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Tim Duncan: the case for the GOAT

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    Tim Duncan: the case for the GOAT

    Forward · Spurs · Born 25 April 1976, Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands · Career 1997–2016

    A fundamentally flawless power forward and center who spent his entire 19-season career with the San Antonio Spurs, mastering the bank shot and team defence.

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    Why Tim Duncan could be the GOAT

    Duncan won titles in 1999 and 2014, 15 years apart, and his Spurs never had a losing season with him. He was the anchor on both ends without ego or drama. For sustained, quiet excellence and winning, few on this list compare, and he is widely called the best power forward ever.

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    Tim Duncan is #17 of 30 in the fan ranking, with a 8–11 head-to-head record from 157 NBA votes. See the full NBA GOAT ranking

    Tim Duncan head to head

    How the ranking works. Every head-to-head vote is a result, like a game. The standings use a Bradley–Terry model, the same idea behind chess ratings: beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot. Ratings are shown on a chess-style scale centred on 1500.

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