Parker to Jazz thoughts

[Russo21]

2011 NBA Trade Rumors – Tony Parker to Utah Jazz?


July 22, 2011 12:45 PM EDT

Tony Parker was a player rumored out of San Antonio around the time of the NBA Draft, but it was his backup that was dealt. The Spurs are an aging team and speculations still have Parker being moved before the start of the next season.


The latest trade rumor has the Spurs sending PG Tony Parker and veteran Antonio McDyess heading to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Devin Harris and Paul Milsap. Parker would give the Jazz an upgrade at the point and both players would give the team some added veteran leadership. The Jazz are loaded in the front-court and McDyess would probably be on the roster for just one season.


The Spurs would get a point guard to replace Parker, but San Antonio would also get a young big man to play along with Tim Duncan. This move would benefit both squads and definitely give the Spurs some much-needed youth.


Parker is still one of the better PG's in the NBA and could give the Jazz a leader with playoff and championship experience. His playoff performance last year was miserable and that seems the biggest reason the Spurs are looking to make a deal. Look for several moves in San Antonio as the team will go through a transition to youth over the next couple of seasons.


Tim Duncan
Paul Milsap
RJ/ RJ trade partner/ FA SF
Manu Ginobili
Devin Harris


Harris is a perfectly adequate PG for this team and Milsap is one of the best young PF's in the NBA, The sort of quick, explosive, athletic PF that Duncan has big trouble guarding these days. Would be nice to see especially if we could swap RJ for a better fit at SF.

[thispego]

milsap is quick and explosive?

[Interrohater]

wow, that would be awesome. I've always liked Harris and I think in this system he'd be able to get consistent. And there's nothing else to say about Millsap except that while he's undersized, he might just be what our frontcourt needs. I'd be down with this trade.

[baseline bum]

Still better than the crap TJastal wanted to trade for though.

[Russo21]

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMa...radeId=3k9hntk
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMa...radeId=3qlc29g
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMa...radeId=3lmsrqq
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMa...radeId=3t4tm2w
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMa...radeId=3m69f8q

Amoung other trades to say bye-bye to Richard Jefferson, then add some Free Agents and that would fill the roster nicely

[Russo21]

wow, that would be awesome. I've always liked Harris and I think in this system he'd be able to get consistent. And there's nothing else to say about Millsap except that while he's undersized, he might just be what our frontcourt needs. I'd be down with this trade.

Ditto

Back when Harris was with Dallas, he and Parker had some great matchups

[CGD]

I'm not a fan of moving TP personally, but it'd have to be a deal like this one if the Spurs do. Seems like decent value in return. You have to believe hypothetical deals are being discussed between teams even with the lockout uncertainty. Wonder if the Spurs are still insisting that any trade involving TP must also involve RJ...

[Russo21]

Wonder if the Spurs are still insisting that any trade involving TP must also involve RJ...

Good question. I'm not sure. That didn't turn out to good last time we were trying to unload RJ with TP though. RJ scared everyone off.

[spurs10]

I believe the ship of unloading RJ with a TP trade sailed when Hill left. However, I think they'll keep trying to trade RJ nonetheless. Tony is probably here to stay. Finding a backup for him will be problematic enough. If they were crazy about Millsap and thought he was the answer, then who knows. Harris has always shown potential when on a good team.

[TJastal]

Still better than the crap TJastal wanted to trade for though.

On paper, some might think as much.

Fit-wise for the spurs, I think my proposal is clearly superior, I prefer Nelson as he shoots 3's closer to 40% (Harris shoots worse than TP plus he's a volume shooter who wouldn't get nearly as many shots in the spurs' offense) and Anderson can spread the floor much better than Milsap (meaning less Bonner and more Splitter). Not to mention Anderson is younger, taller, and still improving. And the spurs really don't need any more undersized power forwards tbh.
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And like I mentioned in the other thread how nice would it be to have 4 guys in the starting lineup that can all hit from downtown? Pretty damn nice, IMO.

For the spurs anyway, Nelson/Anderson is a bigger win than Harris/Milsap.

[Russo21]

I assume you mean ryan anderson? He had a decent year at 10.6ppg and 5.5rpg 0.6bpg 0.5spg 39% 3PTFG. Not to bad. There's no point having him here if we still have Bonner. Now if you wanted to add Bonner and Bass into the equation that'd be ok.

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMa...radeId=3chr4qx

Anderson 10.6ppg and 5.5rpg 39% 3PTFG 0.6BPG 0.5SPG
Nelson 13.1PPG AND 6.0 APG 1SPG AND 40% 3PFG
Turkoglu 11ppg 4.2 APG 4.4rpg 1SPG and 40%3pfg
Bass 11.2PPG 5.6RPG 0.6BPG and tough as nails

Duncan and Splitter
Anderson and Bass and Blair
Turkoglu and Leonard
Manu and Anderson
Nelson and Neal

I tihnk we'd get a little better but not much. But leave us with a very nice, well rounded roster.

Turkoglu>>>>>RJ
Anderson and Bass>>>>>Bonner
Nelson<<<<<Parker

[ChumpDumper]

lol clearly superior

[mystargtr34]

I wouldn't do the Utah deal... if you swap Favors with Millsap then it becomes a better trade for the Spurs that you would do. But its likely Utah sees Kanter-Favors as their frontline for the next decade.

[MaNu4Tres]

@ Anderson and Nelson for Parker.

[TDMVPDPOY]

harris and parker are both the same type of player man, wtf u want to get rid of one for an unproven player....

[Bruno]

Spurs won't trade Parker. [/thread]

[Thomas82]

I wouldn't do the Utah deal... if you swap Favors with Millsap then it becomes a better trade for the Spurs that you would do. But its likely Utah sees Kanter-Favors as their frontline for the next decade.

Amen!! Amen!! Amen!! We don't need another big that's under 6'10".

[Mel_13]

The latest trade rumor

Looks more like complete speculation by someone with zero NBA connections posted on a lesser version of bleacher report:

http://sports.gather.com/viewArticle...81474979700373

[elemento]

This site also has:

Tony Parker to the Knicks for Chauncey Billups.

Yeah, makes a lot of sense to get a 1-year rental of Billups for Tony Parker ROFL

As Mel said, this a worst version of bleachrreport.

[dbestpro]

Throw in RJ for sign and trade AK47 and its a deal.

[mountainballer]

Looks more like complete speculation by someone with zero NBA connections posted on a lesser version of bleacher report:

http://sports.gather.com/viewArticle...81474979700373

this guy doesn't even write a new article on a new rumor. he more or less just changes the players names. what a joke.

btw. getting Millsap might be one of the more realistic trade scenarios, but for sure not for Parker. and it's not a bad idea.
a package of Dice and Blair and a pick might get it done.
(Jazz do it for financial reasons)

[8FOR!3]

This is a God awful trade. If I trade Parker to Utah, Jefferson's going along with him and the only players I would accept back in return are a combination of Alec Burks, Derrick Favors, Devin Harris, Al Jefferson, Gordon Hayward, and Enes Kanter. I would do it straight up for Al Jefferson, but it would take a combination of three others with anybody else and it'd obviously have to involve Harris.

[Dr.Angus]

Bad deal if you ask me.

[Dex]

Spurs won't trade Parker. [/thread]

[yavozerb]

TP is not going anywhere and even he was RJ would have to be tied into the trade. Would normally say how lame this thread is but right now with nothing else to talk about..