NBA: All-time starting 5 of the 2000's

Power Forward - Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)

San Antonio Spurs v Washington Wizards

Like the point guard spot, the first decade of the twenty-first century produced a number of world-class power forwards. The likes of Kevin Garnett, Chris Webber, Dirk Nowitzki and Tim Duncan were all All-Stars and leaders of their teams during the same period.

While it is fair to say that Garnett at his peak was the best of the lot, Duncan's consistency and his team's success gives him the nod. His style of play was so simple but extremely effective. This led to Shaquille O'Neal naming him "The Big Fundamental".

Duncan led the Spurs to three NBA finals (2003,2005,2007) in the decade and won all three. He was named finals MVP in 2003 and 2005. Other than that, Duncan finished not only the decade but his whole career by never missing the playoffs.

Individually, Duncan seemed to get better and better with age. He was named all All-Star in every year of the decade and to the FIrst-Team on seven occasions in the 2000s. He also won the All-Star game MVP in 2000. Duncan was also named to the All-Defensive first team seven times in the decade.

Duncan's biggest personal achievements were in 2002 and 2003 when he won back-to-back regular season MVP awards. He retired in 2016 and is considered the greatest power forward to ever play the game.