Tim Duncan: 'You assume I care about what's going to happen after I'm gone'
This might be Tim Duncan's final NBA season. It's sad, but all good things must come to an end. He's 39 years old and chugging through his 19th go around with the San Antonio Spurs.
It's incredible, and just as awesome is his sense of humor about the whole thing. Here's what he told NBA.com's David Aldridge in a hilarious interview:
Duncan is averaging the fewest shots of his career, but he's making the most of his opportunities by posting career-best efficient rates. He'll never be the focal point of an offense again, especially with LaMarcus Aldridge in the fold, but Duncan is still an impact player.
And has anybody mentioned that he's 39 years old? That should probably be said multiple times in every article that's written about the best player of his generation for the rest of this season.
"You assume I care about what's going to happen after I'm gone," Duncan says, as only he can, deadpan and with exquisite comic timing. He continues: "We've got a good core here. We've got a good bunch of young guys. And, obviously (we're) adding L.A. to that. As long as Danny stops sucking" -- Green, seated next to Duncan, was waiting for the zinger -- "and Kawhi is obviously on his way up and is going to be incredible, there's going to be a good team here for a long time. We've done that over the years. The organization has continued to put people into place where they're coming along, and there's no lull in what we do."
