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What if the San Antonio Spurs had drafted Keith Van Horn No. 1 overall instead of Tim Duncan?

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What if the San Antonio Spurs had drafted Keith Van Horn No. 1 overall instead of Tim Duncan?

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The Spurs had the No. 1 pick in the 1997 draft because their star David Robinson was injured for the majority of the season, which resulted in them having one of the league’s worst records. The top two players were Tim Duncan out of Wake Forest and Keith Van Horn out of Utah. Before the draft, there were several draft experts that thought the Spurs should draft Van Horn, comparing him to Larry Bird and expressing doubts as to how effective Duncan would be in the NBA. The Spurs ended up drafting Duncan, who has already become one of the 10 greatest players of all time after only 11 seasons. He has led the Spurs to four championships (their only four in their franchise history) and has made them the model franchise in professional sports over the last 11 years because of his professionalism. Individually, Duncan has won three Finals MVPs and two regular-season MVP awards. He has also been one of the most effective big man at both ends of the floor, and is considered by many, including my

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