Duncan will not play Thursday against the Rockets in order to rest, Paul Garcia of Project Spurs reports. In typical Gregg Popovich style, he'll hold both Duncan and Manu Ginobili out of Thursday's primetime, nationally televised game against the Rockets, as the Spurs are on the second night of a back-to-back. Expect Duncan to return to the lineup when the Spurs take on the Pelicans on Saturday.

Duncan scored 17 points (5-12 FG, 7-12 FT), with 13 rebounds, six blocks, four assists and three steals in 35 minutes during Wednesday's win over the Hawks. Duncan is at it again. The man is basically a double-double machine, and it's just something we expect to see from him at this point. He led the charge in terms of scoring, but his ability to cause problems for the Hawks in the paint was a big part of their win. Duncan remains one of the most consistent fantasy big men out there.

Duncan won't suit up for Monday's preseason game against the Kings, the San Antonio Express-News reports. Duncan is resting for the second time during exhibition season, but his three appearances have revealed that Father Time has yet to catch up to him. Overall, he's averaged 16 points (on 64.3 percent shooting), 7.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 29.7 minutes. As he enters his age-38 campaign, he continues to represent a steady option to fantasy frontcourts, with the condition that occasional absences are expected (he took 21 DNPs combined over the last two years).

Duncan won't travel with team for Thursday's game in Phoenix, Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News reports. The Spurs are leaving about one-third of the team in San Antonio, simply to rest them. Look for Duncan to play in Saturday's preseason game against the Heat, and to be ready for the start of the regular season.

Duncan scored 14 points (6-9 FG, 2-2 FT) with 10 rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block in 33 minutes during Wednesday's exhibition game against Alba Berlin. It's been four years since the grizzled veteran managed to average a full double-double, but against non-NBA competition on Wednesday he had no trouble turning in a solid line. Coach Gregg Popovich will keep a tight rein on his minutes, but Duncan should still be able to produce in what could be his final season.

Tim Duncan has officially picked up his player option on the final year of his contract for $10.3 million, according to sources of Yahoo! Sports. There was some sentiment that Timmy was going to opt out to restructure his contract, but that is a conversation that can be had next summer. That means that Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, and Gregg Popovich will all come off the books following the 2014-15 season, and that could be the end of one of the leagues most impressive basketball dynasties; but we still have another year to go before we enter that conversation.

Tim Duncan is not expected to exercise his player option for next season and may sign a new two-year deal with the Spurs, according to Buck Harvey of the San Antonio Express-News. The deal is expected to lower the team's payroll for the upcoming season while it may be more reward-based for the future Hall of Famer. Duncan's player option is for $10 million this season, so the Spurs may save a couple million for next season in an effort to go for the repeat. His fantasy value is still going to be in the early-middle rounds of drafts.

The Rockets are reportedly making a "hard push" to convince Lionel Hollins to join Kevin McHale's coaching staff as an assistant. Hollins has been waiting for another head coaching opportunity to open up and he may not accept an offer from the Rockets until the Lakers and Cavaliers fill their vacant positions. In his last stint as a head coach with the Grizzlies from 2010-2013, Hollins compiled a combined 143-87 record for an impressive .622 win percentage.

Tim Duncan is still undecided about retiring following this season. "I don't have any plans on doing anything," Duncan said. "I'm going to figure it out when it comes. I'm not saying I'm retiring. I'm not saying I'm not retiring. I'm not saying anything." He just broke Magic Johnson's playoff double-double record and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record for playoff minutes. Duncan clearly has something left in the tank and he'll have until June 24 to decide on whether he wants to pick up his $10.3 million option.

Tim Duncan has until June 24 to decide whether he will be picking up his $10.3 million player option to remain with the Spurs for the 2014-15 season, according to sources familiar with the terms of the contract. Typically the opt-in, opt-out date of a player's contract falls on June 30, but according to ESPN's sources, the current contract is setup to provide San Antonio with a firm read on their franchise player's plans for the future before free agency starts on July 1. "I don't know when I'm going to retire," Duncan said at a news conference before Game 1 of the Finals. "I don't know what the factors are going to be. I don't know any of that and I don't care about any of that stuff right now. It will happen when it happens."