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Finally.
Don Harris confirmed with management -- just announced on WOAI TV.
Done Deal!
Celebrate, good times.
Finally.
Oh yeah, oh yeah!
Holt folded like Hedo in the playoffs.
I haven't been this happy since I found out I was one of Shawn Kemp's kids!
the parker jersey is good for another 6 years
It has been a long day. There was a little bit of a snag at the end but both sides fought through it. Nice job, everybody.
dulce
Good stuff. Now when I move to SA at the end of this month, I can look forward to 6 years of dynastic basketball
Everything I will be doing tonight
I'm waiting for the announcement on the ESPNEWS ticker and nothing yet.... who will let ESPN know?
Excellent. Tim Duncan will have some real help through the rest of his prime. Also this franchise will have a little consistency in its major personnel for a change.
about time
Spurs, Parker agree at 11th hour
Johnny Ludden
San Antonio Express-News
The Spurs reached agreement with Tony Parker on a six-year, $66 million contract extension with less than two hours remaining before the NBA's deadline Monday night.
The NBA had to approve the contract by 11 p.m. Monday or Parker would have been a restricted free agent at the end of the season. Following Monday's practice, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich informed Parker that franchise chairman Peter Holt had agreed to improve the team's offer from $64 million to $66 million.
Parker, who had privately told Popovich a week ago that he would likely compromise at $66 million, agreed to the financial terms. The two sides were still negotiating the structure of the deal late Monday evening.
Parker's contract matches the six-year, $66 million deal David Robinson received in 1995 as the second-largest in franchise history. Tim Duncan signed a seven-year, $122 million deal in July 2003.
By extending Parker's contract, the Spurs locked up the core of their team for the foreseeable future. Duncan and Manu Ginobili, who signed a six-year, $52 million deal in July, are under contract through the 2009-10 season. Rasho Nesterovic and Malik Rose have contracts that run another five seasons. Brent Barry recently signed a four-year, $21 million deal and Bruce Bowen is signed for at least three more seasons.
Though the Spurs and Parker appeared to be only $2 million apart, negotiations hit an impasse the middle of last week when Holt declined to increase the team's $64 million offer. On Friday, Popovich said he was disappointed with the decision and urged Holt to reconsider.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/b....168d3a5e.html
for only having 38% he has to much say
TIMVP can you elaborate on what the snag was, not that it matters now, but I'm just curious.
It wasn't a specific snag. At one point late this evening, they didn't know if they were going to run out of time because they were hammering out all the details and clauses all the way to the time it was completed.
:p
Now was that so hard.
will GHOSt about this now? that they have resigned manu and tp and not his boy jackson
Wow! It was a close one but I felt all along that there was no way that $2 million was going to keep us from signing Parker. It just doesn't make sense to get that close and not find a way to close the deal. Our core is set and everyone will have a chance to mature together and get a continuity that most teams never achieve. I'm slightly concerned that TP is looking to add some international hardware (French National Team) to his trophy case. I'd prefer he work on his game every summer and not risk the wear-and-tear, especially now that he has his new contract. Hopefully the organization can communicate effectively to him that the type of investment they've made in him can not be risked by having him participate in international compe ion.
I love being a Spur.
Woot.
^^ my sentiments exactly
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