward since his second season. That remains to be seen, but after winning Defensive Player of the Year last season, this is very likely the year Leonard becomes a bonafide all-star.
