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Parker signs 3-year deal, wants to be Spur for life

Postby Kevin on Mon Aug 04, 2014 2:38 am

Tony Parker has been with the San Antonio Spurs since he was 19, and his reported three-year, $43.3 million extension will keep him around until he's 36. The Spurs quietly worked out the deal and announced it on Friday while no one was really talking about Parker going into the last year of his contract.

One of the reasons negotiations were so easy is that the point guard has no desire to go anywhere else. San Antonio general manager R.C. Buford, in turn, wanted to keep the championship-winning team together and not worry about Parker's free agency. From the San Antonio Express-News' Jeff McDonald:

“I want to play for the Spurs my whole career, and be a Spur for life,” Parker told the Express-News on Friday. “I love San Antonio and want to live here when my career is over. I love the city, I love the people and our great fans. I couldn't be happier.”



“I'm so happy R.C., Pop and (chairman) Peter (Holt) put that trust in me, and have given me this opportunity to play my whole career for the Spurs,” Parker said.

It's been discussed to death, but it really is remarkable how the Spurs have done what they've done. It's so rare for one player to spend his whole career with the team that drafted him, and it looks like we're going to see it happen with three future Hall of Famers in Parker, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili.

For the time being, Parker will still be the guy who drives San Antonio's offense. Years from now when he's done, it's easy to picture him sitting courtside and cheering the team on like fellow Spur for life David Robinson does now.
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Re: Parker signs 3-year deal, wants to be Spur for life

Postby Andrew on Mon Aug 04, 2014 10:07 am

With the continued emergence of Kawhi Leonard, the Spurs could feasibly keep re-tooling on the fly and continue to contend for years to come, even as their Big Three slow up and ultimately retire. Even if they don't win another title anytime soon, it's good to see the loyalty on both sides.
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Postby _Steve_ on Mon Aug 04, 2014 2:30 pm

Some people said the same about the Celtics when they had Allen, Garnett, Pierce and young Rondo. Age and egos were the ruin of that team.
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Postby shadowgrin on Mon Aug 04, 2014 6:28 pm

I doubt Parker, Manu, or Duncan would be butthurt if they were benched like Ray Allen did and Kawhi is not a PG so less chance of him telling the three what to do on offense like Rondo did to Allen where Ray got butthurt when Rondo was only doing his job.
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Postby Andrew on Tue Aug 05, 2014 10:07 am

Exactly. Similar situation, but different personalities.
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Postby Sauru on Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:40 am

velvet bliss wrote:I doubt Parker, Manu, or Duncan would be butthurt if they were benched like Ray Allen did and Kawhi is not a PG so less chance of him telling the three what to do on offense like Rondo did to Allen where Ray got butthurt when Rondo was only doing his job.



ray allen didnt want to come off the bench so he went to miami to come off the bench. makes sense to me
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Re: Parker signs 3-year deal, wants to be Spur for life

Postby Jackal on Thu Aug 07, 2014 5:31 pm

Ray Allen is a bitch. His bitch ass will follow Lebron to Cleveland because he's a bitch.

In case I haven't said it this month...Dwight Howard is a bitch too.
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Re: Parker signs 3-year deal, wants to be Spur for life

Postby Stress Fracture on Thu Aug 07, 2014 6:38 pm

Damn Laker fans still can't move on about Dwight. SMH
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Re: Parker signs 3-year deal, wants to be Spur for life

Postby Jackal on Thu Aug 07, 2014 10:08 pm

Isn't even about that anymore. Why would I call Allen a bitch? He has nothing to do with the Lakers.
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