Tim Duncan Is Interesting

Tim Duncan has ended his stellar playing career, and Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch are out to prove that, yes, the San Antonio Spurs icon and five-time NBA champion was, in fact, interesting.

They discuss what about Duncan’s game made him seem boring to some, why the debate over whether he was a power forward or center misses the point, his fear of sharks, competing with Alonzo Mourning at age 16, why he was the last great four-year college player, how dominant the Spurs were in 1999, Duncan’s love for paintball, why there are no pictures of him at a Renaissance Fair, his failed attempt at a “Merlin” nickname, his relationship with Gregg Popovich and his teammates, stories of him being nice or funny to his opponents, and some eye-popping numbers about his career and the Spurs’ success.