Tim Duncan: I'm playing on 'one and a half' legs

San Antonio Spurs big man Tim Duncan will go down as one of the greatest, if not most underappreciated, basketball players of all-time. At 38-years-old, it's a safe bet to say he's playing in his last NBA Finals. 

Given his advanced age, and the 17 years of pro basketball under his belt, it's no surprise that his body is beginning to let him down. As Duncan told David Aldridge of NBA.com, he's had to make some adjustments to his style of play to compensate:

Me: Pop has frequently said that you're playing on one leg now --

TD: One and a half, maybe.

Me: One and a half. But how do you accommodate for what your body can't do anymore?

TD: You learn to play. You learn to play around it. I've been blessed this year. I've actually felt as good as I have in a long time. I'm not as explosive as I used to be -- not that I ever was explosive -- but just playing within myself. I've kind of changed my game a whole lot. I play off of those guys and let Tony and Manu and Kawhi, let those guys set things up, and I try to get in a position to help them finish, and do the things that I can do. I'm not the one-on-one player I used to be. I'm not the isolation player I used to be. I don't do that stuff anymore, as much. So it's just trying to find a way to be effective with what you have.

Duncan is averaging 16.8 points and 9.3 rebounds in the postseason, so there's certainly still some gas left in the tank, but it's becoming more and more apparent that we as fans really need to appreciate Duncan's game while we still can.