Tim Duncan not saying anything yet about retirement
Tim Duncan would not tip his hand about his future plans following the San Antonio Spurs’ season coming to an end on Thursday night after a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Instead, he deferred those questions to a later date.
“I’ll get to that after I get out of here and figure life out,” Duncan said in response to a question about his future.
Duncan had a solid game with 19 points and five rebounds, but he took on a greatly reduced role both in the postseason and regular season. He averaged just over 20 minutes per game during the playoffs, and he was down to 25 minutes per game in the regular season.
Duncan can still get the job done, but he’s just not the same player he was:
That’s to be expected from a 40-year-old. Duncan has a player option for $5.6 million next season, so the decision to continue playing is on him. He should take a look at that video and it will tell him all he needs to know about his future.
