Tim Duncan’s playing career with the Spurs has come to an end, but that does not mean he is going to become a ghost in San Antonio.
According to Buck Harvey of the San Antonio Express-News, the Spurs anticipate that Duncan will re-join the team at some point in a front office role.
Most in the organization think Duncan will eventually join the franchise in a full-time capacity. They guess he won’t coach but will instead focus on personnel. Duncan has long been intrigued by the methods that Popovich and Buford use to identify talent.
Duncan has at times disagreed with their decisions only to be proven wrong. He’s curious why.
The Spurs will be paying Duncan nearly $2 million per year for the next three years, and the relationship between the former player and organization is obviously about as strong as it gets. It was Duncan’s incredible work ethic and knowledge of the game that made him one of the all-time great NBA players, so very few would doubt that he could succeed in some sort of player personnel role.
As for life without Duncan on the court for the Spurs, Gregg Popovich says it won’t be easy.
“I have a hole in my gut,” the coach said.
If Duncan does take on a front office role, you can expect him to preach some of those concepts he wrote about in his college essay.
