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Who will go down as a greater player?
Thirty-nine combined seasons played. Thirty-three All-Star appearances. Thirty-two playoff appearances. Twenty-one All-NBA first teams. Seventeen All-Defensive first teams. Ten championships.
Two players: Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan.
Rivalries are what makes sports unique, and there has been no greater rivalry than Kobe vs. Duncan in the past 20 years.
This past week, ESPN concluded their rankings of the top 100 players of all time. Duncan finished eighth, while Bryant came in at 12th. Ranking individuals as “the best” is very subjective. It’s a combination of individual accolades, statistics, team performance, playoff records, and intangibles.