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Former Spur Will Perdue discusses young Tim Duncan, cheeky prankster

The NBA analyst appeared on The Dan Patrick Show to discuss Tim Duncan's earlier years, including his penchant for pranks and a pair of backwards shorts?

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Will Perdue played for the Spurs from 1995 and 1999 and was part of the old guard that welcomed a rookie Tim Duncan onto the team. He's also the only NBA player whose basketball card my dad owns!

The Chicago-based analyst joined radio host Dan Patrick to reflect on those early years and dispel the notion that he was a "boring" teammate off the court. You can listen to the whole conversation here or take in a few specific takes below.

Here's Perdue on Tim Duncan's personality on and off the court:

And here he is after being asked to choose between Kobe or Tim: