1997 NBA Draft, then president of NBA David Stern announced: Spurs used the No. 1 pick to select Tim from Victor University - Duncan !
At that time, many people were crazy about it, because people all know that the era of Spurs is coming. At that time, the Spurs had "Sea General" David - Robinson inside, and Duncan, in that era of hand-to-hand combat, such a double tower lineup could be said to have few opponents.
1997-98 season, Duncan and Robinson brought the team into the Western Conference semi-finals. You know, the Spurs had only an outrageous 17 wins the previous season. Duncan's excellent personal ability plus the mature experience of the Shanghai Army General and the ability to lead the team, the Spurs returned to playoffs , but due to Duncan's sprained ankle, the Spurs were defeated 4-1 by the Jazz in the Western Conference semi-finals.
The 1998-99 season, Michael Jordan, the "God of Basketball" announced his retirement for the second time, and the Spurs' chance has come. Duncan and Robinson led the Spurs to rush all the way, entering the playoffs with a record of 37 wins and 13 losses (this year due to the suspension of NBA in , the regular season shrank from 82 games to 50 games). They eliminated the Timberwolves 3-1 in the first round, and swept the Lakers 4-0 in the second round. In the Western Conference Finals, they also swept the Trail Blazers 4-0 in the finals, and finally met with the New York Knicks in the finals. In the finals, Duncan was elected the MVP in the Finals with averaging 27.4 points, 14 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. This is only Duncan's second NBA season. In his subsequent NBA career, Duncan led the team to 5 championships and won three FMVPs himself.
Duncan also announced his retirement on July 11, 2016, ending his 19-year NBA career. In these 19 years, Duncan has won numerous honors, including 2 regular season MVPs, 3 finals MVPs, 10 best team teams, and 15 All-Star games. Although he has left the arena, Duncan is still remembered as the title of "the best power forward in history".
1999's Spurs not only won the championship, but they also selected the junior Manu -Ginobili from Argentina with 57 picks in the draft that year. However, because of their previous European League, Ginobili was not able to enter the NBA until 2002. The season when Manu landed in the NBA, Spurs inside player David Robinson retired after the season ended.
When people think the Spurs are no longer a strong team, Manu and Parker stood up to help the team win the championship again in the 2002-03 season, and then they won another championship in the 2004-05 season. Ginobili won 4 NBA championships in his career. Although he has not won hard honors such as MVP and scoring champion, his fighting spirit and style of play have conquered Popovich , conquered Holy City fans, and even conquered the whole world.
There is a saying among Spurs fans: Parker is in good times, Duncan is in bad times, and Maginobil is in desperate times. Manu has carried forward the European step in the NBA league. It is his breakthrough to tear open the opponent's defense line when the Spurs can't open the situation. At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Ginobili almost led Argentina to defeat the American Dream Team Six and won the championship. On August 28 this year, Ginobili announced his retirement. The next day, the mayor of San Antonio announced that August 30 of each year is "Manu-Ginobili Day", which is also the city's respect for Ginobili.
Tony Parker came to the Spurs in the 2001 NBA draft. He is the helm of the Spurs giant and is known as the French sports car. In the NBA Finals of the 2006-07 season, the Spurs defeated the Cavaliers led by James 4-0 and won the FMVP. On July 7, 2018, Tony - Parker joined the Charlotte Hornets. At this point, the Spurs GDP ended and everyone was dispersed.
Duncan, Parker and Ginobili have worked together for 14 seasons. Although they are no longer in the Spurs, and even the two have left the NBA, the GDP combination has always been the best trio in the hearts of many people!
