There’s this “Spurs Culture” that Tony Parker described in his The Players’ Tribune letter to the San Antonio Spurs. It started with Tim Duncan and continued with players taking time out to help Parker in his development as a teenager and in his 20s in the early 2000s.
Years later, Parker continued this “Culture” and acted selfless, for the better of the team and its future. That happened when Dejounte Murray took over as the team’s starting point guard in January of this past season.
As Parker explained in the piece, it was his decision to step aside and let Murray, a 21-year-old point guard, handle the duties for the rest of the season.