Re: How good is Tim Duncan?
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Tim Duncan-10 Years in the League, 7 First Team D, 3 2nd Team D.
Bird-3 2nd Team All D in 13 seasons.
Magic Johnson-0 All D teams.
Duncan is already top 10 in all-time defensive win shares. In his 10 years as pro, he's been at worst #5 in the league.
Bird was a good defender. Magic Johnson was only top 10 in defensive win shares once in his career. He wasn't really that good. Probally has something to do with him playing for 13 years which is a ton in comparison to most players.
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Yeah, Magic wasn't that great. He was far from a liability though. Since he could guard any position you could never really isolate him on a mismatch. I guess you could see that as a defensive strength of sorts. He was never really outmatched, but he wouldn't lock anybody down either. No way he's a top 30 defender of all time.
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