Tim Duncan Era

Legacy Era

Tim Duncan Era (97-98 to 13-14)

The era opens in 97-98, Tim Duncan's first scoring season, and closes in 13-14, the last. Of all the Legacy Index earned across those 17 seasons, that one career took 10.9% — what follows is how the share accumulated, season by season, against everyone else scoring in the same years.

Compare their career curves

Legacy Index by Season

Legacy Index Comparison

Tim Duncan (#4) LeBron James (#2) Kobe Bryant (#5) Shaquille O'Neal (#7) Dirk Nowitzki (#15) Dwyane Wade (#20) Kevin Garnett (#22) Steve Nash (#25) Tony Parker (#27) Kevin Durant (#8)
6 yr 5 yr 4 yr 3 yr 2 yr 1 yr 96-97 98-99 00-01 02-03 04-05 06-07 08-09 10-11 12-13 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 115 Season

Era Leaders

Legacy Index Earned (97-98 to 13-14)

  1. 1 Tim DuncanThrone 79 FMVP 3MVP 21st 102nd 3
  2. 2 LeBron JamesNext Wave 71 FMVP 2MVP 41st 82nd 2
  3. 3 Kobe BryantRival 70 FMVP 2MVP 11st 112nd 2
  4. 4 Shaquille O'NealRival 62 FMVP 3MVP 11st 82nd 1
  5. 5 Dirk NowitzkiRival 33 FMVP 1MVP 11st 42nd 5
  6. 6 Dwyane Wade 26 FMVP 11st 22nd 3
  7. 7 Kevin Garnett 25 MVP 11st 42nd 3
  8. 8 Steve Nash 23 MVP 21st 32nd 2
  9. 9 Tony ParkerLieutenant 22 FMVP 12nd 3
  10. 9 Kevin DurantNext Wave 22 MVP 11st 5

Everyone who earned at least 3% of the league's Legacy Index during this era appears here. Every number in a row counts these seasons only, so a career that ran past the era shows less here than on its own profile.

Throne is the player the era is named for. Rival took 4.5% or more and peaked in this window; Lieutenant won a title alongside the Throne; Old Guard and Next Wave peaked in an earlier or a later era.