Birthday: April 25, 1976
Birthplace: Christiansted, Virgin Island A.S.
Couple: Vanessa Macias
Children: Sydney and Draven
Net worth: $ 150 million according to celebritinetworth.com
Salary: $ 10 million
3 times the final of the NBA MVP, and the 4 finals of the NBA Champion Tim Duncan have proven themselves to become one of the largest NBA players of all time. With 17 years under his belt, Duncan had not slowed down. Despite retirement talk next season, the only focus of Ducan is revenge in the NBA final lasting the Miami Heat championship. Its statistics and countless appreciation for their athletic abilities explain the salary of $ 10 million.
Duncan was born in the Virgin Islands. Duncan features extraordinary athletic capabilities in young people. He was inspired by his sister who was an Olympic swimmer to become an Olympian. But his dream of swimming at the 1992 Olympics was destroyed when the weather severely destroyed his family’s Olympic sized pool which forced Duncan to practice in the ocean.
Duncan did not take a basket until he was 14 years old. He modeled his game after Magic Johnson’s idol. In Duncan’s College dream became the next Magic Johnson a reality. In 1995 as Sophomore Duncan was considered one of the most qualified NBA prospects. He refused to leave school early to enter the concept. His mother was diagnosed with breast cancer when he was 14 years old and he made Duncan and his siblings promise they would finish school. Duncan did not enter drafts until 1997 after graduating with a bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University.
Tim Duncan signed a 3-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs worth $ 10 million in 1997. His earnings tripled after winning his first championship in 1999. He signed a $ 30 million contract for three years. He then won 3 more championships with the San Antonio Spurs in 2003, 2005 and 2007.
In 2013, Forbes estimated that Duncan’s salary was $ 19.1 million including $ 2 million in ratification. He landed on the Forbes list at number 73 for the highest paid athlete.