Tim Duncan has always been a low-key competitor.
When people talk about Roger's rivals of this era, they think of Kobe, think of James, think of Garnett, Wade, Yao.
But Tim Duncan is often overlooked.
He and his Spurs rarely appear in the news.
That team has never had explosive locker room drama, no noteworthy off-court news. On the court? Spurs players rarely deliver truly jaw-dropping stats, rarely any stunningly exaggerated performances.
To the extent that the media is too lazy to report on them.
Until the trade deadline, when the Spurs successfully "heisted" Gasol, the whole world reacted: "Wait a minute, this damn team is a championship contender!"
And this low-key championship contender and that low-key competitor both appeared before Roger now.
Tim Duncan looked at the number of championship banners hanging in Oracle Arena and felt incredible.
The Warriors now have a total of 7 championships, 4 of which were brought by Roger, and he did all this in just five years.
