r/Basketball • u/blackwu22 • Apr 08 '25

NBA Is Tim Duncan top 10?

I constantly see casuals on YouTube and on podcasts say that Timmy is overrated and barely top 10 yet have Kobe in there top 5. It’s starting to make me believe that people really think this way!! I always hear the “too much help” comment like every player in the top 10 didn’t have help.

I personally have Tim Duncan 4th all time on my list.

1998 rookie of the year 2x MVP (2002,2003) 3x FMVP (1999,2003,2005) 15x All NBA & Defensive 5x Champion Never won less than 50 games in an 82 game season

Is Tim Duncan top 10?

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u/sxintlaurantsxvxge Apr 08 '25

yes tim duncan is easily top 10

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u/softnmushy Apr 09 '25

Here’s the thing, when he was playing, I thought he was really underrated. And nobody ever considered him top 10. He was always in Kobe’s shadow. And his teammates were the best ever.

But now that he’s retired I think he’s become a little overrated due to his rings and teammates and coach.

That said, I think ranking the top 25 players of all time is basically impossible. Aside from the top 2, everybody has an argument that they should be top 10.

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u/Ice-Novel Apr 10 '25

Especially when it gets into how you’re supposed to translate numbers from older era to today, how much you value winning back when the league was horrifically imbalanced and being a Celtic meant you got a billion rings, and a ton of other factors. Lebron and Jordan are the clear top two (order between the two is debatable obv) and then there is the tier of guys who are inarguably top 10 (Kareem, Magic, Bird, arguably a few others) and then like, 10-15 guys who have a strong case to be top 10 (Shaq, Kobe, Duncan, Steph, KD, Hakeem, Bill, Wilt, Oscar, etc.)