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Kind of a strange thought occurred to me the other day; when does Pop actually retire at this point? Earlier in his career, he said he'd be following Tim Duncan out the door, but at that point he'd promised Parker and Manu he'd stick around. Then they left, had the whole drama with Kawhi, but he kept going. I got the sense he just wasn't ready to go enjoy his wine. Now with Wembanyama coming there, and from what I hear the Spurs are fairly high on some of their young players, if he's not a bust for injury or other reasons they'll be at least above-average before long. I have to think it would take a lot for him to walk away from a regular playoff team, even if he realizes the game has passed him by (assuming that hasn't happened already).
It just feels to me like the natural retirement point for him has come and gone.
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