When underrated NBA players are brought up in conversation, it more often than not that San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan is brought up. With that said, Portland Trail Blazers big man Jusuf Nurkic agrees that Duncan is pretty high on such list.

The question was prompted on Twitter earlier this week, and Nurkic was quick to chime in to defend the legendary Duncan who served as a staple of the Spurs franchise for nearly two decades.

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The 44-year-old Tim Duncan, who spent his entire NBA playing career in San Antonio, was originally selected by the Spurs with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1997 NBA Draft out of Wake Forest.

A five-time NBA champion, 15-time All-Star selection, 15-time All-NBA selection, 15-time All-Defensive Team selection and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Duncan literally did it all on the court as a dominant forward for the Spurs. If that isn't enough, the veteran big man was also the 1997-98 NBA Rookie of the Year, a member of the 1997-98 NBA All-Rookie Team, the 1999-00 All-Star Game MVP, a two-time league MVP and a three-time NBA Finals MVP.

Retiring from the NBA following the 2015-16 campaign, Duncan appeared in 1,392 career regular season games as a member of the Spurs envroute to clocking an even 34 minutes per game atop the highest level. He finished his illustrious professional playing career sporting averages of 19.0 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.2 blocks per game.