The Silver and Black faithful went ballistic when Keldon Johnson became the first Spur since Tim Duncan to tally 20 points and 20 rebounds on Friday. While that performance put his name in the same breath as the greatest player in franchise history, the second-year forward also joined an astonishingly exclusive collection of guys who registered a 20-20 stat-line before their 22nd birthday.
It can reckless to use one outing to predict career trajectory, but when the list of 38 players is home to nine MVPs, 11 Hall-of-Famers, and 11 All-NBA honorees, including Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, and Shaquille O’Neal, the odds of Keldon developing into anything less than an above-average starter become vanishingly small.