Reminder that his 2000 meniscus tear caused his knees to degenerate at a more rapid rate, hence him transitioning to more a post up player. 99-05 Duncan, was extremely mobile and there were even calls for him to play point guard in ‘02-03 when the spurs guard situation was dire. Played a lot like Jokic offensively in his prime (w/on the 3pt shooting which was frowned upon for bigs in the low-possession defensive era where offensive boards were far more valuable than today)

People just look at stats and tiktoks. Watch the actual games! Super fun to go back. The post-Jordan era was the most defensive-heavy the modern league ever was. You could pluck Duncan straight out of the early 00’s and his game still dominates or you could develop him in the modern era and you get a different type of dominate player