ESPN Insider: Parker Tied to New York(Parker denies but chatter persists)

[TD 21]

He may want to go to New York...if the Spurs were to trade him. But I don't think he wants to be traded. Conveniently, that's the part that these articles out of New York are leaving out. So technically they may not be wrong, but that's a key piece of information to leave out.

Agree 100% MaNu4Tres with Lee not making sense for the Spurs. Not only will Splitter cost roughly half the price, but his physical tools and skill set make him (theoretically) a far better fit for the Spurs than Lee would be.

[wijayas]

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/featu...20100516#16113

can someone with Insider post this?

sucks that these ing rumors won't end.

Spurs' Parker wants to become a Knick?
By Mark J. Miller

San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker(notes) may be headed out of Texas in the direction of New York sometime this summer.
Parker isn't one of the seven billion megatalents that become free agents this summer but the New York Daily News reported this weekend that Parker has told pals that he would like to be traded to the lowly New York Knicks.
He averaged 16 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 5.7 assists per game this season and led his team into he second round of the playoffs before being ousted by the Phoenix Suns.
Parker has denied his interest, but sources tell the Daily News he's interested. It might be nice for the 28-year-old Parker to head to New York, particularly for his actress wife, Eva Longoria.
The problem is that that the Knicks might not have one thing the Spurs would like.
Follow Yahoo! Sports Rumors on Twitter at @markjmill.
Source: New York Daily News

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/rumors/p...urn=nba,241413

[ffadicted]

aah, I remember Ginobili rumors last offseason... what an injury plagued year will do lol

[vander]

aah, I remember Ginobili rumors last offseason... what an injury plagued year will do lol

and since re-signing Manu was obviously a mistake, maybe the Spurs have learned from it.

TD era is over, I'd trade TP for a couple first round picks, Manu too

tank 2010/11

[ffadicted]

and since re-signing Manu was obviously a mistake, maybe the Spurs have learned from it.

TD era is over, I'd trade TP for a couple first round picks, Manu too

tank 2010/11

Good idea it's time, we had a great ing run

[024]

Why would the Spurs want to spend an extra 10-12 million dollars a year on another front-court player, when Splitter is pretty much coming over here for less than half that price?

With Splitter the front-court is pretty much set with Duncan/Splitter/McDyess and Blair. The value of his 10-12 million dollar contract on the Spurs would be one of the worst with the minutes available in the front-court.

Now if we were talking about Bosh or an elite big man, where the drop-off in talent is more significant then I'd think it would be worth it.

But IMO David Lee is not an elite big man and I don't think the drop-off in talent between Splitter and Lee is significant enough to warrant a 10-12 million salary addition to the already set front-court(if Splitter comes over) .

Don't get me wrong Lee had a great year last year, but IMO Lee's numbers were inflated with the system he was in. Those numbers and his productivity wouldn't be anywhere near the same in the Spurs system.


IMO It's pretty dumb basketball economics to make a move for Lee with Splitter coming over.

only person on the knicks that i would like to see with the spurs is david lee. it's possible through a sign and trade but knicks need to offer a lot more than lee for parker.

[DPG21920]

My point was Boozer would be closer than Joe Johnson living up to the max money he will receive.

I didn't say Boozer would live up to his max deal I said he would be one of the closest ones in the (Bosh, Joe Johnson, Rudy Gay, David Lee, ect. sector).


I'm aware of the tiers of players in the NBA. Thanks for the reminder though.

You are not as smart as you think you are. My point was not to you, but in general, so take that at ude else where.

[MaNu4Tres]

You are not as smart as you think you are. My point was not to you, but in general, so take that at ude else where.

Lol: grow up...and sorry but I thought it was aimed towards me since you quoted me .. I don't know how else you expect me to take that

[DPG21920]

Lol: grow up...and sorry but I thought it was aimed towards me since you quoted me .. I don't know how else you expect me to take that

I quoted someone else as well. LOL at the grow up comment when you make little snide remarks.

[MaNu4Tres]

You obviously have a problem with me and I could give 2 s about that.. I'm not quit sure where it started but I've noticed it for a while now. If you have a problem with my posts by all means correct them as you please, just don't be surprised if if I fire back snide remarks" when you purposely throw out basic terminology in a condencending manner.

[DPG21920]

Crofl. You are self conscious and take things way too serious. I have absolutely no problem with you and I hardly ever talk to you on this board.

LOL at basic terminology. I see you using ground breaking basketball terminology such as "Boozer will be closer to Joe at living up to max money". I need a dictionary.

Like I said, I quoted a post with yours and made a point about guys being overpaid in that tier.

Your own personal hang ups caused you to take that as a slight. You have the problem, not me.

[MaNu4Tres]

I'm cool as a cu ber.. I'm just saying things like it is or so it seems.

[oligarchy]

lulz... quoting someone and then saying you weren't talking to them after getting owned. Morons are fun.

[DPG21920]

I quoted 2 people and made a general comment touching on what they said. It was not a direct shot at the individual but a comment in reference to what they said. Shhh.

[oligarchy]

reading classes would help. smart guy.

[DPG21920]

Oh, hi Oligarchy! What does that even mean

[Big P]

and since re-signing Manu was obviously a mistake, maybe the Spurs have learned from it.

TD era is over, I'd trade TP for a couple first round picks, Manu too

tank 2010/11

A true fan..

[oligarchy]

Oh, hi Oligarchy! What does that even mean

It means you're a ing idiot.

[DPG21920]

It means you're a ing idiot.

Hey, Oligarchy! How have you been?

[oligarchy]

Hey, Oligarchy! How have you been?

You think you're so smart, don't you? I wasn't even talking to you; I was talking in general.

[DPG21920]

Whats up, Oligarchy! Good to see you again! We have missed you around here.

[oligarchy]

I DGS09279S9N1, you're so cool. Make sure you post right after me -- if you do, you're gay.

[Mel_13]

Boozer? He won't come close.

I see there's been some back and forth on this.

Anyway, max possible starting salary for Boozer will be around 16.8M next season. He made 12.3M last season as he completed his fourth consecutive season in which he averaged a double/double. The three other players who have averaged a double/double in each of the last four seasons are Tim Duncan, Dwight Howard, and Zach Randolph. He's got the same agent as Kobe.

I speculated that Boozer would get a max or near-max deal. A starting salary above his current 12.3M is, IMO, a pretty safe bet. How close he gets to the max will be determined, in large part, by where the bigger fish wind up. In a perfect world for Boozer, Stoudemire stays in Phoenix while LeBron/Bosh/John Wall/Calipari all go to New Jersey. Then he could become the beneficiary of a bidding war between the Knicks and Miami. Of course, there are dozens of other possible scenarios less advantageous to Boozer.

We'll find out in less two months, but I'll bet Boozer ends up closer to the max than to his 2009-10 salary.

[DPG21920]

Oh, I agree with that, but I was refuting that of all the max money type guys respectively that Boozer won't perform close to what he is being paid. He will put up decent numbers, but they will be empty stats imo.

He won't be an impact player at that amount of money.

[Mel_13]

Oh, I agree with that, but I was refuting that of all the max money type guys respectively that Boozer won't perform close to what he is being paid. He will put up decent numbers, but they will be empty stats imo.

He won't be an impact player at that amount of money.

To be clear, that was exactly my original point.