10 Legendary NBA Players whose Jersey Numbers were Retired

#9 Tim Duncan, No. 21 retired by the Spurs

Duncan earned an All-Star appearance and an All-NBA first team selection

In the San Antonio Spurs 51-year history, the Spurs missed the playoffs only five times. Because of that, they had only six top-10 draft picks over the years, two of those were first overall. Tim Duncan, who was one of those selections, was certainly worth the pick.

In his rookie year already, Duncan earned an All-Star appearance and an All-NBA first team selection.

He was voted Rookie of the Year and even ranked fifth in MVP voting. He is career continued to rise with an NBA title the following year. By the time he retired, he had won five NBA championships and two consecutive MVP awards.

Duncan holds the record for most consecutive regular-season games with a field goal made (1360).

The streak stretched from his debut game in the league in October 1997, all the way to December 2015, less than five months before his retirement. Overall, Duncan failed to score a field goal in just six of his 1392 regular season games.