Former Dallas Mavericks player Chandler Parsons has finished his visit with the Portland Trail Blazers reportedly very impressed with the club's presentation.
Via Tim MacMahon Of ESPN:
A source described Chandler Parsons as “really impressed” with Portland's presentation, which included a four-year max offer and emphasized the Trail Blazers' vision for him.
Owner Paul Allen, general manager Neil Olshey, coach Terry Stotts and star point guard Damian Lillard traveled to Los Angeles to meet with Parsons, who is intrigued by the possibility of joining a playoff team with a young core.
In his last season with the Mavs, Parsons averaged 13.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game, but had trouble with injuries and eventually missed out on the NBA playoffs.
Parsons had a pair of injury-riddled years with the Mavs and was able to play just one game in those two seasons. According to MacMahon, Chandler Parsons was always expecting a max offer for this summer, and when the Mavericks tried to get him to take much less, that essentially spelled the end of his time with Dallas.
Chandler Parsons was always certain he'd get a max offer, which is why he felt disrespected by Dallas trying to get him to take much less.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) July 1, 2016
Source on possibility of Chandler Parsons returning to Dallas: "No chance."
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) June 30, 2016
Parsons was supposed to have a meeting set up with the Lakers, but he doesn't seem to have any meetings with other teams aside from that. It's also unlikely that he chooses L.A. since they're in full rebuild mode while Portland is looking like a player or two away from being a real championship contender.
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