The San Antonio Spurs two-time league MVP and unanimous team leader, Tim Duncan, agreed to a two -year extension through the 2011 and 2012 seasons with the Spurs. The 31 year old, Duncan, reached an agreement of $40 million dollars with the Spurs for the two-year extension. Duncan's agent, Lon Babby, explained that Duncan could have singed for more than several million dollars more with the team, but elected not to because he wanted the franchise to build around him for future seasons. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3086623) This is something you rarely here of in professional sports today. A franchise player and the most valuable asset on a team turning down money he rightly deserves for the benefit of his team and their upcoming seasons. No wonder the San Antonio Spurs have won four NBA Championships in past nine seasons with Tim Duncan as their go to player and team captain. The numbers and accomplishments speak for themselves. Two back-to-back league NBA MVP honors, four NBA Titles, nine-time all-star, and three NBA Finals MVP honors just to name a few. The point I'm trying to make is that when the high- profile athlete of a team is unselfish and is only concerned with how well the team does rather than focusing on their individual performance and how much money they can make, will lead to not only success for that individual player but success for the whole team and organization as well. I have to give credit where credit is due. I am normally the first to criticize or bash professional athletes for demanding more money or getting an outrageous contract extension for money they don't deserve. In this particular case the credit goes to future hall of fame center/forward Tim Duncan. With Duncan choosing not to accept the extra millions he was offered, Duncan's showing he's not only looking out for the best interest of his team but the future of the Spurs' Organization as a whole. More star professional athletes should take a page out of Tim Duncan's book because they certainly couldn't go wrong and they may experience greater success for themselves and their respective team .
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Demosky I totally agree with you. Tim Duncan is a role model for the NBA. If we had more players like him selfishness would not be an issue and cry baby players wouldn't exist. The fact that he wanted his team to build around him and spend less money on him and spend it on other things the team needs is the ideal captain of a sport team. The NBA needs more players like Tim Duncan for sure. If i was a manager I would definately be looking for more pro-team players to do whatever it takes for the franchise and the team. Too bad at this day and age those type of players are just too hard to find. Good post Matt.
Demosky, I agree with you that Tim Duncan is one of the most unselfish athletes in pro sports. Taking a pay cut so his team can contend for the title is one of the most selfless acts you will see in pro sports today. Not only is he one of the most unselfish athletes in sports, he is also one of the most humble. You never see him in the news for getting arrested or showboating in a game. If more athletes were like him professional sports would be a lot better off than they are today. He is so loyal to his team that he even allows them to build for the future when he might not even be playing ball anymore. Timmy Duncan is truly a rarity in pro sports today.
Matt, I also agree with you. Tim Duncan is the ultimate teammate and a great player. The league and its players should watch how he carries himself and model themselves after him. Im not saying that they have to change their personalitites, but I think a lot of people get caught up in the wrong aspects of the sport. Tim Duncan is not worried about how much money he is making because he is playing on a team that wins. The question is how many more championships can the Spurs win. Like the Patriots before them the Spurs are the true essence of a dynasty and Im sure that it will continue. Tim Duncan recognizes what he has and will always be one of the less selfish players in the league. He is doing a great thing and that organization will continue to benefit.
Matt i agree with you 100 percent. I love Tim Duncan and think he is such a class act. I think he is the best player in the NBA because he is a team player but knows when to take over a game. I hate it when athletes take way to much money and it costs the organaztion money and winning just to get more money. What he did was the right thing to do. Also it shows that all he cares about is the team. He wants to win and will do anything to win. It sucks that no one is like this now. I mean Kobe won't even do a trade because he is so selfish and it shows that athletes today just dont care as much about the team anymore. Tim Duncan is a class act and a great ball player and a great team player.
Matt I agree with you on pretty much everythng that you said. Tim Duncan is a role model for the NBA. If we had more players like him selfishness would not be an issue and cry baby players wouldn't exist. Taking a pay cut so his team can contend for the title is one of the most selfless acts you will see in pro sports today. Not only is he one of the most unselfish athletes in sports, he is also one of the most humble. Tim Duncan is not worried about how much money he is making because he is playing on a team that wins. The question is how many more championships can the Spurs win. Like the Patriots before them the Spurs are the true essence of a dynasty and Im sure that it will continue.
I also agree with what you and hammersmith10 said. I think that he is definitely one of the leagues role models. I also don't think I have ever seen a superstar athlete like Tim Duncan turn down a contract for that much money. I mean look at Alex Rodriquez does he really need that much money, no way. Not in a million years does any one need that much money. If I was a manger in today's leagues I would for sure look for more players like Tim Duncan to play on my team.
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