After spending 19 years with one franchise, it’s hard to process that Tim Duncan won’t be rocking the black and white anymore.
However, this doesn’t mean Duncan won’t be involved with the franchise.
Most in the organization think Duncan will eventually join the franchise in a full-time capacity. They guess he won’t coach but will instead focus on personnel. Duncan has long been intrigued by the methods that Popovich and Buford use to identify talent.
As expected, head coach Gregg Popovich is all for it.
“If he wants to go on a scouting trip, fine. If he wants his own station in training camp, he has it. He’s in charge,” said Popovich on Duncan helping out with the Spurs. “He can tell me exactly what he wants to do. But I’m not paying him a penny.”
With so much experience under his belt, Duncan feels like a natural fit for a personnel position.
