Spurs' Tim Duncan sets NBA record for most wins with one team
San Antonio big man Tim Duncan set an extremely impressive record on Monday.
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Tim Duncan stands alone in NBA history. After the San Antonio Spurs' 94-84 win over the New York Knicks on Monday, he has 954 career wins. That's the most for any player with one team. What an amazing record that is.
Most wins in @NBAHistory with one team: 1. Tim Duncan (Spurs) - 954 2. John Stockton (Jazz) - 953 3. Karl Malone (Jazz) - 919
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) November 3, 2015
This is Duncan's 19th season in San Antonio. Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis, who faced Duncan on Monday, was not even two years old when the future Hall of Famer was drafted. Since that day in 1997, the Spurs' worst season was 2009-10. They won 50 games that year.
Perhaps most impressive is the fact that, at 39 years old, Duncan isn't just a role player. It seems impossible, but he's still one of the very best big men in basketball. There are many factors that go into San Antonio's sustained success -- brilliant coaching, scouting and drafting come to mind -- but none is bigger than his consistent excellence.
