Duncan

Tim Duncan

Tim Duncan, born in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands on April 25, 1976, is a former American professional basketball player and a power forward / center.

Tim Duncan was selected by the Spurs in the first round of the 1997 NBA draft. He won the NBA rookie of the year in the rookie season, the NBA championship for five times in his career, the NBA MVP for two times in the regular season, the fmvp for three times in the NBA Finals, the NBA best team for 15 times and the NBA best team for 15 times Defensive lineup (first in History); 15 times selected in NBA all star game (fourth in History).

On May 23, 2013, Duncan had 500 blocks in the playoffs, the first person in history. On April 6, 2016, Tim Duncan won his 1000th regular season victory in his career, becoming the third player with a thousand wins in history, and the first person with a thousand wins in the same team.

On July 11, 2016, Tim Duncan officially announced his retirement, ending his 19-year NBA career. On December 19 of the same year, the Spurs played pelicans at home and held a retirement ceremony for Duncan's No. 21 Jersey after the game. On July 23, 2019, the Spurs officially announced that Duncan would become the assistant coach of the team. On April 5, 2020, Duncan was officially elected to the Nai Smith Basketball Hall of fame. On November 12 of the same year, Duncan quit the Spurs' teaching assistant team.

Early experience

childhood

Tim Duncan was born in the United States Virgin Islands. His sister, Tricia Duncan, was a swimmer who competed in swimming at the 1988 Olympic Games. Duncan has been trained in swimming since childhood and won the national championship in the age group of 12 to 13 in the 400m freestyle. His goal is to join the U.S. swimming team for the 1992 Olympic Games. However, in 1989, Hurricane Hugo swept through the Virgin Islands, destroying the swimming pool where the swimming team trained. Duncan was afraid of sharks and did not dare to go to sea for training since he was a child, and his previous uninterrupted swimming training was forced to stop.

Under the guidance of his brother-in-law, rich lorry, and his father, Duncan began to play basketball at the age of 14. Duncan is tall and big, swimming exercises the flexibility of the body, coupled with the unyielding character and super psychological quality, so that he quickly shine in the basketball field. Many famous universities are willing to offer him scholarships, but Duncan was finally convinced by the devil deacons coach of Wake Forest University, Dave Odom, to join the school.

university

In 1993, Duncan entered Wake Forest University to study psychology. Duncan didn't get a point in his first game against the University of Alaska. After that, with high-intensity training, Duncan's performance rose rapidly. When he was a sophomore, Duncan scored 25 points in a game against Wallace University. Jerry West decided that he would become the number one pick in the NBA draft in 1995. However, Duncan made a promise to his mother who had cancer at the age of 14 that he would "finish college and get a place anyway", so he finally chose to stay in school until graduation. In the next two years, Duncan got a lot of training opportunities and created an irresistible offensive strength. In the game, he often forced his opponents to use the three man tactics. In the defensive end, Duncan also performed well and won the title of best defensive player twice. In 1997, Duncan became the most winning player in the history of the devil deacon team, won the John Wooden award, and was selected into the NCAA first team for the second consecutive year. His data broke through the 2000 points and 1500 rebounds mark, which was the tenth person for NCAA to complete this feat. He was also the first NCAA player to reach 1500 points, 1000 rebounds, 400 blocks and 200 assists at the same time.

After graduating from University, Duncan continued to self-study, successfully completed the master's defense, and successfully obtained the master's degree certificate of psychology from Wake Forest University.

Sports career

NBA experience

On May 18, 1997, Tim Duncan was selected by San Antonio Spurs as the number one pick in the 1997 NBA draft. Duncan played 82 games in rookie season, averaging 21.1 points, 11.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.5 blocks, leading the Spurs to improve their winning games from 20 to 56 last season. Duncan won the NBA rookie of the year award without any doubt. He was selected into the best lineup, the second round of the best defensive lineup and the all star game, and entered the top 5 of the MVP voting. Duncan scored 32 points and 10 rebounds in his first playoff game, leading the Spurs to a 102-96 win over the suns. After that, Duncan sprained his ankle in the second game of the Western Conference semi-final with the jazz, and the Spurs lost the series 1-4.

In the 1998-99 season, Duncan averaged 21.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, 2.52 blocks and 49.5% shooting percentage. Duncan was the only player in the top ten in the above statistics in this season and was selected into the best lineup and the best defensive lineup for the first time. Duncan scored 33 points and 16 rebounds in the first finals of his career. The Spurs beat the New York Knicks 4-1 in the finals and won the team's first NBA championship trophy. Duncan was elected MVP with 27.4 points, 14 rebounds and 2.2 blocks. Duncan, 23 years old and 61 days old, became the youngest fmvp after Magic Johnson.

In 1999-00 season, Duncan was selected as the best team and the best defensive team again. He got 24 points and 14 rebounds in the all star game and shared the all star MVP with Shaq O'Neal. Duncan's meniscus was torn at the end of the regular season, and the season was over. In the summer of 2000, the magic launched a crazy pursuit of Duncan with a six-year $67.5 million fat contract, but Duncan finally refused the magic's olive branch and renewed a long-term contract with the Spurs.

In 2000-01, Duncan was selected as the best team and the best defensive team again. The Spurs were swept by the Lakers in the Western Conference finals, and Duncan averaged 23 points and 12.25 rebounds per game.

In 2001-02 season, Duncan averaged 25.5 points, 12.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.5 blocks per game, which was the highest score in a single season of his career. Duncan was selected into the best lineup and the best defensive lineup again, and won the MVP of the regular season for the first time. Duncan averaged 29 points and 17.2 rebounds in the playoffs.

In 2002-03 season, Duncan scored 23.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.93 blocks on the regular court. He was selected into the best team and the best defensive team again, and became the first MVP player in the regular season after Jordan. In the finals, the Spurs beat the nets to win the championship again. Duncan scored 24.2 points, 17 rebounds, 5.33 blocks and 5.3 assists in six finals, and won the MVP trophy for the second finals in his career. In the sixth game of coronation, Duncan scored 21 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and 8 blocks, which nearly became the first person in history to achieve four double feats in the finals.

In 2003-04 season, Duncan was selected as the best team and the best defensive team.

In 2004-05 season, Duncan was selected as the best team and the best defensive team again. Duncan averaged 20.6 points, 14.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks, and won the MVP cup for the third time.

In 2005-06 season, Duncan was selected into the best team and the best defensive team.

In 2006-07 season, Duncan was selected as the best team and the best defensive team again. The Spurs beat the Cleveland Cavaliers led by LeBron James 4-0 in the finals to win the championship again. Duncan has 18.25 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.73 assists and 2.25 blocks in the finals.

In the 2007-08 season, Duncan was selected as the second best lineup and the best defensive lineup.

In 2008-09 season, Duncan was selected into the best team and the best defensive team.

In the 2009-10 season, Duncan was selected as the best lineup for the third round and the best defensive lineup for the second round.

In the 2010-11 season, Duncan and Ginobili suffered injuries in the last stage of the regular season, which led to the Spurs' 2-4 defeat to the Grizzlies in the Western Conference in the first round of the playoffs, and suffered "black eight".

In 2011-12 season, Duncan returned to choose the best team for a while and the best defensive team for two. Duncan's total number of blocks in the playoffs reached 478, surpassing "Tiangou" Jabbar to the first place in NBA history.

In the 2012-13 season, Duncan, 37, was included in the All-Star team as a center for the first time. Duncan scored 24 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks in the second round of the playoffs between the Spurs and the Grizzlies, and won the 144th "double double" in the playoffs of his career, ranking second in the history of the NBA. At the same time, Duncan reached the 500th block in the playoffs, becoming the first in the history of the NBA. On June 21, 2013, in the seventh game of the finals, Duncan won 24 points, 12 rebounds, 4 steals and 4 steals, but finally missed the championship.

In the 2013-14 season, Duncan scored 23 points and 21 rebounds in the Spurs' victory over the Hawks on December 3, and hit a winner in the last 0.4 second of the game, becoming the oldest player in history

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