After 19 seasons, 1,643 total games, 56,738 total minutes, 31,668 total points, five championships and two MVP awards — Tim Duncan has retired. We take you back through his two decades of basketball dominance, from that 1997 draft day to the fifth and final championship. The Beginning Date: June 25, 1997 Just two months after his 21st birthday, Duncan — the consensus NCAA Player of the Year during his senior season at Wake Forest, where he averaged 20.8 points, 14.7 rebounds and 3.3 blocks — took the first step of his legendary NBA journey when he was selected with the No. 1 overall pick by the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs, a franchise headlined by Hall of Fame big man David "The Admiral" Robinson, stumbled upon the first pick after a franchise-worst 20-62 season. A season in which Robinson played just six games as a result of back and foot injuries. A season that set two decades of dominance in motion. The First Award Date: April 28, 1998 The same 20-win Spurs team that felt the ill-effects of Robinson's injuries the year before quickly transformed into a 56-win championship contender after drafting Duncan and naming Gregg Popovich head coach. Coincidence? The Spurs fell short in the Western Conference semifinals at the hands of the Utah Jazz, but the franchise was clearly on the right track. - See more at: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...an-retire-nba-spurs-career-timeline/86703468/
