GQ disses Tim Duncan’s daddy jeans

Tim Duncan's down-to-earth style hasn't evolved much in the years since he turned pro in the NBA. Here he is in his rookie year, 1998. Tim Duncan's down-to-earth style hasn't evolved much in the years since he turned pro in the NBA. Here he is in his rookie year, 1998. Photo: Pam Francis, Getty Images Photo: Pam Francis, Getty Images Image 1 of / 39 Caption Close GQ disses Tim Duncan’s daddy jeans 1 / 39 Back to Gallery

The current March issue of GQ magazine boasts the sartorial styles of NBA ballers.

And Spurs star Tim Duncan made the cut in the feature headlined “The ABC’s of NBA Style.”

The men’s magazine gave Duncan the letter “T” for “Timmy!” and showed off his down-to-earth style in a file photo of him wearing what GQ described as an “airy button-down” white shirt teamed with “baggy dad jeans,” a “flappy belt tail” and “shoes by Payless.”

But GQ is quick to add that Duncan doesn’t follow the fashion flock and dresses for comfort.

“Tim Duncan wouldn’t be caught dead in Dwayne Wade’s capris or a Russell Westbrook printed shirt. But he definitely has a style, and it’s representative of his Caribbean roots. Let’s call it 'island comfortable.’ And he probably spends a helluva lot less money on his wardrobe than his pickier contemporaries.”

Point well taken.

For instance Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder team is no fashion slouch and is styled in a $2,195 Burberry Brit suede jacket over a $125 Lacoste tank top, $320 Dries Van Noten shorts and $170 Nike sneakers. Flip the page and he’s in a $650 Gucci striped sweater with $185 sweatpants by John Elliott + Co. Dare we mention the blue suede sneakers by Lanvin at $1,050?

Durant, Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, who also graces the cover, were interviewed for individaul features in the spread.