NBA Draft 1997 - Tim Duncan (Pick NO.1)

Timothy "Tim" Theodore Duncan (born April 25, 1976 in Christiansted, St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6'11" (2.11 m), 260-pound (118 kg) power forward/center is a four-time NBA champion, a three-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, and the current captain of the Spurs. He has also won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award twice, and has been voted into ten All-Star games, ten All-NBA teams, and ten All-Defensive teams.

Duncan started out as a swimmer and only began playing basketball in ninth grade, and had difficulties adapting. However, he soon became a standout for St. Dunstan's Episcopal High School, and had an illustrious college career with the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons, winning the Naismith College Player of the Year, USBWA College Player of the Year and John Wooden awards in his final year. Duncan graduated from college before entering the 1997 NBA Draft as the number one pick, and his list of accomplishments and leadership in the Spurs' NBA title runs in 1999, 2003, 2005, and 2007 have led basketball experts to consider him to be one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history.

Off the court, Duncan is known for his quiet and unassuming ways, as well as his active philanthropy. He holds an honors degree in psychology and created the Tim Duncan Foundation to raise general health awareness and fund education and youth sports in various parts of the United States.

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[clyde1400]

Best Power Forward of All Time.

[billslover90]

most humble player ever

[SASpursNation87]

It was such an honor having TD21 on the SPURS, damn was he the biggest beast ever as a PF. GO SPURS GO!!!

[carlawon]

tim doesnt age

[The65chevelle]

He has 2 mvps 3 finals mvps 4 time champ the only thing he hasn't done is committed a foul :)

[raider8sox]

wait?, he got booed?, hahaha, wtf?!, greatest power forward of all time, imagine, just two years later, he would help the spurs win a title!, UNBELIEVABLE!

[baryam11]

Legend ! 4 time champ, 3 finals mvp, 2 mvp titles. his achievements are similar to shaq ones, but tim duncan is a humble and quiet guy and because of that he never gets such hype and credit as other players, but i respect him for that, because he is all about basketball, the love for the game and not for media, television etc. he deserves a statue in san antonio after his retirement and of couse his jersey retired.

[ollihro82]

@CreatureLikeGod

shaq was also no 1 pick .... so was iverson. and there are several good no.1 picks ... I won't give him a "all time" badge but definitly one of the bests

[CallumBC123]

@chocolatethunderx2 He only played for 2,000 a month because he's the vice president for that club.

[MOISTTOWLETS]

probably the classiest star player ever in the nba

[CreatureLikeGod]

Best #1 pick of all time.

[arkbishopbonkerboy]

he's gonna be a bust