San Antonio's Tim Duncan announced his retirement Monday after 19 years with the Spurs. His career statistics:
YearGPMinRebAstBlkStlPts
97-988239.111.92.72.50.721.1
98-995039.311.42.42.50.921.7
99-007438.912.43.22.20.923.2
00-018238.712.23.02.30.922.2
01-028240.612.73.72.50.725.5
02-038139.312.93.92.90.723.3
03-046936.612.43.12.70.922.3
04-056633.411.12.72.60.720.3
05-068034.811.03.22.00.918.6
06-078034.110.63.42.40.820.0
07-087834.011.32.81.90.719.3
08-097533.610.73.51.70.519.3
09-107831.310.13.21.50.617.9
10-117628.48.92.71.90.713.4
11-125828.29.02.31.50.715.4
12-136930.19.92.72.70.717.8
13-147429.29.73.01.90.615.1
14-157728.99.13.02.00.813.9
15-166125.27.32.71.30.88.6
Total1,39234.010.83.02.20.719.0
The four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year pleaded for accountability, saying players need to be benched if they don’t give their all on defense.
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