* First overall draft pick in 1997
* Averaged 19 points and 10.8 rebounds (Recasts with quotes and details)
July 11 (Reuters) - San Antonio Spurs stalwart Tim Duncan, a model of consistency during an illustrious career during which he won five NBA championships and established himself as the game's greatest power forward, is calling it a career.
Weeks of speculation about Duncan's playing future came to an end on Monday as the Spurs said the 40-year-old face of the franchise was retiring after 19 NBA seasons spent entirely with the small market San Antonio franchise.