Curated playlist
San Antonio Spurs players
- Pau GasolPau Gasol first wanted to be a doctor and cure AIDS. Magic Johnson's 1991 announcement changed the boy's plans.
- Tim DuncanTim Duncan was a swimmer until a hurricane destroyed his island's only Olympic-sized pool.
- Manu GinóbiliManu Ginóbili was picked 57th in the NBA draft and still reached the Hall of Fame.
- Kawhi LeonardKawhi Leonard's Game 7 shot bounced off the rim four times before it fell.
- Hedo TürkoğluHedo Türkoğlu's surname means "Son of a Turk." His Bosniak parents changed it from Ramićević after moving to Turkey.
- Tony ParkerTony Parker was nearly sent home from a Spurs camp after 10 minutes. A highlight tape won him a second chance.
- Moses MaloneMoses Malone predicted his 76ers would sweep the playoffs, and they went 12-1.
- George GervinGeorge Gervin won a 1978 NBA scoring title by seven-hundredths of a point. He scored 63 to edge David Thompson.
- Artis GilmoreArtis Gilmore played 670 straight pro basketball games without missing one. He entered the Hall of Fame in 2011.
- Twin Towers (San Antonio Spurs)David Robinson waited two years to play in the NBA because of the Navy. He later teamed with Tim Duncan in San Antonio.