19 Players Still In The NBA During Tim Duncan's Rookie Year

Since entering the NBA in 1997 as the first pick of the draft, Tim Duncan has seen quite a few changes throughout the years. The final season of the Jordan Years, the rise and fall of the Shaq-Kobe Lakers, and the entire coming of age of LeBron James. The 16-year veteran won his first ring in 1999. Duncan's Spurs beat the (just retired) Jason Kidd-led New Jersey Nets in 2003 and prevented a starless Detroit Pistons repeat in 2005. The Spurs' last Finals appearance came in 2007, when San Antonio ...