San Antonio Spurs center Tim Duncan continued his climb up the NBA's all-time scoring list Tuesday when he passed Boston Celtics great John Havlicek for 14th place with a bucket against the Los Angeles Clippers.
The NBA confirmed the achievement after Duncan hit a tip-shot in the second quarter off a miss from point guard Tony Parker:
Following Duncan's move into the spot formerly occupied by Havlicek, here's a look at how the league's all-time scoring list shakes out:
Looking ahead, Duncan's ceiling as it pertains to moving up the all-time scoring list would seem to be capped. Not only is he playing the role of ancillary contributor in the shooting and scoring departments, but his time left in the Association is dwindling.
Duncan has a player option worth $5.6 million for next season that he can opt into, per Spotrac, but even if he does return for the 2016-17 campaign, the rate at which he's finding the bottom of the net has plummeted significantly.
The future Hall of Famer just recently surpassed 400 total points for the season, ...
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Tim Duncan Passes John Havlicek for 14th on NBA’s All-Time Scoring List
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