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Dirk Nowitzki #41, Tim Duncan #21
Dirk Nowitzki #41 and Tim Duncan #21

#4 Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs - 19 years

Tim Duncan
Tim Duncan

Duncan was drafted 1st overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1997 NBA Draft. One of the most dominant power forwards of all time, Duncan spent his entire career with Gregg Popovic and the Spurs.

Duncan has one of the most impressive resumes on this list. He has won 5 NBA Championships in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014. He was named the NBA Finals MVP in 1999, 2003, and 2005. He was named the 1997-98 Rookie of the Year, regular season MVP in 2001-02 and 2002-03, and appeared in 15 All-Star games. He also was selected to both All-NBA and All-Defensive Teams in all of his first 13 seasons.

I would say with this resume that Tim Duncan is the greatest power forward of all time. He helped make the Spurs one of the most dominant teams in the NBA for the past two decades with his leadership and dominant play style. Not only that, he is a very smart player earning him the nickname of Mr. Fundamentals.

His big size and amazing athleticism made it impossible to guard him in the paint, and he could elevate over his opponents and slam the ball down without any struggle. Duncan retired in 2016 marking 19 years with the Spurs.

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Edited by Yash Matange