I guarantee you Tony Parker wouldn't be nearly the player he is if he had been drafted by the Timberwolves. I do like Garnett, but I really think Duncan is better at making the other players around him better.
With Parker, he had a strange approach. He didn't even talk to him in his rookie season. But, I guarantee you it has toughened him up, and along with Poppovich, has really helped him become a better player.
I suspect that Ginobili also wouldn't be nearly as good if he played for a team like the Clippers or Knicks; whoever.
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