GEORGE KARL HEARING DUNCAN MIGHT RETIRE AT SEASON'S END
In a segment on ESPN's Sportscenter titled "Second Half NBA Storylines to
Watch," former Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl was asked by Jay
Crawford if this could be San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan's last NBA
season.
Karl had an interesting comment about what he's heard. (H/T Scott Sommer)
"You know over the weekend, that was the whispers that I got. I got a couple
of phone calls, one from San Antonio that said that Tim Duncan's thinking
this is going to be his last year. The best, most fundamental big guy ever to
play in the NBA, and he leaving would make me very very sad. The San Antonio
Spurs without Tim Duncan would be very difficult for me to watch."
The full video can be viewed here. http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=10470831
Duncan will make roughly $10.4 million this season per
BasketballInsiders.com, and he has a player option going into next season
worth the same amount, if he chooses to exercise the option.
Though he missed making the All-Star team this season due to limited minutes
and rest in some cases, Duncan is still performing at a high level, as he's
been the Spurs' anchor these last two months while the team has dealt with
numerous injuries to key players on their roster.
Just this past Wednesday, Duncan had a phenomenal second half in Boston as he
scored 23 of his 25 points in the third and fourth quarter to help the Spurs
win their 38th game of the season, and go into the All-Star break with the
second seed in the Western Conference.
Per 36 minutes this season, Duncan is averaging 18.9 points, 12.2 rebounds,
3.5 assists, and 2.5 blocks per game. Duncan is also shooting 49.5% from the
field per 36 minutes.
No one but Duncan will ultimately know when it'll be time to hang his jersey
up permanently, but in the meantime, whether it's this season or next, Spurs
fans and basketball fans in general need to savor these last few moments of
Duncan's historic career.
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前金块队主帅乔治-卡尔在参加一档ESPN的节目时透露，他听说马刺队老将蒂姆-邓肯将在
赛季结束后退役。
“过去的周末，那是我听到的一些风声。我接到了不少电话，有一个来自圣安东尼奥的电
话说，蒂姆-邓肯正在考虑这将是他最后一个赛季。他是NBA中最好的，最具基石意义的大
个子，他的离去将让我感到非常非常遗憾。没有蒂姆-邓肯的马刺队，这真的很难让我继
续观看他们的比赛。”乔治说道。
本赛季至今，邓肯打了49场比赛，场均上场29.6分钟的他可以贡献15.6分10个篮板和2.9
个助攻。
邓肯本赛季的薪水为1036万美元，下个赛季他的薪水为1000万美元，不过拥有一个球员选
项。