Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant are No. 6 and No. 7 on my Top Ten All-Time Players List. Both won five NBA championships. Both stayed with one franchise their entire professional careers. But from there they differ greatly. Kobe was always outspoken and in the limelight . But with Tim Duncan there’s always been this quiet, reserved quality about him.
Kobe in fact has left the Lakers as a dumpster fire franchise after these past three seasons where he took way too much money and put his team behind the eight ball. Conversely, Tim Duncan opted to receive less than his market value and be a bridge of sorts as the Spurs have smoothly made the transition to the Kawhi Leonard Era.
In an area in professional sports where you want to turn your head at times, Tim Duncan is one of those rare pro athletes who has carved a legacy of monumental proportions.