Lakers are planning to implement the Tim Duncan Preservation Technique on AD

[Lebron23]

Once Tim Duncan reached 28 years old. The Spurs cut his minutes so that he can be healthy in the regular season and in the playoffs

[Xiao Yao You]

it actually worked for Duncan though. No more bubbles for Davis

[Jimmy Rustler]

If they were smart, they'd drastically cut LeShrivel's minutes. He's the one who's dead weight.

[Real Men Wear Green]

It guarantees they won't get a high deed but they weren't going to get a high seed anyway. This it the correct way to handle him except that he needs the time or more than Duncan did and needs me time off than Duncan did.

[SouBeachTalents]

I remember the Spurs doing this with Tim Duncan. Once Tim Duncan reached 28 years old. The Spurs cut his minutes so that he can be healthy in the regular season and in the playoffs

[RogueBorg]

No way the Lakers stick with this whole season.

[rmt]

Revisionist history regarding Duncan and "preservation." TD played more minutes per game 7 times than AD's highest year. TD played 824 games vs 660 games for first 11 years of careers. TD was a workhorse compared to "Street Clothes."

At (age 28-33), TD was dropped down to the minutes AD has been playing for the past 5 years (age 25-29). At age 34, TD finally got below 30.2 mins - so what are they going to drop AD down to at the ripe old age of 30 - below 30 minutes?

Tim Duncan
year age games minutes
1997-98 21 82 39.1
1998-99 22 50 39.3 (out of 50 games)
1999-00 23 74 38.9
2000-01 24 82 38.7
2001-02 25 82 40.6
2002-03 26 81 39.3
2003-04 27 69 36.6
2004-05 28 66 33.4
2005-06 29 80 34.8
2006-07 30 80 34.1
2007-08 31 78 34.0
2008-09 32 75 33.7
2009-10 33 78 31.3
2010-11 34 76 28.4
2011-12 35 58 28.2
2012-13 36 69 30.1
2013-14 37 74 29.2
2014-15 38 77 28.9
2015-16 39 61 25.2


Anthony Davis
2012-13 19 64 28.8
2013-14 20 67 35.2
2014-15 21 68 36.1
2015-16 22 61 35.5
2016-17 23 75 36.1
2017-18 24 75 36.4
2018-19 25 56 33.0
2019-20 26 62 34.4 (out of 63-70 games)
2020-21 27 36 32.3
2021-22 28 40 35.1
2022-23 29 56 34.0

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/duncati01.html

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/davisan02.html