LaMarcus Aldridge on Tim Duncan: 'He's my favorite player'

LaMarcus Aldridge: “To play with Tim, it was better than I could imagine. You always hear like, ‘This guy’s a great teammate,’ and in the back of your mind, you think, ‘He ain’t that good.’ But with Tim, it was true. He’s selfless, cares about winning, only has one goal, which is to make everybody better. He’s my favorite player. To meet him, play with him, and realize that he’s that good of a person—it was cool. He had my back, passed me the torch, and supported me through it all.
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Coach Pop forgets that when he was relevant and building that dynasty, it was on the back of a lot of 40-minute nights out of Tim Duncan. – 6:13 PM

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LaMarcus Aldridge on Tim Duncan: 'He's my favorite player'